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Earlier today Tech N9ne dropped a heavy-metal inspired video for the Something Else track "Love 2 Dislike Me," but if you're looking for something a little more stripped down from the Strange Music head-honcho, then you're in luck. Tech N9ne stopped by BET's 106 & Park yesterday and spent some time in The Backroom, delivering a powerful and impassioned freestyle performance. ... Read

SL Jones is about to prove to you why he’s the new America’s nightmare. With a slow-burning beat, Jonesy handles the hook and drops a verse of his own. Louisana’s own Kevin Gates jumps in with a menacing sixteen to top it off. This track adds ...

Stopping by to chop it up with Hot 97's Angie Martinez, Justin Timberlake spoke a little on his relationship with Jay-Z and Beyonce. Telling that the two are genuine friends, Justin continued saying the that couples have endured some quite wild times...

As twerking fever sweeps the nation, our friends at Fox & Friends are experimenting with the notorious hip-hop dance live on the air. In a segment on this morning's Fox & Friends, the show's host, Gretchen Carlson, was introduced the wonderful world of twerking. It did not go so well. ...

Cam’ron may be teasing a bit, but the release of Ghetto Heaven Vol. 1 is approaching on October 1. Until then, the Dipset rapper gives us “Welcome To My World,” a narrative cut that finds him talking about everything going down in Harlem. Once again, it’...

On a segment on Fox News that aired on Tuesday, the state of hip-hop became a topic of criticism. 50 years after the 1963 March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, rap became the topic of discussion, stemming from a Wall Street Journal piece by Juan Williams. In the piece, Ju...

It's pretty much impossible to overestimate Michael Jackson's impact on pop music. The songs, the albums, the outfits, the television performances, the videos—it all adds up, and in Jackson's case, it adds up to a legacy that will never leave us. While ...

Yo Gotti lets us know how he really feels. Previously releasing the video to “Fuck You,” the self-proclaimed King of Memphis returns with the remix. This time, he brings Meek Mill, who flexes over the booming production. Meek gives Gotti’s joint some new life, while getting his point across about putting "clown ass niggas" in a circus. Gotti’s I Am ...

Trotting new turfs, Sean appears on Fall Out Boy's new song "The Mighty Fall". Just releasing the visuals to the track, the group puts on an eventful action themed clip with appearances from the Sean Don himself. Check it out!

Queens stands up! World’s Fair comes through with their final leak off the upcoming album,Bastards Of The Party. On the Black Noi$e-produced “Sammy Sosa,” the rap collective drops layers of tight bars over a dark and hypnotic soundscape. Pay attention to...

AG Da Coroner promises to stick to the essence of real hip-hop. From his latest offer off Crushed Grapes, the Queens rapper is accomplishing just that. On “Not Gonna Cry,” AG celebrates everything life has to offer—both the good and the bad. Give it a lis...

More information has surfaced around 2 Chainz' recent Oklahoma arrest. An officer involved in the incident has come forth claiming that the passengers on Chainz' bus would not let authorities aboard after they “smelled an overwhelming odor of marijuana". T...