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Homophobia in hip-hop has been a hot topic for a while now. T-Pain is the latest urban artist to speak out on the topic, recently doing so in a sit-down interview with VladTV. Though a number of rappers have come forward with preaching acceptance, Pain says homophobia in urban music circles is still a big deal...

Family, friends and fans of incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie had intel and high hopes that the rapper would be released on February 13, but it looks like Bad Azz may have to stay imprisoned a little while longer, now possibly until March. LA Weekly's Jeff Weiss, one of the only reporters who've had access to the rapper during his prison stint, recently reported the news via his Twitter account sayi

To the delight of some, and to the chagrin of others, the proposed bout between rapper DMX and George Zimmerman has been canceled by promoter Damon Feldman. Dubbed a "celebrity" boxing match, the fight was proposed last month with a contender being chosen from a list of people who wanted a piece of Zimmerman...

While his latest mixtape It's A Scary Site 2 is still heating up the streets of Chiraq, Fredo becomes the latest rapper to put his touch on Que's hit "OG Bobby Johnson. Fredo's forthcoming LP, Walking Legend is due out April 1.

Tech N9ne puts out another visual offering from his most recent project, Something Else, choosing to bring to life the track "Fragile" featuring Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan. The Anthony Devera-directed treatment finds all the musicians venting their feelings in an abandoned warehouse Tech recently strenthened his Strange Music roster by adding California MC, Murs. ... Rea

Joey Bada$$ has the gift of gab. Today, the Brooklyn MC delivers a new song from the forthcoming Pro Era mixtape, Secc$ Tap.e Vol.2, letting loose the smooth-talking track "Pantie Raid Pt. 2." Bruce LEEKIX on the track. Secc$ Tap.e Vol...

After years in limbo, Ma$e's rap career looks to be heading in a positive direction with a new album titled, New We Even, in the works and promising collaborations on deck. The former Bad Boy rapper recently clocked in for a sit down with Detroit's Power 107...

The District's Shy Glizzy doesn't do to well with titles. Today, he offers the track "Wassaname" which initially appeared on his Law 2 mixtape featuring Migos. Here, the Glizzy Gang head switches out the Atlanta trio with rising Chicago rapper, Lil Bibby...

Members of Tech N9ne's uber popular indie imprint Strange Music recently made an appearance on Sway In The Morning. Tech, along with Krizz Kaliko and recent signee Murs each got a chance to bust a flow.

From The Game clowning George Zimmerman to Kendrick Lamar touching down in Africa, some pretty interesting things took place in the twitter realm this week. Also check out Diddy's words on Rick Ross' Mastermind album and Nicki Minaj going natural in XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week...

We should just start putting Action Bronson's "stage toss" in the same category as Kanye West's rants. At this point, both seem inevitable whenever each rapper hits the stage. After recently putting grown man hands on a security guard, Bam Bam continued his antics at a concert in Santa Ana, CA...

Rocko returns after shutting down the rap world with “U.O.E.N.O.” On his new tape, Lingo 4 Dummys, the ATL spitter offers us a musical tour guide to the slang he uses. From “Famo” to “Geek Geek Geek,” you’d better get your lingo up. You can stream and download it below ...