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Winter is not nearly over yet. We still have two months left, which really means closer to three months here in the northeast. That means we're likely to get hit with a few more feet of snow and we'll probably see at least one more storm. If the last snow falls caught you off guard and left you stuck wearing every pair of socks you owned just to keep your feet dry inside shoes or sneakers you trie

Famed hip-hop record label, now Penalty Entertainment, was founded in 1994 and is being relaunched under a new multi-year deal with Sony RED. Penalty is notable for housing artists like Noreaga and CNN, The Beatnuts, Crooked Lettaz and Lord Finesse amongst others...

So over MLK weekend, Twitter exploded with it's latest hashtag, #AlbumsInMSPaint. Some of hip-hop greatest album covers were redone in Microsoft's program, paint. Check out the best covers above.

For the past few weeks, Young Buck has been consistently giving his fans new music. Off of DJ Whoo Kid’s upcoming The N Word Project, Buck shares “Living Dangerous” (featuring Chris Webby) and “Check Up.” Keep your eye out for more Buck joints soon. "Living Dangerous" ...

A leak has revealed Nicki Minaj and Kobe Bryant as the faces of the upcoming issue of ESPN Magazine. The offering has been dubbed the "The Music Issue" and will also feature stories on Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and look back on Janet Jackson's infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction ten years ago...

Lil Jon recently hit the slopes in Park City, UT, and stopped by the Sabra Grab N Go Café to sign off on a Sabra Snowboard and hang out with a snowman who was coincidentally a huge fan of The East Side Boyz. Get low.

After recently being freed from jail, Young Buck discussed a myriad of topics with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45, including the idea of a G-Unit reunion, which has fans twiddling their thumbs and maybe sitting at the edge of their seats. Buck explains his current situation with G-Unit, 50 Cent and making new music with the crew...

Today, Jan. 21, is the birthday of North Carolina rapper, Rapsody.

Sources connected with the 18-year-old Kanye West reportedly pummeled inside a chiropractor's waiting room, tells TMZ that he seeks to strike a civil settlement of several hundred thousand dollars. Adamant about not wanting to endure a public trial, the 18-year-old has not been responsive with the police since his brutal encounter with Kanye, but avoiding a criminal trial comes with a hefty price

ScHoolboy Q just put up Oxymoron available for pre-order. One of the tracks available for purchase is “Break The Bank”—a gothic number produced Alchemist. Hear it above.

ScHoolboy Q is building buzz for his forthcoming album Oxymoron. Tonight, the 2013 XXL Freshman announced the LP is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Here are both the standard and deluxe covers. Be sure to grab Oxymoron on February 25...

Doley Bernays made some noise last year for his Just In Case EP. The project shined a light on Doley, as well as budding producer MP Williams. For their latest visual release, the Bronx rapper takes us through his troubled neighborhood in “Till We Fall.” We ...