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Last weekend, Spike Lee’s iconic film Do The Right Thing turned 25. Lee’s magnum opus was celebrated all over the country, with Barack and Michelle Obama giving praise to the movie at the White House, a party in Bed-Stuy featuring Dave Chappelle, Wesley Snipes and tons of supporters and many more observances. Chuck D, who he...

With Drizzy on the shelf due to an illness, Kanye covered for the MC by headlining every show at London's Wireless Festival. After 'Ye drew boos on day one during a 15-minute rant to the fans, the superstar MC payed homage to Drake on day two by playing "Trophies,", "We Made It," and "All Me ...

UPDATE:  Here is the official trailer to Meek Mill's upcoming album Dreams Worth More Than Money. Watch above. ---- Meek Mill has been vigorously working on his sophomore album all year long and he finally has attached the project with a release date. Rev...

One of the things you learn quickly in the video for "Stupid Bitch" is perhaps you shouldn't try to piss off Hi-Rez, lest you end up kidnapped, tapped up, and potentially tortured with a saw and rake. With the exception of actually showing torture, the John Greene-directed video follows an ex-lover as she gets subjected to the aforementioned because of Hi-Rez's deeply personal revenge pl

Jeremy Scott continues to push boundaries with his adidas footwear collection that will release in the fall/winter of 2014. For this collection, adidas presents 7 brand new silhouettes with over-the-top designs that only the Jeremy Scott line can produce...

The-Dream has unfortunately been popping up in news headlines for the wrong reasons as of late instead of for his music. Fortunately, that should change this week. The talented singer/songwriter took to Instagram to post the cover and tracklist to his EP, Royalty: The Prequel. The ...

In this digital age, having a heavy  online presence is a key component to success in the music industry but according to a new lawsuit, Lil Wayne's Young Money camp may be in danger of losing a part of their web presence. The label struck a deal to buy the youngmoney.com domai...

Kanye West had social media abuzz over the weekend when London club-goers Tweeted and snapped pics of 'Ye in the DJ booth at a private party following his performance at the Wireless Festival. According to those in attendance, West played 20 new tracks and the description of the music was interesting to say the least ...

A revitalized Jim Jones revealed to XXL last week, during vampire hours, that the title of his new EP will be named Vampire Life Pt. 2: Memoirs Of A Hustler. The project is set to feature appearances from Trey Songz, Yo Gotti, K Camp, Jadakiss, Cam’ron, and more. “...

Chi-town rapper Lucki Eck$ returns with some more DUI raps in "Finesse," which continues his unique narrative in the Midwest scene. This time, Lucki's drugged out cadence is backed by SKYWLKR's tense, aquatic production. Lucki certainly isn't aimless in his style though. He ...

B.o.B's new mixtape No Genre 2 hits the 'Net Wednesday (July 9). After teasing the project a few times, Bobby Ray finally gives us a preview of the actual content dropping a single from the project, "Swing My Way" featuring Sevyn Streeter...

50 Cent's Instagram antics continue. This time, the butt of his jokes is Puff Daddy. Fif and Diddy's relationship over the years has been anything but stable. They've gone from trading shots, to rapping shoulder to shoulder on stage, to Curtis inferring Diddy might like dudes, to calling his "Big Homie" single garbage...