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Dr. Dre is reportedly asking his former label, Death Row Records to cough up $3.05 million in an unpaid royalties lawsuit. The suit dates back to Dre's album sales leading all the way up to present day digital sales, all of which Dre has not collected on...

With today marking the 10th birthday of Kanye's debut studio album, The College Dropout, it's only right to take a stroll down memory lane. Gathering pictures of Kanye in his early days, pre-Kim Kardashian XXL presents "Kanye West In His College Dropout Days...

Danny Brown took to Twitter to voice some of his frustrations with the industry. It seems that Danny is frustrated by the lack of respect he is getting as an artist. In a series of dark and cryptic tweets he voices his opinion on being label as a "weirdo rapper" and his dream to make Nas proud...

According to an unidentified woman who has spoken to media outlets, Kanye West was seen escorting brunette model, Gabriella Amore, into an elevator at The Dream Hotel in Miami, Fla. earlier this year (Jan. 4). After swirling rumors spurred viral buzz, the Kanye addressed the issue with a fire response on RadarOnline, stating the claim is "ridiculous" and that he wasn't even in the city a

So pretty much you should be following Nicki Minaj on Instagram. Earlier today she unleashed some sexy behind-the-scene pics of her photo shoot with photographer-director Grizz. Check them out here.

Evian Christ, the 24-year-0ld producer whose big break came after he produced "I'm In It" off Kanye West's Yeezus last summer, is coming back with a new EP, titled Waterfall, this March, and during a phone call with XXL he spoke about the ten year anniversary of Kanye's debut album College Dropout. "My early memor...

Mac Miller drops a new record today claiming to be rap's "Diablo." The record is produced by his alias Larry Fisherman. Pretty smooth track that will be perfect to ride out with on a Monday. Listen today.

Over the past month and a half there has been a surprising amount of artist linking up in the studio together. From Fat Joe with Scott Storch to Mike WiLL Made It and everyone in the industry, a lot of interesting upcoming collaborations is happening. Her...

George Zimmerman's celebrity boxing match, which was abruptly called off on Sunday (Feb. 9) by Damon Feldman, is now looking to be resurrected. According to TMZ, the fight is not only being helmed by a new promoter and without DMX as the opponent...

J. Cole capped off the last stop of his What Dreams May Come Tour with a major announcement. He made public for the first time that his Dreamville label would be partnering with Interscope Records, which was made final when co-founder Jimmy Iovine convinced the North Carolina rapper that Interscope was the right machine for his vision...

2 Chainz surprised Tanner Elementary School students, and gave the youth a speech on the importance of finishing school and following their dreams. Initially, the Tity Boi rolled up to the institution's cafeteria masked by a bandana before revealing his character to the children...

Kanye West took to Twitter to speak on the 10 year anniversary of his classic debut, The College Dropout. Ye's heartfelt tweets remind fans that despite his latest antics, nothing has changed, and he's still the same creative visionary from Chicago...