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Ty Dolla $ign releases the official remix to "Paranoid." Instead of B.o.B, the West Coast crooner enlists Trigga Trey and French to revamp the catchy tune. His Beach House EP is set for Jan. 21.

Following his quite eventful 2013, Papoose plans to keep the buzz going in 2014 by consecutively releasing mix-tapes each month of the year. With the first tape titled January, the rapper will follow with his February project and so on, for the remainder of the year...

Kanye West is known to go a little overboard sometimes, but he seems sadly justified today, if a TMZ report is true. According to the site, 'Ye's fiancee Kim Kardashian was walking into an office building in Beverly Hills when she was, as tends to happen, swarmed by the paparazzi...

Honey Cocaine is getting bigger and she loves it. On the cop killa anthem “Shots Fired,” Tyga’s protégé proves herself with aggressive rhymes aimed at haters. Get that money, Honey.

Kardinal Offishall taps Raekwon and Assassin for “Pretty Paper.” The dancehall tune weaves in boom-bap for two lyrical forces to ride the beat with ease. Some may die for the pretty paper, but these guys won’t be one of them. ...

For all you Love & Hip Hop heads, the next season is rumored to be taking on one of Cali's finest, Game. Hinting at a possible connection with the show on his Instagram page, Game has people wondering exactly what role (if any), that he will take on in the just announced LA spin-off series. ...

  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! Winner: "so i can't sing the national anthem tonight?" by Angelo Haley

Ja Rule is enjoying life since becoming a free man in May. After a whirlwind of post-prison interviews, Ja went on to promote the Christian independent movie, I’m In Love With A Church Girl, starring Adrienne Bailon. Since then, Ja’s been stepping back from the entertainment industry to focus on another thing. That’s rig...

A hustler's spirit was always in hip-hop's original coke boys Gene “No Malice” and Terrace “Pusha T” Thornton. As teenagers, the pair were vocal about their drug dealing past and dividends. They garnered national buzz from their 2002 kilo anthem "Grindin'" off Lord Willin', which jumpstarted the Virginia MCs career. The Neptunes-produced ...

It's been a quick rise for Atlanta's newest export, Que, who went from being locked out of record label buildings to being ushered to the top in under a year thanks to his breakout song "O.G. Bobby Johnson." Since the track dropped this past August, Que's gotten over a million views on YouTube, signed a record deal with Atlantic the day before Thanksgiving, and has seen LeBron James post

Back in August of 2013, Juicy J announced a $50,000 "twerking" scholarship. Although the broadcast seemed to be untrue, we all later learned that the Memphis rapper was indeed going to follow through with a generous award for any college-bound girl who could convince him she needs it the most...

Every so often some sneakers come along that are deemed "must-cop," sneakers that the footwear enthusiasts label as must-haves for the closet. Sometimes these sneakers are added to the collection to be a part of the on-feet rotation. Other times their sole purpose is to be kept in a box until the time is right, which is what the sneaker-heads call "icing...