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This could possibly be the greatest news of the day. Alchemist posted of Earl Sweatshirt doing his best Joe Budden impression and it's just simply fantastic. The captioned of the picture, "pum, pum, PUMP IT UP!," and it was sent to Joey...

Fans from across the U.S piled into Irving Plaza to see one of the leaders of the New West in Dom Kennedy last Tuesday night (Jan. 28). The venue was packed from the door, but it was clear to see the fans were all die hard Dom Kennedy fans upon his arrival on the stage...

Nya Lee is a fine fine woman. The Love & Hip-Hop Bronx-born vixen is very open about her life. Team that with her gorgeous looks, she is definitely a short cut shawty.

Jadakiss and Styles P were guests on The Juan Epstein podcast and revealed The Lox is now independent and will be releasing a full-length album soon. According to the Yonkers natives, since releasing their critically-acclaimed Trinity EP, they've been "set free from chains" and aren't "slaves" to a record label anymore...

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has added Riff Raff to their roster. The rapper's debut album for Mad Decent Neon Icon was postponed, originally slated for release Jan. 28. His worldwide Neon Icon Tour kicks off this March. WORLDWiDE NEON iCON TOUR STARTiNG MARCH PROMOTERS CAN EMAiL Max@StampedeMgmt...

Can you come up with a funny quote? Place your caption in the “Comments” section below. The best caption will be announced today at 4 p.m. Happy captioning! (Gonna have to hit the gym if he's gonna fight George Zimmerman)

DMX's Rep Domenick Nati from Nati Celebrity Services reports that DMX verbally agreed to fight Zimmerman provided that he sees the terms of a contract, which hasn't been finalized just yet. Once the two come to an agreement (presumably a financial agreement), DMX will be happy to step inside the ring with his opponent. Rea...

Set for a February 21st release, Mark McNairy and adidas partner up on a new 2014 Spring/Summer footwear collection by 84-Lab line. The "McNasty" collection features three pairs of sneakers. The Torsion Allegra is re-envisioned by the fashion designer with a mixture of a burnt orange upper, a black suede mesh, and a white midsole in contrast...

50 Cent's embodies the term entrepreneur and for his first move of the year, the business savvy rapper has partnered his SMS Audio line with NASCAR. The venture is an associate sponsorship for Swan Racing that will advertise 50's company on both vehicles and driver suits...

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Top Dawg's head honcho CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith confirmed  on Twitter that SZA’s album is set for release in the near future as well today. New music and album from beautiful @justsza coming soon.1st 2hrs of this flight all sza music.. Her beautiful voice will ...

A couple of days ago it was reported that Ab-Soul’s next project will be released sometime soon. Today, Soul confirmed that his upcoming project is indeed finished, urging fans over Twitter to follow TDE's CEO for further details. The project is slated to drop sometime this year. The...