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Dizzy Wright is set to put out his State Of Mind EP soon. Listen to this first single, “Everywhere I Go,” produced by MLB, above. Previously: Dizzy Wright Felt Good Winning The People’s Choice

When you first see the cover of Fat Trel’s newest mixtape Gleesh, you can’t help but laugh. Trel’s spin on the familiar Glee photo, featuring the show’s star with a post-fellatio ear to ear grin, is hilariously absurd enough that those completely unfamiliar with the DMV rapper have no choice but to check it out. What those newcomers, ...

Chief Keef might have let a huge secret out the bag this morning. Sosa took to Twitter to voice his excitement about a track that he has with Lady Gaga around 10 a.m this morning. The tweet was erased soon after but a fan snagged a snapshot of the tweet...

Hip-hop is going international this summer and Dublin, Ireland may be hosting the most star-studded event of them all. Yesterday, Kanye and Pharrell announced that they will be gracing the stage at Dublin’s Marlay Park on July 2nd. ...

Keyshia Coles hasn't dropped a studio album in almost two years but she is gearing up to release her fifth studio album Point of No Return. As she went on her NYC press run, the  32-year-old is one of the hottest women in the industry. Look above fo...

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Nas joined BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe for an in-depth interview about the making of and the impact of Illmatic, as it nears its 20th anniversary. During the sit-down, Nas discussed the changes in New York City over the last 20 years and how the crack epidemic and poor economic state of the City in the 80’s fueled Illmatic. Nas al...

E-40 apparently gets more done before 7am than the rest of us do all day.  The Bay Area hip hop legend took to his Instagram and Twitter accounts during the early morning on April 8 to announce that he is releasing of four new albums this July. The project c...

Watch Chevy Wood's new video "Pick Ups & Drop Offs" featuring Young Scooter. In the clip, Chevy rides around with a down ass chick assisting him in his paper chase. "Pick Up & Drop Offs" hails from Chevy Woods latest mix-tape Gang Land 2...

NCAA Men's Basketball Season is officially over and the UCONN Huskies are the new champions. Within four years the Huskies have two championship trophies under their belt and Head Coach Kevin Ollie is now the talk of the town. They beat the freshmen filled line-up of the University of Kentucky Wildcats 60-54...

Atmosphere is set to release their eighth studio album, Southsiders, due out on May 6. After the tracklist was revealed, one song that stood out was “Kanye West.” Pigeons & Planes premiered the record, which had frontman Slug explaining the origins of the title: “I wanted to write a song about loving something so much that you submit to the moment.” Check out “K...

The 2014 MTV Movie Awards are live this Sunday from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre and the network has a monster performance in store. Before they embark on their "Monster Tour" this summer, Em and Rihanna will join forces at the Theatre for their first performance of their smash single “The Monster." Origin...