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Kanye's not happy, and when he's not happy it's time for another classic Yeezus Tour rant. This time—as he has a few times in the past—he's taking aim at the Grammys, upset that Yeezus only received two Grammy nominations, for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for "New Slaves." "And Yeezus is t...

With Los Angeles becoming a hot bed for new talent, don't let this 20-year-old firestarter fall under your radar. After releasing Bad Decisions, Good Intentions, Mani Coolin' wow'ed industry heads with the 2013 A3C hip-hop festival in Atlanta and CMJ in New York...

Gucci Mane dropped his fourth studio album 'Back To The Trap House' on Dec. 11, 2007.

Last week, Gucci Mane took to Twitter to announce The State Vs Radric Davis 2 : The Caged Bird Sings will drop on Christmas day (Dec. 25). Today he released the tracklist for the album. It boast features with Migos, Young Scooter, Rocko, Young Thug, Peewee Longway and Young Dolph. Gucci is curr...

Back in October, Game discussed with XXL about leaving Interscope, being a free agent, and possibly signing to Cash Money. Later on that month, it appeared that the signing was confirmed when Game tweeted it's “Time to close the door on these niggas.” Fol...

With Twista’s Back To The Basics EP releasing today, the rapper celebrates the occasion with his "Ferocious" video. Adding in a classic element to clip, the rapper rebirths his signature sound that the game's been missing all the while showing off his new style. Twi...

Mack Wilds stopped through to chop it up with DJ Tony Toca on Shade 45. Spitting a few lines over Wu-tangs classic beat, the Grammy nominated R&B crooner definitely has a few bars up his sleeve and he's not afraid to show it. Check it out...

Karrine Steffans posted on Instagram texts from a fight with Lil Wayne earlier today. She deleted those pictures, however her Instagram is filled with smoking hot photos of her. So here are her Hottest photo's on Instagram.

New Orleans rapper Pell drops a dreamy track titled “Imaginary Friends.” Produced by Staccs, the former Break artist showcases his strong rhymes and encapsulating delivery. “Imaginary Friends” is set to include a stop-motion video releasing soon that’ll help explain the acronym “TFG” that him and his friends have created. It’s a movement waiting to blow. Check o...

It's no secret that Lil Wayne and Karrine Steffans have maintained a very public on-again-off-again relationship over the years. However, after all this time Karrine now claims she's done with the rapper and even Instagrammed a few intimate pics to prove it...

Chance The Rapper had an amazing 2013. He's one of the most talked about young rappers out right now. He also released his highly lauded mixtape, Acid Rap, back in April this year. His buzz began back last April with his impressive debut project, #10Day. However, before #1...

Timbaland was featured in New York Magazine's 2013 Culture Awards issue, and in the extensive story he unleashed his thoughts on the state of music today as opposed to his own heyday in the late-1990s and throughout the majority of the 2000s...