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Concert goers surely had no idea what was in store when 19-year-old Monique Burrell was pulled from the crowd during Jay Z's recent Chicago Magna Carta Holy Grail show and the cool thing about Monique is that she's joined Jay Z onstage once before too. After...

Old school visuals were the theme of the week, as E-40, Iamsu!, Freddie Gibbs, Ty Dolla $ign and Sage the Gemini all dropped new music videos. From fish-eye lenses, to factory eye candy,and a good ol' fashioned college party with KY jelly wrestling, this weeks offerings were anything but tame...

Joe Budden is never shy to speak his mind on social networks, and the Jersey-bred rhymeslinger recently took to Twitter to share an inside scoop on Slaughterhouse's upcoming album with his loyal followers. If his most recent status updates are any indication of what to expect from the lyrical offering, Mood Muzik fans are in for quite a treat...

Girls In Yoga Pants is Instagram's best kept secret. Trust me, the beauties they have are pretty amazing. Check out the gallery above.

Beats By Dre put on quite a jamboree at LIGHT Nightclub in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino featuring Kendrick Lamar, Axwell, Stellar, and JAYCEEOO. Dr. Dre closed out the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 with an afterparty for the ages.  There fans got an...

After taking the stage by storm  during a tour stop in Arizona, Bodega Bamz sits down with Bootleg Kev for an extensive interview. The Spanish Harlem rapper covers a myriad of topics, from Latina women to his relationship with N.O.R.E.. A...

The RZA is ready to defend his throne as hip-hop's head chess master at this year's Hip Hop Chess Federation's celebrity tournament. The Chess Kings Invitational will take place on Valentine's Day in California. The proceeds will go toward starting after-school programs in South Central Los Angeles...

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 ...