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Thanksgiving came and went without Freddie Gibbs dropping the Anybody Killa project he announced back in September. Today, the Gary gangster comes through with a new track, "Deuces." Gibbs sets the aggressive Young Chop produced cut to highlights of the famous fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield...

If Childish Gambino's forthcoming LP Because The Internet doesn't do decent numbers it wont be for lack of promotion. It seems like every other day the rapper/actor is plugging the record, dropping a new track or putting out a new video...

As Eminem delivered the long awaited visual for "Rap God", Busta Rhymes released the video for "Thank You", and will.i.am teamed with French Montana & Miley Cyrus in "Feelin' Myself"; the video releases were definitely unique in hip-hop this week. Ch...

With the passing of Fast & Furious superstar Paul Walker, the holidays approaching, and everyone indulging in winter mischief; hip-hop had a mixture of emotions on Instagram this week. Scroll through.

With less than two weeks before the release of his 12th solo studio album, Black Panties, R. Kelly is in a giving mood. So, today, he releases the track "Spend That" featuring Jeezy. DJ Mustard provides the West Coast vibe while Kellz and Da Snowman lyrically splurge...

Newcomer Lil Bibby follows up the release of his mixtape Free Crack with the video for track No. 3 off the project, "Change." In the visual, the Chicago rapper and his shooters avenge business deal gone bad.

Dorrough Music is back in the lab cooking up a new LP. Today, the Dallas MC unveils a new track featuring Wiz Khalifa titled "La La La." Play-N-Skillz provide the perfect playful loop for the two rappers to spit about their affinity for top notch greenery...

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...