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Update (Nov. 10 10:40 am): Chance the Rapper and Erykah Badu were both featured on the latest episode of Adult Swim's Black Dynamite. In the episode, Chance plays Bob Marley and Badu plays Rita Marley. Watch above. also Chance was awarded Chicago's Outstanding Youth of the Year Award...

Iamsu! doesn’t fall back from releasing new music. With producer Mike Dash-E and HBK Gang’s own Jay Ant, Su drops “Holla At The Kid.” The track finds all three MCs spitting energetic rhymes about partying and having a good time. It will appear on Clap...

  Can you come up with a funny quote? Place your caption in the “Comments” section below. The best caption will be announced today at 4 p.m. Happy captioning!

It's a known fact that rappers and their sneakers are like two peas in a pod. Protecting their footwear at all costs, in hip-hop culture it's as if sneakers entail the equivalent value to that of a precious diamond. Check out the gallery of emcees that famously flaunt their footgear...

There's no days off for Curren$y. The NOLA rapper, who always seems to be dropping a new song, putting out a new video or releasing a new mixtape, recently linked up with Pitchfork for a documentary that follows his hectic grind. In the 20-minutes of footage, the cameras shadow Spitta backstage, in the studio, on tour and chilling with the homies...

40oz NYC is set to officially release his "Life and Death" collection today, September 30th at 12 p.m. EST. The collection will consist of a two hat, two long sleeve shirt delivery featuring a scripted font which reads "New York" along the sleeve and front of the hats...

The Business of Fashion has put together a list of the 500 most influential people shaping the global fashion industry. The list is compiled of the best designers, executives, retailers, models, media outlets and creatives from around the world...

On this day, September 30, in hip-hop history... 2003: Kanye West's debut single "Through The Wire" was released 10 years ago today. After establishing himself as one of hip-hop's hottest producers, Kanye West was desperate to be taken more seriously as a rapper, but despite his production hustle, many in hip-hop were slow to embrace West as a rapper due to his art school eccentricities

Starlito and Don Trip paint the town black and white in their new clip for “Caesar & Brutus.” The track, which is set to appear on Step Brothers 2, finds them rapping back and forth with poignant writing. Cop the album when it drops on October 17....

What's Old is new. After months of hype and a few bumps along the way, Danny Brown's hotly anticipated follow-up to 2011's XXX has arrived, streaming on Spotify the day before its release on Fool's Gold tomorrow. The 19 track album from the Detroit rapper features verses from Freddie Gibbs, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and A$AP Rocky, along with contributions from non-hip-hop acts like Charli XCX, Purity

Leaving the bright lights of Hollywood for the sunny skies of South Beach, Shaq brought his star power to a young team hungry for a championship. His departure would become one of the most defining moments for both storied franchises, as Shaq’s golden days in Los Angeles and Miami would go down as some of the greatest in his career. Reeb...

Portland-based rapper Myke Bogan is making noise for his new visual “Here We Go,” but his movement extends further than that. Get to know more about the MC who draws comparisons to Kendrick and Big L. Standout: "Here We Go" Also check out: "Skunk Nugs" And: "Uncle Elroys Couch" Name: Myke Bogan Age: 26 Hometown: Lancaster, CA currently residing in Portland, OR. This i