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Friday (October 25) Meek Mill closed out Power99's PowerHouse concert in Philadelphia. Fans who packed into the sold-out Wells Fargo Center got more than what they bargained for. Meek kicked a new verse over "Levels" (above) and also brought out the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, French Montana, Jadakiss and Guordan to assist with hits like “Dope Dealer,” “I B On It,” “Heaven Or Hell,”

Jay Z's planned holiday collaboration with luxury department store chain Barneys has come under fire in recent days after claims of racial profiling by the company prompted Brooklyn resident Derick Bowers to petition Jigga to cut ties with the distributor...

A$AP Ferg is one of the hottest new rappers out. Apparently, hotter than he even thought. Ferg won the award for 'Who New? Rookie of the Year' at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards. Only the Harlem rapper wasn't there to receive it. The A$AP mob member recently ran into ThisIs50 and revealed that he wasn't there to accept his award because he had no idea he would wind up hearing his name called... Re

French Montana is known for his love of rocking exotic animals. He even recently dropped a video for “Gifted” which features the Bad Boy rapper straight flexing on camera holding two baby tigers. But, his affection for his furry friends goes passed his attire. French rec...

Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse struck a lot of rappers' nerves. One of the most vocal has been Meek Mill who responded to the verse in interview and in song. Kendrick even allegedly sent a shot back at the Philly rapper during a September show in New York...

The big news in hip-hop this week was the engagement of Kanye West to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian. Kanye, of course, proposed to Kim in front of the pair's friends and family at an extravagant party held at AT&T Park in San Fransisco. Th...

Rick Ross' split with sneaker company Reebok after his infamous "molly all in her drink" line on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O" was much talked about. Yet, despite the public divorce, Ross has continued to rep the label frequently sporting the apparel...

2 Chainz meteoric rise hit a slight snag with his sophomore release, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time failing to maintain the commercial success and acclaim he received for his debut. F*ck it, no time to look back. As a matter of fact, Chainz is already looking forward having started on his follow up...

As always, Twitter unveiled an abundance of news this week. From everyone wishing Drake a happy birthday, TDE releasing several projects on the social site, Nicki Minaj throwing up a vintage XXL cover, and Ja Rule releasing a cookbook; things were surely entertaining...

The late 2 Pac promised Jimmy Henchman would get his in due time. It looks like yesterday was that day. Former hip-hop music exec James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond was sentenced to life behind bars, yesterday (October 25), in a Brooklyn courtroom...

Happy Born Day, Groovy Tony!

Schoolboy Q isn't playing any games radiating a not-to-be messed with attitude in his new video "Banger" (MOSHPIT). In the dark visual, the TDE rapper spits fierce bars as the scenery shifts from a warehouse ultimately ending in the subway...