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A head over heels infatuation gone completely wrong. During An A$AP Rocky performance in Australia on New Year's Eve, a crazed fan managed to scurry past security in order to enter the sold-out show. Ultimately, the man found himself dangling from a lighting truss over the stage...

When the U.S.-based organization American Voices launched Iraq’s first hip-hop academy in 2007, the War in Iraq was raging into its fifth year, with record-low levels of support at home and record-high levels of violence on the ground. Fuel...

Joining the "baby father" bandwagon is Southern rapper Ludacris, who also recently confirmed having fathered a secret love child while separated from his longtime girlfriend, Eudoxie. At the heels of Dwyane Wade's secret love child announcement –– "a blessing" that occurred during his "break" from now fiancée Gabrielle Union –– Luda is reported to have had intimate r

East Coast rap group Onyx have announced on Twitter a new album for 2014. "MAD NEW YEAR 2014!!!! ONYX NEW ALBUM IZ DROPPING SOON!! #Wakedafucup #Snowgoons," they tweeted. Using the hashtag “WakeDaFucUp,” the trio has released an accompanying artwork that reveals the Snowgoons will produce the LP. Onyx r...

Rich Homie Quan’s “Some Type of Way” was undoubtedly one of the year’s top tracks, as the catchy hit single dominated both the radio and club scene for the latter part of 2013. The energetic, hard-knocking banger was famously adopted as Michigan State University’s team anthem, fueling the football team with adrenaline on the gridiron, inspiring the student athletes game-after-game on their journey

Future is embarking into the new year straight stunting and he flexes hard in his new video "Maison Margiela." Showing off private planes, gold chains, and his all around flashy lifestyle; the rapper along with his crew stakes claim to 2014 proclaiming “Freebandz Gang, we the new Rockefeller." ...

Both Drake and Kanye West had a similarly successful 2013, so its no surprise that two of hip-hop’s most influential stars were among the top searched people on Google for the year. As each rapper released a critically acclaimed solo album, sold-out arenas on their own nationwide tours, and delivered memorable verses on feature appearances; one could rightfully say all the searching in 2013 was w

Kid Ink’s debut My Own Lane is releasing next week, but he decides to give away one more track for fans. After previewing tracks from Chris Brown and King Los, the Los Angeles native gives us his collaboration with Pusha T called “Murda.” Like Ink ...

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On Jan. 1, 2014, Wale performed before a crowd of buzzing fans in his hometown at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. The video above recaps last night's performance, which addresses the Complex feud as Wale swaggers about being your favorite rapper...

During the holiday season, Eve was gifted with a marriage proposal from British Gumball 3000 founder, Maximillion Cooper. The Philly femcee announced that she got engaged to her fashion designer sweetheart, whom she's reportedly dated since 2011 according to E News...

Rick Ross keeps his steady stream of remixes going. This time around, the MMG boss hops on Yo Gotti’s “I Know” off of his I Am album. Rozay continues to build the anticipation for Mastermind dropping this year.