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As today marks 10 years since the release of  Kanye West's classic College Dropout debut, footage has surfaced from a 2004 BET Rap City episode that features 'Ye talking about the album prior to its release. In the clip above, Yeezy and Big Tigger's conversation in Tha Bassment revolves around the rapper/producer's upcoming project, future plans for his career, and artists he wants to collaborate

Rickie Jacobs drops Remember to Smile's first single and video for "Guy Code." The visual mirrors Rosewood's use of classical orchestration in his production that unwinds into the calculated electronic boom produced by Xenia Ghali. Watch above...

Elijah Blake, Rick Ross and Game team up for "Sing For Me." The Midi Mafia and Fayo & Chill produced the Cam'ron inspired beat. Listen to the record above.

Charlamagne Tha God recently traveled west to make his debut on The Arsenio Hall Show. In the featured clip up top he talks about reality TV affording "hoes" an opportunity to make money and later shares his opinions on the DMX Vs. George Zimmerman ordeal, calling X "wack" and "corny" for "profiting off race and hate in America...

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The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is underway and things are already looking goof for USA with currently five medals (two gold). If you haven't been watching, you should, if not for the sports but for the eye candy that's on the playing field...

Yesterday, we reported Damon Feldman, had cancelled DMX and George Zimmerman's celebrity boxing match. A day removed from the decision, it looks the promoter has had a change of heart. In an interview with The Source, the businessman explained: “I sent those tweets because I went through an emotional situation. I lo...

Erick Arc Elliott of Flatbush ZOMBiES released some unreleased tracks for fans today. He uploaded some unreleased joints that date back to 2012. One of the tracks features a collabe with Childish Gambino called "God Save the Villain" which comes in at the 11:27 mark. You can ...

Machine Gun Kelly and Tezo hijack Future's "Move That Dope" beat to drop a track called  "Black Magic Freestyle."  Take a listen to the song below.

We once featured Michael Christmas on The New New for Boston rappers, but he is ready to show his skills on the forthcoming project Is This Art? If you don’t know about him, now you know. Standout: "Daily" Also check out: "Michael Cera" And: "Jackie Brown" Name: Michael Christmas Age: 19 Hometown: Boston, MA I grew up listening to: Hella Cool Kids, Wiz, Redman and ODB

The Late Show With David Letterman concluded its week-long tribute to the Beatles with a rousing cover by Lauryn Hill. Following a slew of acts including Broken Bells, Sting, Flaming Lips, and Lenny Kravitz in the prior days, Lauryn Hill closed out by making her first TV performance in three years when she covered the Beatles 1969 smash single "Something...

Shaquille O'Neal was destined to be a great basketball player. Since college the dominant presence in the paint played the game with a ferocious attitude that was appropriate of the team's tiger mascot. Now the Bayou Bengal has been reborn into a pair of Reebok Classic Shaq Attaqs...