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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

Another day, another album update from Houston veteran Devin The Dude. Yesterday, the rap crooner blessed us with the first single off the LP, "I Probably Should Have." Today, we get the cover for the album which is entitled One For The Road...

Ja Rule and Irv Gotti’s recent press run (The Breakfast Club, Hot 97 with Angie Martinez) was a sign of bigger things to come. After Ja spent nearly two years behind bars in NY, he’s ready to take control of his music career. And Gotti’s got his back. In July, Gott...

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BET filmed its Hip-Hop Awards show last night in Atlanta. Though you'll have to wait for the show to air to see the entire coveted "Cypher" segment, the network released its "Digital All Stars Cypher" which consists of Astro, Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc and Problem...

Some people who were name checked during Gucci Mane's epic Twitter rant weren't surprised by the rapper's actions. But, for others, the cold words came from way out in left field. Fellow Atlanta rapper Rocko is one of the latter. During Guwop's rant, the "U...

As Drake unveiled the long-awaited visual for "Hold On We're Going Home", A$AP Rocky released the video for "Fashion Killa" alongside Rihanna, and Rick Ross crafted a Scar Face inspired video for "No Games"; hip-hop's videos indeed extended to new levels this week...