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After the tremendous success of Lil Wayne's Dedication 1-4, the fifth installment of the series will available this Friday to download by the public. Dedication 5 will be available on August 30 exclusively through Datpiff. However, Lil Wayne superfans that wish to get hear the album before the rest of the public can sign up now for an exclusive pre-stream and download of the mixtape. ... Read Mo

In a video posted by Revolt TV last night, super-producer Timbaland revealed plans for a project that would find him working with the vocals of the late Michel Jackson. Though details on the project are limited at the moment, it will presumably combine Timbaland's production prowess with unused vocal tracks left behind by Jackson...

Just Blaze has been in the game for a long time. He has worked with a extensive list of artist, two in particular he discusses in today's video, Jay Z and Eminem. Here, the super-producer finds himself comparing the two emcees during an interview with Vlad TV...

Kendrick Lamar has been on quite a ride after Big Sean leaked “Control,” which featured a polarizing verse that would send waves in hip-hop. Well, just about every New York rapper (even some that were out of town) responded to K.Dot with ve...

NBA superstar, All-NBA point guard from the San Antonio Spurs will retire from hip-hop today. In 2007, Parker dropped a self-titled French rap project which boasted singles such as "Balance-tois," "Premier Love," and "Top of the Game." In a...

Today, Spadez teams up with Riff Raff and Deniro Farrar for “Hella Gone.” The Bay Area producer/rapper builds a funky backdrop for the two MCs to bring playful rhymes. To give it some dimensions, he belts an Auto-Tune-infused hook that is infectious. Listen...

A few weeks ago, Foxy Brown appeared on MTV RapFix Live to suggest that she almost appeared on-stage with her former rival, Lil Kim, as part of Hot 97's annual Summer Jam festival. According to Fox, the duo were scheduled to go on during Fabolous' performance before ultimately never coming to fruition...

Hitting the trap for the visual, Ace Hood links up with Meek Mill in "Before The Rollie". In the video Ace reminisces about the old days before the fame and reflects on how his life has changed. The record is off of Ace Hood's latest project Trials & Tribulations....

"Who does Wiz love more? Amber or Mary Jane?"

Project Pat shares his latest collaboration with Wiz Khalifa on “Chiefin.” Produced by Drumma Boy, the track is about smoking that herb and feeling good. You’ll find this track on Pat’s upcoming tape, Cheez-N-Dope 2. ...

Get Home Safely finally gets a release date. Dom Kennedy went on twitter to announce his highly anticipated project release date. The project will drop on October 1st. The tape will be his first solo project since last year's The Yellow Album...

In an interview with Vibe his week, J. Cole offered some surprising news that would have led to a very different alternate reality in rap music. Prior to his signing with Roc Nation in 2009, former G-Unit Records president Sha Money XL had wanted to sign Cole to G-Unit before 50 Cent balked at the proposition. App...