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Eminem's recent visit to BBC's Radio 1 for an interview with Zane Lowe turned into mini concert. After performing "Stan" backed by Alchemist on the wheels of steel and a live band, Em also spit "Not Afraid" for the cameras as well as "Survival" (below)...

Since storming on to the scene with a string of hits, it's been a while since Soulja Boy was a hot topic for his musical exploits. In the last few years, the Atlanta rapper has been the subject of video vixen rumors, embroiled in beef, arrested and sued...

Lil Kim's forthcoming mixtape, Hard Core 2K13 has suffered yet another snag. Initially scheduled for a Black Friday release, Queen Bee has pushed back the project again. However, she did release the mixtape's track list (below), which includes the previously released tracks "Looks Like Money" and "Dead Gal Walking," via her Instragram page, along with the caption, "I just

Since announcing his forthcoming album Blacc Hollywood earlier this year, Wiz Khalifa hasn't been putting out new music for the LP as fast as fans have come to expect. How can you blame him? The Pittsburgh rapper has been getting money every other way including shoes, hats and a European tour...

It was a big week for Kanye West. While Thanksgiving came and went without nary a hitch, there was a lot of news in the world of Yeezus this week. On Monday evening, Kanye announced that he would be leaving Nike to partner up with the shoe giant's rival company, Adidas...

After announcing the project during a concert last week, Lloyd Banks comes through with the interesting cover art for the forthcoming The Cold Corner 3 mixtape. Banks recently revealed the cover on his Instagram page. The animated art work features The Statue of Liberty and the NYC skyline covered in a sheet ever-flowing snow...

Before Twista's ninth studio album The Dark Horse drops, the Chicago OG has an EP entitled Back To The Basics he will be releasing next month. The project features seven tracks with just two feature appearances from Dra Day and DJ Victoriouz...

With Thanksgiving this week, Kendrick Lamar teasing Busta Rhymes' new album, and Eminem dropping the video for "Rap God", Twitter was certainly something to keep an eye on this week. As many other things also went down like Lil Durk premiering the "Dis Ain't What You Want Remix," these tweets of the week are definitely something you want to scroll through...

Gucci Mane may have to resort to the Heather B school of thought as the Fed's have ordered the Atlanta rapper to turn over his firearms, reports TMZ. According to a federal indictment obtained by the site, Guwop reportedly owns a .40 caliber Glock and a ...

There's no place like home. Especially when the alternative is a jail cell. Young Buck, who came home from a nearly two year prison stint in last month, is definitely trying to take advantage of his new found freedom. Since his release, the Tennessee rapper has put out a mixtape with The Outlawz and released a handful of loose tracks on his way to what he hopes will be a successful comeback... Re

The celebration continues in rememberance of Wu-Tang Clan's classic debut, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) which turned 20 earlier this month. Last night, the majority of the crew shared the commemoration with our Northern neighbors performing for a raucous crowd in Toronto...

Nas' double disc masterpiece.