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Terrace Martin is following up to last year's 3ChordFold and  3ChordFold-Remixed, now releasing 3ChordFold Pulse. With the LP dropping on May 20th, Terrace now unveils the cover art and track list. Snoop Dogg, Robert Glasper, James Fauntleroy, 9th Wonder and Teedra Moses will all be featured on the project. Check it out ...

Plies supplies more of goon music today. Tapping the services of Lil Reese, Plies warns others that if you mess with him, you will end up on a white tee. Listen to "On A T-Shirt" above, and keep an eye out for Purple Heart dropping soon...

eBay is the holy grail for cool and hard to find items. If you search around enough, you can find some sweet gems on there for some good prices. What eBay is also great for is hip-hop Memorabilia. If you search for your favorite rapper, you can probably get something pretty cool for the low (and sometimes things for a million dollars)...

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T-Pain's "Up Down" is a strong comeback single that's been getting a lot of plays. Today, Teddy grabs Lil Boosie, Kid Ink, and B.o.B for the official remix of "Up Down." The DJ Mustard-produced hit gets a slight change in tempo. Sounds pretty dope...

Watch Lil Bibby's "Tired Of Talkin'" video. In the clip, the #XXLFreshmen14 says he only talking money and if income is not the subject, he wants nothing to do with it. "Tired Of Talkin'" appears on Lil Bibby's Free Crack mixtape.

Chicago's The Boy Illinois performed this gem at SXSW, but now he reveals the CD quality for fans. With Trae The Truth and Twista by his side, The Come Up alum may have a strong single on his hands. This is set to appear on his upcoming album, Pointé: New Age Colonialism. P...

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Bay Area rapper/producer Iamsu! has made himself easy to respect as we’ve watched him follow the come-up blueprint faithfully; floods of solid mixtapes, a grip of national performances, and eventually, co-signs and features with some of the industry’s big names. Consequent...

The Ty Dolla $ign freshman class day is now well under way, but where did it all begin? You've seen the Freestyle and the freshmen profile page, but now we're giving you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the moment when Ty Dolla was told that he would be a part of The Dirty Dozen...

The biggest story outside of the Jay Z and Solange fight is the Donald Sterling saga. Sterling recently on CNN and chopped it up with Anderson Cooper for one of the most bizarre interview you'll will ever see. Seriously, it's a publicist worst nightmare. ...