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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 ...

Today, Feb. 8, marks the birthdays of two dominant names in hip-hop, Smoke DZA and Jahlil Beats.

When Rick Ross and Jeezy recently publicly ended their beef, uniting on the song, "War Ready," many were surprised. After all, the two nearly came to blows backstage during the 2012 B.E.T. Hip-Hop Awards. To those happy with the end result, you have T...

Recently, rumors have been swirling about Diddy working on a new solo album, possibly titled MMM. Bad Boy artist French Montana recently confirmed the news and also revealed he will be executive producing the project. Last night, French took to Instagram and posted a video of Puff diddy bopping in the studio to some new tunes...

After some setbacks, Chief Keef is putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming mixtape, Bang 3, which will feature, production from Kanye West. Earlier this week, the Chicago rapper leaked the track, "All I Care About." Today, he breaks out the new song, "War...

Ma$e is apparently hard at work on his forthcoming LP, Now We Even. After putting forth the first fruits of his labor in December with the track "Why Can't We," Mr. Betha has taken to Instragram to show off something he is working on with Timbaland...