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Harlem’s own Loaded Lux released his latest mixtape, You 'Gon Get This Work. Hosted by Shaq, it gathers a plethora of respected MCs such as Trae The Truth, Method Man, Raekwon, Murda Mook, Fred Da Godson and more. A clear highlight is his Fat Trel-assisted single “K.I.L.L.A.S.,”...

There’s a reason why Eminem is credited as being one of hip-hop’s most prolific lyricists. It’s because he is. Marshall Mathers delivers on every track he approaches—whether it’s his or someone else’s. He has a knack for switching up hi...

Next Tuesday, September 10th, Mike WiLL Made It will finally release his new single "23." This single has been talked about for weeks. Today, he released the artwork for  the lead single from his forthcoming debut album, Est. In 1989 Pt. 3. ...

When one would normally be rehearsing, Action Bronson could be found feeding fans at a food truck sponsored by Ray Ban’s Envision Series. Chatting with Vice Eats prior to his performance, Bronson spoke about the experience telling of his past, present, and future passion for food with hopes to one day even open a food truck of his own. “...

DJ Khaled had us all fooled when he planned a fake proposal to Nicki Minaj. As it turns out, the move was to promote his next single off Suffering From Success. After behind the scenes photos and a short clip surfaced online, today, we get the entire version of "I Wanna Be With You...

  Over the past weekend, Lil Wayne's highly anticipated mixtape series, Dedication, dropped its 5th installment on Sunday (Sept. 1st).  The mixtape has been the talk of the town, especially "Pure Colombia." On the instrumental for Young Scooter's hit track "Columbia," Weezy throws a shot at Queen Bee, rapping "Changed the face of my Rolex, shout out to Lil' Kim," ref

In an interview with Vibe.com, Jay Electronica revealed that he wanted to release Big Sean's "Control" on his upcoming album. Prior to the leak of the song a few weeks back, Jay Elect had expressed a desire to take the track for his himself after Big Sean told him that the song would not be coming out on Big Sean's Hall Of Game...

All jokes aside, Gloria James looks happy to be with emerging Miami rapper Lambo. Baller Alert was first to put us on to their relationship and the blogsphere just can't stop talking about it. Apparently, the two have been dating since Valentine’s Day. Whil...

"I'm blessed to be alive" says Romeo Miller  after surviving what could have been a fatal car accident, emerging with just scratches. Colliding in Calabasas on Sunday, Romeo caught up with TMZ detailing that night's tragic events. "Honestly, I'm just happy to be here. To ...

In an interview with online fashion magazine, Hypebeast, Kendrick Lamar discusses style and hip-hop and his thoughts on becoming a new fashion icon in the game. "I feel comfortable with being a style icon," Kendrick Lamar told Hypebeast...

There was a time in the late aughts when the thought of Lil Wayne being out of the larger hip-hop conversation for even a short period of time seemed near impossible, but it happened. Lil Wayne wasn’t nominated for any major MTV Video Music Awards or BET Awards this year, and he’s been receding from the spotlight for a bit. These deve...

TMZ is reporting that Lupe Fiasco has been named as a defendant in a new lawsuit by the estranged wife, Inita Patton, of convicted drug kingpin, Charles "Chilly" Patton. Patton's wife is accusing Fiasco of helping her husband move $9 million dollars into various accounts preventing her from accessing money as part of the couple's divorce proceedings...