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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...

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 ...