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NBA player Stephen Jackson has been moonlighting as an MC for a while now with moderate success. Since crossing over to the rap scene with the 2011 mixtape, What's A Lockout, the man who once let 2 Chainz crash on his couch hasn't let up on his second dream...

After a long, drawn out split, Ma$e and wife Twyla Betha have finalized their divorce, reports TMZ. As previously reported, the couple has been separated for two years with divorce proceedings in limbo. The split had even become a matter of content with the rapper turnt pastor's church congregation with things getting even wilder when Murda reportedly banned the Mrs...

Busta Rhymes and his Conglomerate clique of J-Doe and O.T. Genasis continue the G-Unit circa 2000 route by strong arming previously used tracks for their own selfish motives. Previously putting in work over K Camp's "Cut Her Off," Wiz's "We Dem Boyz" and Future's "Move That Dope," this time the energetic spitters make use of Rae Sremmurd’s Mike WiLL Made It-produced

West Coast rap crew Cali Swag District has lost another member as Jayare has reportedly died from complications of sickle cell anemia. CSD member Smoove The General confirmed the passing via Twitter posting, "Rest in peace Jayare I'm gonna miss u forever ...

Gucci Mane is planning to flood the streets this year with new music, releasing an insane five projects all while cooling his heels in a Georgia prison. Having already recently released the mixtapes, Young Thugga Mane La Flare with Young Thug and Brick Factory Vol... Read More ...

Photography By: Lauren Gesswein OutKast are reunited and they are well into their run of playing 40 or so festivals this year. After a rocky start at Coachella in April, a triumphant show at BottleRock Napa Valley, their headlining set at Governors could have swayed either way...

Being slighted by 2 Chainz won't stop the Migos' hustle. The Atlanta trio continues their fast-paced grind dropping their third video this week, following the release of "Who The Hell" and "Freak No More." Today, they give us the video for the track "Fight Night" from their mixtape, No Label 2...

In the latest episode of Loiter Squad, Tyler, the Creator suits up to play one of his most famous characters on the show known as Young Nigga. Tyler introduced fans to the visuals for his latest smash record, "I Just Bought A Bugatti (I'm Happy)" featuring an unlikely, but well-known guest...

The Jordan brand will be releasing a sneaker to commemorate the upcoming Father's Day. The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG "Family Forever" will release on June 14th at select Jordan brand retailers. The silhouette features a combination of indigo denim and tonal leather, multi-colored eyelets on the top three rows to represent his kids, and to finish things off the shoe features a white and

What's a perfect way to start the weekend? How about by having Pharrell performing his vibrant hit single "Happy" at your job. Pharrell performed his infectious single for a horde of Walmart shareholders during their meeting today. The exuberant hip hop artist showed love to the company at the end of his performance by saying, "put your hands together for Walmart, guys, for making t

Most fans show their admiration and appreciation through fan mail, collecting celebrity paraphernalia and attempting to attend every show held by that artist, but not Wiz Khalifa. The Pittsburgh rapper took it to a deeper, more permanent level...

Obviously, 50 Cent is a talented dude. He's a multi-platinum artist who relishes in the area of making money. That's what he knows. Apparently, 50 Cent also knows how to ice skate, too. In his interview with Big Boy on Power 106's Big Boy In The Neighborhood, 50 spoke on how he learned to ice skate during the making of Onyx's "React" video...