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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.

When 50 Cent has an album to push he is never far from the media eye. Continuing to make his rounds in support of his upcoming project, Animal Ambition, Fif recently sat down with Power 105's The Breakfast Club. The always entertaining Queens rap mogul candidly ran though a number of hot topics including his infamous first pitch, the Floyd Mayweather and T...

When it comes to late New York rappers who truly had the potential to change the game, Big L and Big Pun are marquee names in The Big Apple's storied history. Both died before they could reach their career's climax. Complex has obtained rare footage of the two legendary rappers, as well as Charlie Hustle and Ron Browz, freestyling and recording back in 1998...

50 Cent, eat your heart out. Chance The Rapper was the latest rapper to test his arm, possibly facing public ridicule, throwing out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Yesterday (May 30), Chance was on hand at US Cellular Field to kick off the competition between the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres...

Flo Rida has been through his fair share of legal issues over the last few years, but the Florida entertainer recently put one of the matters to bed settling a lawsuit with his estranged assistant, TMZ reports. The case was initially brought forth by Mahogany Miller in 2012...