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While the saga continues for Drake and Kendrick Lamar, it seems another feud is coming to a close. Chris Brown and Drake, who have allegedly brawled at a New York nightclub and talked smack to each other afterwards, have let calmer minds prevail...

On this day, October 3, in hip-hop history… 2004: Hip-hop has often been neglected at mainstream award shows. Hip-hop categories had often been historically neglected during the televised show.  Meanwhile, hip-hop artists rarely get special recognition from their peers or other artists.  However, ...

Future made the rounds yesterday at HuffPost Live (above) and MTV's RapFix Live, where he let the fans in on some more details of his new album, Honest, which was originally slated to come out November 26. "Between November and December; I think I'm going for December," he told HuffPo, saying the original date wasn't going to stick. "Don't have t...

Happy Born Day, Flacko!

Fredo Santana threatens to harm in his new video for “No Hook.” Directed by Will Hoopes, the GBE member shows off his expensive jewelry and fly clothes/Jordans. Even with a nicer appearance, it’s still a scary sight when Fredo’s in the cut, especially when he’s firing off menacing bars over production by Lex Luger. In instances where he steers...

Ever since Kendrick Lamar started calling out his names in his verse on Big Sean's "Control," the world has been patiently waiting to find out what K. Dot will do next. AllHipHop has gotten their hands on an exclusive 15-second snippet from Kendrick's upcoming BET Cypher appearance at the upcoming BET Hip-Hop Awards and apparently, Kendrick has some choice words for Drake...

Have you seen the video for "Pour It Up" yet? If you haven't, stop whatever you doing and click here. If you have, than you just witness a thing of beauty. Rihanna dropped the video for her huge hit single "Pour It Up" today and it does not disappoint...

Last night, Action Bronson was live in concert at the Danforth Music Hall. Joined by Danny Brown, he performed to a packed crowd and previewed two tracks from his upcoming project Blue Chips 2. In a concert review by Now Toronto, the writer (who self-identifies as a feminist) captured a particular moment where Bronson allegedly brought a woman onstage...

Even if you go back to his Reasonable Doubt days, Jay Z has always been infatuated with the gleaming shine of a nice watch. Now Jay Z is being given the chance to design his own custom timepieces as he is partnering with Swiss watchmakers Hublot for a new line of luxury watches. ...

Mac Miller gets deep in the new video for "The Star Room" featuring his alter ego, Delusional Thomas. Exposing his most personal thoughts, the rapper unhesitatingly uncovers many of his day to day concerns while taking basically every drug known to mankind...

Danny Brown is coming off a huge press run for his new album Old. The Detroit rapper recently sat down with XXL to school us on his life lessons and made our list of recent career defining albums in hip-hop. However, Brown seemed open to talk about everything going on in his life during a recent interview with Rolling Stone...

Punch, co-president of TDE, recently did an interview with Al Lindstrom where he discussed the influence of Dr. Dre, the signing of SZA, compares ScHoolboy Q's Oxymoron and Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city to All Eyez On Me and Life After Death, and talks about Chance the Rapper having discussions to sign with TDE. Chance himself has s...