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Looks like Drake's new album is heading straight for the No. 1 spot. Dubbing 'NWTS' the "second-biggest debut of the year so far", the  HITS Daily Double says the LP will bring in between 675-725k. Possibly falling under Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience, which brought in 968,000 copies first week, Drake's new album is likely to kick off quarter 4 as the top selling hip-hop album

DMX’s demons are real. It was evident when he stepped on the scene with his multi-platinum heart-pouring debut It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and 15 years later it still seems to be an uphill battle for the Yonkers MC. Earl recently appeared on Dr. Phil...

The quotes keep coming. Earlier this week, the BBC posted the first two parts of Kanye West's engrossing interview with radio personality Zane Lowe, and now the third part of the interview has surfaced online. The interview finds an energetic Kanye speaking on a number of topics from the Internet, which he describes as "the future sky," to his music to his forays into the fashion world..

Coolio is breathing a sigh of relief after serious charges were dropped against the '90s era rapper in an alleged beating incident that involved his former girlfriend, reports TMZ. Today, a judge threw out the charges after prosecutors failed to prove Lo's ex, Anabella Chatman's account of the events...

Appearing alongside Rihanna in his latest video, "Fashion Killa," A$AP Rocky nabbed the perfect match for his fashion featured clip. With Rih Rih serving as Rocky's love interest, the two spent a night out on the town as Rihanna sports a variety of ensembles, including a sexy form-fitting zebra number...

As a species, there are few of us that have been blessed with the special genetic cocktail that seems to stem the tide of aging over our bodies. If you are one of those few that hit the genetic lottery, you seem to forever seem as if you are twenty-two years old...

Earlier this week, a report popped up on HipHollywood on Monday that Game and Detroit Pistons' point guard Brandon Jennings got into an altercation last weekend at  Toxic, a night club out in California that is a personal favorite of the West Coast spitta. It was reported th ...

15 years ago, Busta Rhymes predicted that our extinction was imminent and humanity only had only one year left on this Earth. Of course, that didn't happen. Apocalyptic fears were for naught, and humanity kept moving along on the infinite timeline of the universe...

Off the heels of her latest mixtape, Nutty World, Sasha Go Hard keeps the momentum going with “Gimme Mo.” Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, Sasha tackles a duet with a tough and aggressive attitude. There are plenty of sexually-charged lyrics here, showing a different side of Sasha that we haven't seen yet. The two ha...

According to shadyrecords.com, Eminem and Shady Records have a deal for content development and production with Ben Silverman's LOUD channel in partnership with Electus. Today they announced Shady Films. Shady Films will continue to produce Detroit Rubber, an online series about Michigan sneaker shop Burn Rubber, and CRWN, an interview series with Elliott Wilson...

Atlanta duo Mach Five remerges after a handful of strong projects, including highly talked about Ratchet Shit series. Today, they drop “Deebo”, which is produced by their in-house talent Asston Kusher. Over a gloomy trap beat, Mach Five lace up some boastful raps. This song ...

It's been 10 years since OutKast put out their diamond-selling double disk, SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below and a lot has changed since then. One thing that hasn't altered is hip-hop's love for Atlanta's dynamic duo or their music. MTV recently chopped it up with Big Boi who reflected on the album saying the music is still relevant even after 10 years and a facelift to the rap industry...