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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib drop off the video for "Deeper." Entailing an incredible storyline, the clip follows Freddie Gibbs as he is released from prison and returns home to unexpected circumstances. "Deeper" appears on Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's new album Piñata....

Hot 97's Summer Jam may be over, but the beef lives on. Queens MC Slowbucks getting his chain snatched during 50 Cent's performance was one of the highlights of the day but apparently it did not sit well with Dreamchasers member Louie V Gutta...

Fresh off that Summer Jam stage, Wiz speaks with the Hot 97 Morning Show about all things Khalifa. He covered Rihanna being the inspiration for his recent mixtape 28 Grams, his smoke sessions with the pop star, embracing alternative music in his hip-hop and his recent jainhouse selfie...

Bishop Nehru decides to try his hand on Iggy Azalea's No. 1 hit "Fancy." With the Aussie rapper's original verses in tact, Bishop adds an edgy verse to balance it out. Not a bad effort. While Bishop is releasing new freestyles, he's still busy working on his collaborative album with MF Doom called NehruvianDOOM...

Mannie Fresh is not a fan of Master P and let it be known loud and clear during a recent DJ performance in Atlanta that featured KLC, T.I., Zaytoven and DJ Toomp amongst many others. When KL dropped the '98 No Limit smash hit, "How You Do That" and sent the crowd into a frenzy, Fresh hopped on the mic and said, “Fuck Master P. I don’t g...

As many would use Chris Brown's absence as a time to shine, Trey Songz is taking a different route. Stopping by Power 105's Breakfast Club to chat about an assortment of things, Trey also spoke on his relationship with Chris Brown. Unveiling that he has Chris Brown's back 100%, Trey Songz goes on to say that he will support his long-time friend through all ups and downs...

Statik Selektah is rolling out the first single from his forthcoming album, What Goes Around. The LP, which is scheduled on August 19, will feature "Carry On." The cut has guest appearances from Joey Badass and Freddie Gibbs, where the two exchange lyrical heat on the boom-bap production...

Damon Dash has been on a tear as of late calling out high-ranking execs in the hip-hop world and accusing them of disrespecting the culture. After putting Steve Stoute on blast, Champagne Dame took to Instagram to take down his next victim, former Def Jam President Joie Manda...

A lot of people living in a three hots and a cot situation would ride their time out and wait patiently to reenter society. Not Gucci Mane. In spite of being behind bars for two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, he announced that a trio of projects were on the way...

Designer Astrid Andersen has teamed up with TOPMAN for a special collection this summer. The collection, which is modeled in it's entirety by A$AP Ferg, will consist of 17 pieces that range from oversized tracksuits, mesh oversized T-shirts, fleece sweatpants and funnel neck sweatshirts...

New Jersey's own Apollo The Great released a revealing video earlier this year for "Rio De Janerio," a cut that sums up the hardened streets of where he comes from. The city of Camden has one of the highest murder capital rates in the nation...

Chief Keef is back with new music. While we still don't know the status of his album, Bang Pt. 3, he's consistently keeping his name on the rap blogs. Today, Sosa drops "Getcha" and "SHIFU" for his fans. Check them out below.