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Rick Ross is staying busy gearing up for Mastermind On Mar. 4. After delivering a number of freestyles of popular tracks, Rozay hops on some original production for “Oyster Perpetual.” For those who don’t know, The Biggest Boss is shouting out a brand of rollie. Ross and soulful...

Saturday (Feb 1) Busta Rhymes headlined TAO Nightclub’s big game weekend celebration with help by DJ Politik. At the height of the night, the legendary rapper surprised guests, jumped in the DJ booth and took to the mic, delivering a roster of some his biggest hits. The ...

Jordans have always been highly sought after. Ever since the jump-man himself inked his first sneaker deal in 1984 with Nike and began making history on the court, the sneakers started gaining admirers. In recent years those admirers have grown into fans waiting religiously at every drop for a chance to get a piece of history...

After a couple weeks removed from The Grammys, Pharrell finally explains the inspirations for his hat. He says that there wasn't one and he bought the hat five years ago and just happened to wear it tonight. "If I knew what it was going to do, you just never know with things, it was pure instinct...

Drake's brand October’s Very Own will be heading to Paris to release an exclusive collection with French boutique Colette starting February 17. Drake will also appear in-store on February 24. Images coming soon when available....

TDE took to Twitter to confirmed that Ab-Soul’s next album will be called Black Lip Pastor and is expected to be released at sometime soon. #Blacklippastor coming soon...#TDE — dangeroo kipawaa TDE (@dangerookipawaa) February 3, 2014 CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith may be live up to his claim that all six of their artists are releasing projects this year. Isaiah Rashad dropped Cilvi...

Hit-Boy repurposes the beat to Wale’s strip club anthem “Clappers” for a massive remix. The cut features new verses from Folarin, Rick Ross, Fat Trel, and Young Thug. It’s definitely a club record waiting to blow up. Listen to the track ab...

As a part of their Japan Spring 2014 collection G-Shock is releasing two new watches in refreshing colorways. The signature 6900 model watch is set to release this February with a pair of all-over camouflage print editions. The GD-X6900 comes in a grey tiger camo and a green counterpart...

DJ Whoo Kid caught up with T.I. in a phone call over the airwaves during Shade 45′s Whoolywood Shuffle. The King of the South spoke at length about the last words he exchanged with the late Doe B the same night he was slain. He also talked about co-producing with Pharrell and featuring Macklemore in the upcoming Paperwork: The Motion Picture. ...

Def Jam Records celebrated its three decades in the game in Manhattan last Friday. The label team up with New Era for Friday Night Lights. The event was held at Good Units at the Hudson Hotel with Rick Ross  delivering a epic performance. The party was...

It's no secret that one can always expect Drake's ink to fall on the interesting side and he just keeps getting more. As the rapper recently added another tat of his father's mug shot onto his already exclusive catalog, check out a gallery of Drakes's full tattoo collection in "Drake Has Some Very Interesting Tattoos...

Nike releases a new colorway for the Nike Air Zoom Flight The Glove sneakers. Paying homage to Gary Payton's talented years in South Beach, the signature sneaker returns in a new Miami Heat color scheme. The shoe displays a red outer sleeve with a black swoosh that is highlighted by a yellow trim completed with a red and black sole...