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UPDATE: Revolt reports that Slow from Slowbucks was jumped on stage and his chain was stolen. ----- Fans never thought they would see the day, but it happened. G-Unit finally re-united during 50 Cent's set at Summer Jam. That includes Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck (no Game)...

Drake is still dropping loosies in unexpected moments. It's not during afterdark hours this time, but it comes in the middle of Summer Jam 2014. "0 to 100" is the latest to come from the Toronto star. The lengthy, six-minute cut is produced by OVO fixture Boi-1da (co-produced by 40 and Nineteen85) and features more of Drake just spitting rhymes. The trac...

Ball above all. Lil B returns with his latest B-ball themed mixtape, Hoop Life, coincidentally dropping the project the day following nemesis Kevin Durant's final loss of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Go figure. For his latest installment, Based god offers 33 tracks of round ball related raps...

Hot 97's Summer Jam XXI is upon us, live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. As usual, this year's concert should be chock-full of big acts. Today's show is headlined by performances from 50 Cent, YMCMB and Nas plus main stage appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Trey Songz, DJ Mustard, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Kid Ink, Sevyn Streeter, Bunji Garlin, Action Bronson, and Troy Ave...

The life and music of Tupac Shakur continue to have on-going impact. The Tupac inspired musical Holler If Ya Hear Me premiers later this month. The musical stars Saul Williams and is directed by Kenny Leon. The presentation is not a biographical account of the West Coast legend, but an original tale about “friendship, family, revenge, change and hope” as poverty stricken, inner-city residents str

Featuring a highly-indecisive crowd of rare OG Dipset fans sprinkled amongst a mass of EDM punters with pupils wider than the Atlantic Ocean, the aesthetic at Saturday night’s Cam’ron and A-Trak collaboration show was a bit confused. The Dipset...

Justin Bieber may have some explaining to do with his bevy of hip-hop associates and Black fans as a video has recently surfaced of the pop star, at 15, telling a racist joke about African Americans knowing a camera was recording his every word...

August Alsina recently had another 'y'all gone learn today' type moment at a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas. The 2014 XXL Freshman was crowd surfing when one of the concertgoers snatched his snapback. The crooner became irate and demanded the return of his hat...

OTF NuNu, member of Lil Durk's OTF crew, was shot and killed yesterday (May 31) afternoon, reports the Chicago Tribune. The shooting happened in broad daylight, according to authorities. The rapper was reportedly sitting in a parked SUV at the Chatham Village Square Mall, on the city's South Side, when the shooter walked up to the vehicle and fired several rounds at the Windy City MC...

A$ton Matthews grabbed some more fans with his latest release, A$ton 3:16. Now the Left Coast MC picks up where he left off with the active track, "Lit." Produced by Alvair. Peep the track, below.

Ray J was reportedly taken into custody by Los Angeles authorities late last night after causing a disturbance at a Beverly Hills hotel and fighting officers as they tried to detain him, reports TMZ. According to the report, Beverly Hills police were called to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel by a woman who claimed the entertainer fondled her buttocks...

It's a vicious cycle. Vado keeps the new material rolling and hops on Mila J's hot new track "Smoke, Drink, Break Up" to add his two cents. Check out the new edition the R&B banger, below.