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It's no secret that Lil Mama put on quite a performance in the TLC biopic. Taking on the role of Left Eye, not only was she extremely convincing to viewers but word has it that her portrayal of the late performer even brought the icon's sister to tears...

During an interview that aired today on SiriusXM's Food Talk, Ja Rule revealed that he had desires to develop a new microwave-friendly cookbook based on his experiences cooking for himself in prison. After revealing his desires, TMZ caught up with Rule on the streets of New York to ask him a little about cooking in prison "I didn't go to the chow hall too much...

ZMoney hasn’t slowed down his hustle in releasing new videos. Today, Z drops off his latest visual treatment for “Jockin’,” which is self-explanatory. Check out the video above and download Z’s new project Heroin Musik. ...

It seems that everybody wants a piece of Kendrick Lamar these days. British electronic duo Disclosure reveals in an interview with MTV News that they are looking to collaborate with K. Dot in the near future. "He's so incredible. But also, the album that he just put out is so musical," Howard Lawrence of the group told MTV News...

We cracked into the XXL video vault to watch this Rick Ross gem for pormotion of ''Trilla.'' In 2013, he's remixing teen pop songs, but back in 2008, Ross was dropping the definition of a hustler, talking about rap's economic impact on the South as well as saying his new album "Trilla" being the biggest album of the year...

When New York Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano signed with Roc Nation Sports to become the flagship athlete of Jay Z's new sports agency venture, it was widely seen as a coup for Hov's burgeoning sports management career. It appears that Jay Z has rewarded Cano's faith in his athlete representation skills by lavishing Cano with expensive gifts for his birthday this week...

Ghostface Killah talked with VladTV to catch up with what is going on in the Wu-Tang General life. Ghostface talks about his upcoming new projects that's in the works. He also shares his thoughts about current state in hip-hop and Drake's "Wu-Tang Forever" track.  He comm...

Travi$ Scott will join Pusha T and Kanye West for the Yeezus tour stop in Las Vegas on Friday. They will be replacing Kendrick Lamar, who's opening for the tour in almost all of the dates. Travi$ tweeted earlier to confirm the news: YEEZUS SHOW VEGAS...

Childish Gambino stopped by Sway’s Universe earlier this week during his promotional run for Because The Internet. Just like how Sway always does it after his interviews, he puts Gambino to the test. Of course, he passes with ease, rhyming effortlessly over the popular Boi-1da instrumental. Chec...

Kanye West pulled out all stops when proposing to Kim Kardashian. Popping the question at San Francisco's AT&T Park amidst presenting his wife-to-be with a 15 carat diamond ring, Kim as expected immediately answered "yes". Also securing the ballpark for the event, Kanye adorned the occasion with a full orchestra that played  Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" (said to be

Powerhouse Tennessee producers DJ Paul and Drumma Boy have a plethora of hits between them dating back to the '90s. Today, the beat makers collaborate on the DJ Scream hosted mixtape, Clash Of The Titans. The project features fellow Volunteer state artists 8Ball, Crunch Black, Jelly Roll, Young Dolph and Gangsta Boo as well as Gorilla Zoe, Trae Tha Truth and others...

After serving a six month sentence for a probation violation, Young Scooter is out of jail. The Atlanta rapper behind "Colombia" was filmed being reunited with his son by MTV and according to his Twitter account he's planning a "release party" to celebrate his return...