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It looks like Azealia Banks is getting her wish and parting was with Universal Music. The rapper took to Twitter to make the announcement. IM ABOUT TO GET OUT OF MY DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS THE BIG SURPRISE!!!!! — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 10, 2014 To say that she is happy is an understatement. I'S...

After breaking news that he had officially signed to Nas’ label Mass Appeal, Fashawn is sharing how the rapper has impacted his life. The California rapper recently revealed that he had become disheartened, that was until Nas came knocking with a record deal. “Bef...

Here's something you don't hear everyday. Normally rappers boast about being a vicious lion or a swift cheetah. CJ Fly, on the other hand, isn't one of those rappers. During his interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, the Pro Era rapper compared himself to a peacock...

Game’s ex-fiancée Tiffney Cambridge is finally her addressing domestic violence allegations. In April TMZ reported that Cambridge had filed a police report against the Compton rapper following a March 19 incident. She claimed...

XXL decided to drop a little motivation for our audience to get fit for the summer. Check out "A Lot Of Rappers Have Been Going Hard In The Gym Lately ."

If you recall, Dame Dash went on demolition spree in hopes of burning down industry heavyweights Joie Manda, Steve Stoute, and Lyor Cohen. Dame suggested that Manda and Cohen weren't really hip hop savants and in reality, were trying to destroy the essence of the culture with their piranha like business mentality ...

As for now, Mike WiLL Made It and Miley Cyrus are not dating.  As source close to Cyrus told E! News, that she’s “not dating anyone.” Daily Mail recently reported that the producer and singer’s relationship was getting “pretty serious.” While the two have admitted to b...

Young Guru has emerged from behind the boards to establish himself as one of hip-hop's most gifted minds. The master engineer, producer and DJ is now teaching classes at prestigious universities across the country and has been selected by some of the world's biggest companies to test new technology...

Is Rick Ross fake? It doesn't matter. His music, his money and his growing empire are all as real as it gets. Words: Ben Detrick Images: Travis Shinn “WE NEED TO GET IN THERE BEFORE THEY GET TO US.” RED, RICK ROSS’S SECURITY CHIEF, A MAN WITH THE SHOULDERS OF A LINEBACKER, SPEAKS AS IF THE RAPPER’S tour bus were being swarmed by fl esh-starved zombies. It’s 3 a.m. on a Satur...

Kevin Gates delivers the visual for "Posed To Be In Love." Recounting the story of a couple that endured some tough times, Kevin plays narrator in the clip. "Posed To Be In Love" appears on By Any Means, out now.

The internet exploded when rumors of MMG rapper Fat Trel having a sexual encounter with Tyga's girlfriend Blac Chyna started circulating . Now the model and former dancer is firing back to clear her name. Blac Chyna jumped on an Instagram post to shut down the story...

Seventeen-year-old Swedish rapper Yung Lean has been a growing Internet sensation for around three years now, bringing his "Sad Boys" movement to a fan base which has slowly transitioned from ironically invested to honestly intrigued. And when he was booking his first-ever New York City shows, the demand was so high that he sold out Webster Hall last night in Manhattan not once, but twic