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Trey Songz reiterated some truths in his Summer Jam performance. A shirtless Songz being an instant crowd pleaser is one of them. Another is the fact that Chris Brown is missed. Songz had the audience singing along to songs like "Dive In" and "Neighbors Know My Name" before suddenly dropping "Paranoid" and bringing Ty Dolla $ign on to the stage. The...

Summer Jam followed up two newer artists — Troy Ave and Action Bronson — with a familiar hit maker. Taylor Gang head Wiz Khalifa took the stage as the seats started filling up at MetLife Stadium. The big moments were still to come, but Wiz got the crowd more than ready as he performed hits like "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "We Dem Boyz" (shirtless, of course). Snoop Dogg... Read

Brooklyn's Troy Ave got the point across that he was excited for Summer Jam throughout the prior week. That eagerness definitely came out in his actual set. The voice of the streets mobbed with his BSB crew in his set. Although it was short, it was a high-energy one that even saw a guest appearance from T...

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T.I.'s familial issues aren't slowing him down and Young Thug is still letting his voice get heard on bangers. The latest from the two is the music video to "About the Money," the lead single to T.I.'s upcoming Paperwork. The clip is essentially the results of the duo's financial pursuit. The...

When the new Starz Original Series, Power, debuts on June 7, hip-hop heads everywhere will be glued to their screens. Executive produced by the hip-hop superstar 50 Cent, the show tells the story of James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a big-time New York City drug dealer and club owner, who’s caught up in a dark world and looking to get out and clean up his lifestyle. But there are a ...

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Photography By: Lauren Gesswein Another Summer Jam is finally in the history books. Last night at MetLife Stadium (June 1), fans were treated to an all-star line-up featuring old and new rappers in hip-hop. While the Festival Stage boasted names like Childish Gambino and Jhene Aiko, the Main Stage garnered the most attention with surprise guests, reunions and many more...

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...