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Iggy Azalea is becoming a popular go-to and staple in the features department. From working with Keyshia Cole to Pop sensation Ariana Grande, Iggy is making her presence felt. Apparently, she's caught the eye of one iconic female and has been asked to spare a 16...

From Charles De Gaulle to JFK, the Queens-bred MC is ready to expand his horizons. Abbas “Bas” Hamad didn’t start rapping until his 23rd birthday. Most rappers pick up the pen and pad during their adolescent years, but the Paris-born, Queens-bred rapper didn’t catch the bug until adulthood. As the now 26-year-old...

Nick Cannon has bigger issues than beef with Cam’ron these days. His wife Mariah Carey wants out. The Grammy Award winning singer is reportedly ready to call it quits with her rapper husband who put bed rumors last month that they had issues of infidelity. Whil...

Asher Roth is planning to start the summer right. He will provide his salivating fans the opportunity to catch him front and center for his "RetroHash" tour. "Mr. I Love College" will be on the road starting June 16th in Washington DC and will wrap things up July 2nd in Santa Ana, California at the Constellation Room...

Washington Post columnist Mike Wise—one of the nation’s top columnists— really hates gangsta rap. After the Indiana Pacers game two win over the Washington Wizards, Wise was very against the type of music that was played in the Pacers' locker room. Pacers' pre-gam...

Earl Sweatshirt has been all about sharing some of his new material with the public. The Odd Future member shared two unreleased tracks earlier this month before debuting another new song to ATL fans at Masquerade Tuesday night. Earl ...

SENSE Magazine gives a sensual touch to Japanese brand NEIGHBORHOOD as they highlight their 2014 Spring/Summer Collection. A line that embodies an Americana vibe with garments that sport prints, patterns, and stripes gets editorial attention from the magazine shedding light on some traditional pieces that are executed in distinct fashion. Cla...

UPDATE: Migos and 2 Chainz got into a little argument on Twitter. Is Tauheed Epps Buckin?? U TELL ME!! — MIGOS™ (@MigosATL) May 7, 2014 “@MigosATL: Is Tauheed Epps Buckin?? U TELL ME!!”< come on now i ain't the one — Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) May 7, 2014   Somebody please talk to these young'n ,stay grounded , stay humble , — Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) May 7, 2014 "YOUNGNs" A

Pharrell Williams stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (May 7). The super producer commended the talk show host for appearing in the “Happy” music video before sharing an interesting story about the late Michael Jackson. Though Pharrell never worked with icon, he did have a few interesting encounters. The singer...

Redman drops off the video for "Dunfiato." Rocking an afro and speaking his truth, Redman hold no bars in the clip above. "Dunfiato" appears on Redman's upcoming Muddy Waters 2 mixtape.

Back in 2005, 50 Cent released a diss song aimed at Game called, &quot;Not Rich, Still Lyin'.&quot; In the song, Fif also claimed that he had relations with R&amp;B singer Mya with the lyric, &quot;And I get baddest bitches, man, I even fucked Mya.&quot; Since then, the two have gone back and forth in a he-says, she-says war of words and when a member of ThisIs50.com aske...

As today marks the 46th birthday of Chris Lighty, XXL wanted to lift up the passed hip-hop figure's spirit. Gathering together a collection of photos of Chris Lighty, check out "XXL Remembers Chris Lighty." #RIPChrisLighty