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Ever since Miley Cyrus invaded a Juicy J concert to dance on stage for the rapper, the former Disney star and the Juice Man have been hip-hop's most unlikely friendship. Rumors swirled today that the pair was taking their relationship to the next level as the internet began to buzz with unsubstantiated stories that Miley was pregnant with Juicy J's child ...

2 Chainz made several changes to his camp following the San Francisco robbing he endured earlier this year. Revealing that he fired his bodyguard as a result of the incident, the rapper tells that the misfortune did not come as too much of a shock simply because growing up in the hood prepared him for situations like such...

Blu and Nottz are keeping busy. On October 22, the former XXL Freshman and the Norfolk, VA producer (sometimes rapper) is teaming up for Gods In The Spirit. The six-track EP gathers hip-hop’s lyrical heavy-hitters who help keep storytelling alive. Rapp...

The Los Angeles Times reported last weekend that charges have been filed in the murder of Kevin "Flipside" White, formerly of ex-Death Row rap group O.F.T.B., and another man, Markice Delshawn Brider. Kevin Phillips, 26, is being charged with two counts of murder in the shooting of White and Brider on September 23. Flips...

Rick Ross visits Peter Rosenberg and DJ Cipha Sounds for their podcast, Juan Epstein, for an super interesting interview. They travel back in time as Ross describes when he was "Chill Will" as a child. Ross broke down when he first started getting serious with music around 18 years old and first time in the studio around the time when Biggie and Tupac was on the radio. The...

Cam’ron officially drops his latest mixtape Ghetto Heaven Vol. 1 tomorrow. He offers one more leak called “Come And Talk To Me,” which finds him remaking an old Jodeci track. Killa back on his ish. Give it a listen above. ...

Vic Mensa should be a familiar name to anyone keeping an eye on Chicago's multi-faceted hip-hop scene. The young rapper made an appearance on "Cocoa Butter Kisses" off Chance The Rapper's Acid Rap, he used to be part of the hip-hop band Kids These Days, he recently dropped an impressive track with singer Eliza Doolittle and now he's released a solo mixtape, INNANETAPE...

With a massively star-studded cast including Paula Patton, Boris Kodjoe, Jill Scott, Taye Diggs and the like, you’d almost expect to be blown away by Baggage Claim, which hit theaters September 27. The comedy flick is told through the narration of Montana Moore (played by Patton), a 30-something flight attendant who’s determined to both find a man and get engaged in 30 days before her sister’s wed

Pro Era’s CJ Fly is preparing to release his forthcoming mixtape, The Way Eye See It, on October 4. Today, he drops a heavy boom-bap affair with “Sadderdaze” featuring TDE’s Ab-Soul. The two deliver ill rhymes, spitting game about finding yourself in a lost world and being a rebel without a cause. Check it out above. ...

We've all had those days when we wanted to quit our job in some spectacular way, speaking truth to power in a righteous and glorious manner.  Most of us give our two weeks in a polite email and then quietly exit with little fanfare. Vid...

Out with the new, in with the Old. Detroit misfit, Danny Brown's forthcoming album Old hits shelves on October 8, so the eccentric rapper decided fulfill some fans' intrigue by taking part in Reddit's Ask Me Anything Session. Brown chopped it up with fans about everything from the craziest thing he's ever witnessed coming up in the D, his video game designing aspiration, to trippy sessions gone

Rock The Bells, the traveling hip-hop festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, announced last week that they are canceling their final two shows in Washington, D.C. and the New York City area. Rock The Bells released a statement regarding the cancellation of the final two weekends of its tour. According to the s...