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Dreamville's newest signee Cozz offers up some music after his big announcement. The track, which will appear on his debut mixtape Cozz & Effect, is called "Knock The Hustle." Produced by Que, the saxophone-laden cut displays Cozz's lyrical ability to share his story of grinding to the top...

No Genre 2 wasn't simply an album title. B.o.B broke into the mainstream by doing some genre crossing, and he does the same on the No Genre 2 mixtape. This time he dabbles in rock balladry in the video to "Follow Me." B.o.B gets into so...

If it's hot, go with it, right? Well, that's the case with Malaysia and Ma$e when they linked up in the Harlem rapper's new video "Nothing" amidst romance rumors. In a recent interview with Global Grind, Malaysia put off rumors of a romance between her and Ma$e stating that the two only hooked up in his new video because social media was hyping the situation...

Nas' imprint Mass Appeal continues to grow and blossom. After signing Boldy James, Nas finally made his signing with 2010 XXL Freshman Fashawn official. This signing marks as Nas' second move to his label. The lyrical marksman has been itching to drop his sophomore project The Ecology for some time now. He ...

Angel Haze has been named as a global ambassador for a new charity that focuses on the protection of children. Started by Leigh Blake, who's also a co-founder of Red Hot Organization, Arms Around the Child's mission is protecting children who are orphaned or in need of care in India and Africa...

Stacey Dash was not a fan of Kanye West’s most recent rant during his London performance at the annual Wireless Festival. The actress and new FOX News host suggested the rapper take a trip to Rikers to get a better understanding of rape, due his remark of comparing it to torment of paparazzi. "...

As the song title suggests, the video for Smoke DZA's "Hearses" features a lot of symbols of death. The dark video — directed by Goldrush — has shots of a cemetery, guns, fire and, or course, a hearse. There's also black-and-white and red filters to add to the overall moodiness. Smoke D...

Trey Songz does it again. On the Billboard 200, the R&B crooner holds the No. 1 spot as Trigga debuts with 105,000 copies. Songz last album, 2012's Chapter V, opened at No. 1 with 135,000 copies sold in its first week. Elsewhere, Robin Thicke's Paula debuted at No...

Ten years ago, "We Don't Care" was the fresh-faced intro to Kanye West's debut, The College Dropout. Now, it's the sample for singer Elle Varner's latest single "Don't Wanna Dance," in which she muses about the DJ playing love songs when she's not trying to get in her feelings in the club. The...

"Is that rolling? Tell Shawn Corey Carter I said fuck him. Piece of shit." These were the words uttered by a New York City woman to a television camera during a bizarre Manhattan Criminal Court appearance. The woman, Frankea Aleasha Dabbs, was being arraigned on child abandonment charges after being accused of pushing her baby's stroller onto the subway platform and leaving the child th

A fire that raged in Southwest Philly over the Fourth of July weekend took the lives of four young children after claims of a delayed response by the Philadelphia Fire Department. To show his support for the victims and the community, Meek Mill, a North Philly native, showed up on the scene earlier this week. "I ...

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