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Rick Ross' sixth studio album Mastermind hit stores this week, and the Maybach Music Group head honcho has enjoyed a generally positive response to his long-awaited followup to 2012's God Forgives, I Don't. Embedded inside the album's sixteen tracks are a lot of Ross' typical lyrical tropes—coke dealing, violence, Wingstop and general over-the-top luxuriousness—and the album, predictably, is full

Rick Ross stopped by MTV's RapFix Live to chop it up with Sway and speak on multiple topics such as his childhood stories and why there's no Drake feature on the the album. Ross also touched on "Maybach Music V" and why it was absent on his latest predict No...

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Sean Kingston was recently detained by cops and told that he couldn't leave the Dominican Republic due to an unpaid $8K tab. Sean had a miscommunication with the managers at a local club at which he thought the tab was complementary but the club's owners did in fact want Sean to pay up...

Nicki Minaj is just showing off now. Nicki looks like is getting her hair wash and showing off her real hair. She is also topless and glowing. Look through her photos above.

Well, 2014 is finally getting underway in terms of hip-hop album and mixtape releases, with the first two of our 25 Most Anticipated Albums—ScHoolboy Q's Oxymoron and Rick Ross's Mastermind—coming in the past 10 days. And with a slew of new projects on the way, the year is shaping up to be a formidable contender to challenge last year's epic release schedule that saw new projects from Jay Z, Drake

Big Sean offered the dope hook to Rick Ross’ “Sanctified.” Now, the G.O.O.D. Music member has released his verse that was left off the cut. Look out for a mash-up soon. Check it out above.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian wedding date will be May 24, according to Daily Mail who got the information from UsWeekly. The couple will be walking down the aisle in Paris. Who can forget the proposal that Kanye did to Kim back in October 2013. Kanye reporte...

I think everyone has that favorite former hip-hop couple that they wished was still together today. Gathering up a bunch of photos of couples of the past, XXL presents "Hip-Hop Couples That We Miss."

Consequence is coming back into the picture and he’s bringing along some new music. Remixing a cut off Beyonce’s new album, Cons and Company Of Greatness give it a hip-hop twist. Check out the track above.

Check out Smoke DZA's new video "City Of Dreams" up top. In the clip the rapper pays homage to the empire state which also happens to be his native stomping grounds. "City Of Dreams" is off of Smoke DZA's Dream.ZONE.Achieve LP.