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Young Buck continues to hop on big songs to shake off any mic rust. The time, Buck remixes Yo Gotti and Meek Mill’s “LeBron James” cut off I Am. This one goes even harder. Check it out.

You can spot a ball player from a mile away and not just because of his height. It's just a certain swag he has, a certain attitude. Ball players walk confidently, and that confidence off the court translates to a player's game on the court...

In memory of the late Doe B, Kidd Kidd lets loose from the vaults the remix to “I’m A G.” Rest in paradise.

Outkast fans are surely going bonkers. First, there was the mere speculation that the Atlanta-based rappers would reunite sometime in 2014. Then, there was the confirmation that André 3000 and Big Boi would not only reunite for the first time since 2007, but that they would be headlining Coachella 2014 and touring together. To...

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In the mid-2000s, Houston rap was everywhere. The vessel that held the power players was Swishahouse, dominating hip-hop with its stable of H-town rappers. One of the biggest artists on the label was Mike Jones, whose debut album Who Is Mike Jones? ann...

Diddy's been All About The Benjamins since he started out as a party promoter at Howard University before dropping out to become an intern at Uptown Records in 1989. Over the next 25 years, Diddy's become the highest-earning entertainer in the business, raking in $580 million in 2013, according to Forbes. From Bad...

Laroo (of Sick Wid It Records) and Mob Figaz’s own The Jacka are collaborating on an official group album titled No Mercy. The project, which is releasing on Jan. 21, is set to have production by Traxx From Da Rich and a few songs by Mob Figaz producer RobLo. For ...

They say you don't know someone until you live with them. So Chance the Rapper making the executive decision to move into a California compound with Electronica producer James Blake is pretty bold and considering the fact that Chance has never lived anywhere but the house he was raised in, this should be very interesting...

Wiz Khalifa's 20-year-old uncle, Imani Porter, was gunned down last night in Pittsburgh while sitting in a car at a local Steak ‘n Shake parking lot. Porter was shot in the head and Allegheny County law authorities are still searching for the two suspects responsible for the slaying, while also investigating the murder's motive. Not ...

In order to achieve fame, some individuals go through great lengths. For two DC rappers, that meant flying 6,000 miles away to one of the most militarized places in the world. Pacman and Peso, two young rappers based in Southeast Washington, D...

It was first hinted at when Ray Allen posed in a Miami Heat jersey with the nickname J. Shuttlesworth on the back. The alias, of course, is the character Allen played in He Got Game, the 1998 Spike Lee joint. Was this an implication of an impending sequel...