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RondoNumbaNine is a affiliate of Lil Durk's OTF imprint who has gotten co-signs by the likes of Meek Mill, Lupe Fiasco and Jeezy. The menacing figure has what it takes to bring quality street music to the game. Standout: "Life Of A Savage" Featuring Lupe Fiasco Also check out: "Trap Spot (Remix)" Featuring Fredo Santana And: "RealNigga4Life" Name: RondoNumbaNine Age:

There's nothing wrong with being a cozy boy and wearing sweatpants. You can be just as comfortable outside in a pair of sweatpants as you are inside sitting on your couch. All you have to do is pick one of these upscale sweatpants and dress it up...

According to TMZ, Drake has pulled out of the Grammy Nomination Concert due to a "scheduling conflict." Although promoted as a headliner since October, Drizzy will no longer hit the stage leaving Lorde, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift to run the show...

After liberating the Chicago remix of “My Story,” R. Kelly travels to the West Coast to spice things up. Today, Kellz grabs Too $hort and Nipsey Hu$$le for the Los Angeles version of the song. Be sure to grab his Black Panties when it hits stores....

Mac Miller continues to give us stories from his road journeys on the Space Migration Tour with collaborators Earl Sweatshirt, Chance The Rapper and The Internet. On his debut live album, Live From Space (due out December 17), Mac gives us a rendition of his performance of “The Star Room/Killin’ Time.” He tells ...

Hey stop what you doing for a second. Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar team up together for what appears to be new promo for Dre's Beats Pill and Beats Pill XL.. Nothing special right? Wrong. Kendrick Lamar begins spitting a verse over a crazy Dre beat that fans can only hope to hear in full sometime very soon...

As today marks the untimely death of world icon Nelson Mandela, the hip-hop community wanted to bid the noble leader an appropriate farewell. Celebrating the life of the African statesmen who led South Africa out of decades of apartheid, the world may never again witness a fighter with a strength quite like Mandela's...

Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes revealed the official artwork for their upcoming mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon earlier this week. Today, Sway on MTV RapFix Live talked to Busta via Skype to discussed the meaning behind the unique artwork. Bu...

This has been a heck of a year for Eminem and to top it all off, the rapper is now featured in the commercial for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Using "Bezerk" as the advertisement's audio, it's ironic that due to the cut off date, Eminem is not be eligible for nominations at this year's ceremony...

Jay Z agrees: Reasonable Doubt is a classic. In celebrating Hov’s debut album and his 44th birthday yesterday, BK spitter Skyzoo and Philly’s own Antman Wonder decided to recreate nine songs from the iconic debut. While Sky reinterprets Jay’s lyrics with his own emotions, Antman Wonder builds these instrumentals from the ground up with live string sections, horns and more. Stream An Ode... Read M

Shot in Brazil, Talib Kweli runs around in "Favela Love" with Brazilian superstar Seu Jorge. As the two fall in love overnight, things take a turn when Talib's new beauty goes missing. "Favela Love" is off of Talib’s Prisoner Of Conscious album....

Young Buck is serious about getting back to releasing new music. At the same time, Lil Scrappy has been behind the scenes working on his Reparations project, which hits stores Spring 2014. The first single is “They Hate Me,” where the two MCs throw barbs at the naysayers over a bombastic beat. Check it o...