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Being a rapper can be highly stressful. Your life is constantly in the public eye, you have to live up to an lofty expectation and everything you do is judged. It can be stressful and very taxing on ones psyche. So when rappers get caught looking worried, it's not surprising...

Detroit rapper Danny Brown, Dr. Romanelli, and Carthartt WIP get together and collaborate on an upcoming jacket collection. The collection consists of a number jackets that draw inspiration from the Carhartt classic work gear and infuses it with Native American-inspired patterns...

Skateboard P called up The Breakfast Club to address the latest controversy over his G I R L album cover, which many have pointed out doesn't feature any dark-skinned women. "What really disappointed me is that, man, they jumped the gun, because the one I'm standing closest to is black...

Today, Russell Simmons announced the launch of seven newly designed RushCards featured on his Prepaid Visa line, marking the first redesign in the company's ten year history. With two of the new styles designed by fashion icon Kimora Lee Simmons, the cards are available everywhere to both first time users and previous card holders. ...

Scott Storch is reviving his career in hip-hop. After a career that has included a stint in The Roots and production credits that include hits like 50 Cent's "Candy Shop," Fat Joe's "Lean Back" and Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River," the 40-year-old superproducer is set to have a big 2014, stating that he’s going to flood the market with new material. In a... Read M

Kanye West is bring Yeezus to life with the help of Hype Williams. Kanye and Hype will team up for an upcoming movie. No premiere date yet but it looks like it will be getting a wide release in theaters. Head over to to Kanye’s site  to check out a teaser trailer....

Rick Ross stopped by The Angie Martinez Show during his Mastermind promotional run and amid discussing things like recreating the Biggie track and squashing his beef with Jeezy, he disclosed something previously unknown about Diddy's intro on the "Nobody" track...

A story was reported in Dailymail that Jay Electronica is a bad influence to his girlfriend Kate Rothschild, a mother-of-three and heiress to one of the world’s most illustrious banking dynasties. The once married housewife in 2005 went through a total transformation since then, leaving her affluent husband Ben Goldsmith in 2012 after he found out of Kate and Jay's year long affair while reading h

It was revealed yesterday on The View that Future and Ciara are expecting their first child. Ciara and Future already know their baby’s gender, but the power couple is choosing to keep fans guessing for now. Ciara easily catapults to top of the class of hot moms. So to pay...

In the wake of ScHoolboy Q's major label debut, Oxymoron is headed for the number one spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album could potentially make between 150,000 to 160,000 units by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Mar...

Nas' baby mother Carmen Bryan wants Nas to pay his child support or else. TMZ has learned that Carmen has filed legal documents claiming that Nasir Jones owes $11,000 in back child support. She claims that he is intentionally not paying for Destiny, their 19-year-old daughter, college tuition and her medical bills and wants Nas to go to jail if he doesn't pay up. ...

Previously: Producer Major Seven Clears Up “The Devil Is A Lie” Controversy With K.E. On The Track Mike WiLL Made It Thinks Future’s Honest Album Will Change The Game 14 Reasons Rick Ross Was Right To Choose Diddy As Executive Producer Of Mastermind Stream Rick Ross’s New Album