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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...

After some deferment, Meek Mill's Dreamchasers 3 is finally here. Will this project keep pace with the previous two DC installments which featured street hits like "Ima Boss," "Amen," "House Party," "Racked Up Shawty" and "Flexing?" The set greatly differs from the song list Meek teased earlier this year and contains several guest appearances incl

And "Hard Knock Life" is still a ghetto anthem to this day.

Hip-hop was the center of Instagram this week. With Trina in the hospital, Juelz Santana flicking it up lil cousin Terio, and 2 Chainz reuniting the Hot Boys in his new video ; things were quite entertaining. Alicia Keys also cheffed it up for her hubby, Swizz Beatz, Joe Budden posed with his huge dog, Fat Trel showed off an epic  tat from one of his fans, A$AP Rocky posted a pic from his "Fa

Last night's BET Hip-Hop Awards taping revealed more than the Cypher Lineup. The Cypher, itself, might have unveiled hip-hop's latest label signing. According to sources, Flint, Michigan spitter Jon Connor revealed that he is the latest employee at Dr...

Aftre releasing his latest project Cheez-N-Dope 2 earlier this month, Project Pat solidifies his OG status on wax with the new Juicy J assisted song, "Be A G." Mike Will Made It provides the bass-heavy soundscape. Check out "Be A G," below...

In advance of his long-awaited mixape, Dreamchasers 3, which hits the 'Net later today, Philly rap star Meek Mill drops a 30-minute video previewing most of the songs from the project. Today, DJ Drama also unveiled the track list for mixtape...

Last night, the movers and shakers in the hip-hop industry descended upon Atlanta for the taping of the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards. As usual, much interest was placed on the always entertaining cyphers. Could the segment top years past? Will there be a newcomer to come along and turn heads...

Putting together Big Sean's Hall of Fame was no simple process, but, after numerous false starts the LP was released in late August. Today, the Detroit rapper unveils a 23-minute documentary which chronicles the making of his second LP starting 269 days before the project's release...

Statik Selektah's June album Extended Play featured some hidden gems. Today, the producer chooses "Gz, Pimps, Hustlers" featuring Wais P for the video release.

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine's uber-popular line of headphones and electronic devices just got another boost with a $500 million investment from The Carlyle Group, reports The New York Times. Beats announced the half a billion dollar boost in capital from the top private equity firm on Friday (September 27)...

Despite reports that Drake was on pace to sell over 600,000 copies of his new album, Nothing Was The Same, hip-hop was dominated by another fashionable rapper, Kanye West, this week. Kanye's interview with Zane Lowe of the BBC was the talk of the hip-hop world this week as the instantly quotable interview spawned endless lists, memes and parodies of the four-part installment. By ...