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Pro Era is looking to expand after the success of Joey Bada$$. Next up is CJ Fly, who has focused on his own solo career as of late. Today, he releases his debut project Thee Way Eye I See It, which features notable names in hip-hop such as Statik Selektah, Buckshot, Ab-Soul and more...

Many rappers took to twitter to vent frustrations this past week. As DJ Quik took many by surprise with his revelation about Andre 3000, Action Bronson went off on a reporter, and Future cleared up a comment about Drake, things got a little hectic on the social space...

Drake’s latest album Nothing Was The Same has reached the No. 1 spot in this week’s album sales. To celebrate the occasion, OG Ron C dropped his chopped and screwed version of Drizzy’s third studio effort. Titled Choppin Ain’t The Same, the Houston DJ remixes the tracklist for an entire new listen. You can stream and ...

While his May album Prisoners of Conscious is still sinking in, Talib Kweli plans to hit fans with another project before the year is out. The Brooklyn MC recently announced on his new website, kweliclub.com the album will be released on December 15...

While recently in the UK, Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era sidekick Kirk Knight made their way to DJ Semtex's radio show. During the visit, the duo kicked a 15 minute freestyle spanning several instrumentals. JB gets love on radio across the pond, but according to the Brooklyn rapper, not so much in the states...

Fusing jazz and hip-hop like never before.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is chasing a billion dollars right now as the result of becoming a self-made entrepreneur. Now the hip-hop mogul is trying to help some NYC youth do the same. Last night, Puff attended an event for Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship in New York...

Papoose On Kendrick Lamar's BET Cypher

After the release of his new book, Bun B's Rap Coloring & Activity Book, Houston rap legend Bun B has plans to release a new album, The Epilogue, on November 12. According to a press release sent out today, Bun's new project will consist of unreleased songs from 2010's Trill O.G. with guest appearanc ...

Most fans of HBO's hit series The Wire know that the title for Pusha T's debut album My Name Is My Name is derived from a memorable quote from one of the show's most infamous characters, Marlo Stanfield. Jamie Hector, the Brooklyn actor who portray Marlo on the show recently sat down with The Urban Daily and reveal how he found out about the Virginia MC's homage and what inspired the line... Read

The "Real Husbands Of Hollywood" nabbed at cypher spot at this years BET Hip-Hop Awards and you'll be surprised by the talent of quite a few. With Nelly, Nick Cannon, Boris Kodjoe, and Kevin Hart a.k.a Chocolate Drop busting rhymes, the rap session makes for quite a hilarious bit...

Michael Christmas continues to solidify our reasoning for putting him on our New New list for Boston. In his latest video for “Michael Cera,” his awkwardness paired with his confidence bodes well together. His regular guy delivery is becoming a highlight, as well as his comedic personality. With direc...