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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...

Selling out just 11 minutes after their impromptu release, many were left hopeless when it came to copping Kanye West's highly anticipated Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Red Octobers." After much back and forth for some time now between Yeezy and the shoe brand over royalties among other issues, Nike randomly released the sneaker yesterday at just a tweet's notice...

Big Boi mixes the Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors cut “Shoes For Running” featuring B.o.B and Wavves with Third World’s “How Can You” for a very interesting record. Take a listen below

Fashion photographer Tommy Ton takes to the streets of New York and braves the elements to capture the essence of fashion week. The Canadian photographer is best known for his fashion blog Jak & Jil where he displays his street style photographs. He...

Kim Kardashian took to her Instagram today to praise her future husband on the ten year anniversary of his classic debut The College Dropout. In addition to posting the above picture, the rapper's fiance included this caption: "10 years ago today Kanye released his 1st album The College Dropout! Thi...

Cape Town, South Africa's Bellville Velodrome set the scene on Sunday, Feb. 9 for Kendrick Lamar's Miller Boomtown South African tour, marking the L.A. rapper's first foray into the country. He had performed in both Durban and Johannesburg respectively, but he saved the best for last...

Taking a warehouse by storm, Vado links with French Montana and Rick Ross in his newest visual "Look Me In My Eyes." "Look Me In My Eyes" is off of Vado's EP Sinatra, due out today.

Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, ¡MAYDAY! And Kendall Morgan voiced their opinion on critics in the new video for "Fragile." The tongue twisting verses Tech and Kendrick spit will leave you in awe. Check it out above.

It was previously reported that Drake and Jhené Aiko were expecting a child together and that the two had shacked up on Drake's "Would You Like A Tour." However, the songstress debunked those rumors over Twitter stating that the whispers held zero truth to them and that she'd appreciate if everyone moved on. i' ...

Maino made headlines late last year as a result of his well-publicized feud with Atlanta based rapper Trinidad Jame$, who said "We (Atlanta) run y'all musically," at a concert in Brooklyn. Maino took exception to Jame$'s comments, with the tension culminating in a recorded phone conversation between the two rappers, which was actually more Maino yelling at Jame$ as opposed to an actual c

On Feb. 10, 2004, hip-hop was introduced to Kanye West, the rapper, with his debut album College Dropout. The singles from this album were soulful and awe-inspiring. The execution of the roll out was near-perfect, and Kanye crafted a well-rounded debut body of work that at the time was the total contrast to the street anthems that were being pumped out over the radio...

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