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OutKast's rumored reunion was confirmed last week when the lineup for Coachella—which features the ATLiens headlining the first night of the festival—was announced, and today the Grammy-winning duo announced that their reunion run would include a 40-plus-date festival tour throughout the Spring and Summer. André 3...

It's to no surprise that the A$AP Mob ringleader is featured in DKNY's Spring 2014 ad campaign. Since his foray into the music industry, Rocky's well-known for being fashion forward and having an eccentric sense of style. What rapper from Harlem has the cojones to wear a leopard print hoodie under a cameo suit jacket draped over black shorts and then not give a f*ck? The...

Sweetz P has been quietly making a name for herself. The up-and-coming Minneapolis rapper is known for her spacey, stoner raps that sometimes draw comparisons to Wiz Khalifa. With her new tape, #Liferrrs: Guide To Watching Porn Without Headphones, showcasing her progression and versatility, Sweetz P is starting off 2014 the right way...

Photography By: Lauren Gesswein Jay Z is home. On Sunday night (Jan. 12), Hov brought the Magna Carta World Tour to Brooklyn. Instead of putting on a huge spectacle with an innovative stage design like Drake and Kanye West, Jay opted for a pure rap performance...

Rome Fortune, who was highlighted last year in The New New: Atlanta, is prepping the release of his Beautiful Pimp 2 mixtape. To get things rolling, Noisey premiered his video for “Ice Cream Man,” which is directed by Fresh Start Productions and produced by Childish Major. Watch the ...

Former Break artist Rich The Kid has joined forces with G-Unit’s own Kidd Kidd for a new track. “God’s Plan” finds the Atlanta-based rapper adopting the Migos flow, while Kidd Kidd spits some boastful rhymes of his own. This is a different ta...

Baltimore's Rickie Jacobs is moving up in the ranks of MCs in the DMV who are worth checking for. Today, he breaks out the new single "Cartel" which finds the young spitta going hard over a 183 track. This song resides on Jacobs' forthcoming project Remember to Smile, which is due out in February...

Photography By: Lauren Gesswein On Friday and Saturday, Action Bronson with Party Supplies began their Blue Chips 2 Tour at Irving Plaza in NYC. The second night was a lot more tamed than the first--neither Bronson’s mom was there to celebrate again nor was special guests Ab-Soul and Retchy P. The ...

Those holding out hope that the once almighty five-man G-Unit crew of 50, Banks, Yayo, Buck and Game would squash their differences and reunite for an album, might want to give up optimism. Boss, 50 Cent recently chopped it up with Complex during a recent stop at the International CES convention in Las Vegas, and all but shot down any chance of the old gang getting back together for a record... R

Its been a long time coming, but, ScHoolboy Q's Oxymoron is finally set to hit shelves, Feb. 25. For real, this time. We think. In anticipation of the release, the Black Hippy recently took part in Reddit’s Ask Me Anything Session. Q an...

Clipse member No Malice's recent statements that he is through with secular music have left a lot of fans wondering if they would ever get another album from the beloved Virginia duo. Fear not, according to Pusha T we have not seen the end of the "Grindin'" group...

As hip-hop continues to kick-off 2014, this week on Instagram, the rap realm had a variety of happenings going on. From Future living it up on a tropical vacation to Drake posting the exclusive highlights from "Drake Night," the pictures on Ig were definitely worth more than a thousand words...