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Brooklyn continues to be ripe with new talent. The Underachievers—which consists of rappers Issa Dash and AK—are pushing forward into a bigger audience with their latest mixtape, The Lords Of Flatbush. Judging from their critically acclaimed debut Indigoism, this tape aims to let the music do the talking. Check for ...

A common insult tossed at rap is that it is exactly like the WWE meaning that the reality we see and hear from the rappers is manufactured and fake. Rapper beef only exists to sell records and give hip-hop an edge that it would not have you could shine an illuminating light on the factory-processing underbelly of the music industry...

Tech N9ne is back with another heavy metal-inspired visuals off Something Else. “Love 2 Disklike Me” features Liz Suwandi and Tyler Lyon and finds everyone going H.A.M. in an abandoned warehouse. Tech’s latest album is out now....

Drake on his own can carry a song—hate it or love it, but it’s true. The Canadian singer-slash-rapper-slash-actor certainly knows his way around a hit. A guest verse from Drake either adds a certain something to a track or ends up taking over the song altogether. It’s a gif...

The Incomparable Shakespeare, who we recently featured on The Break last month, is giving fans a small appetizer until his album By Any Dreams Necessary drops. Today, Shake drops #InvincibleDream that features hosting duties by Sway. The tape has him rocking it solo, but a few gems are on there such as his freestyle with Maffew Ragazino over some new beats by Scott Storch...

Have you seen the official trailer of Grand Theft Auto V? Its a thing a beauty. With GTA V just a couple weeks away (Sept. 17), Rockstar Games teased their fans of the GTA series today by releasing the official trailer for the game. GTA seri ...

Redman performed at the W Hotel in New York City for the W's Gangs of New York Finale last night (August 28), a white-hot, quick-fire set that was squeezed into a 20 minute block of gems that spanned his career from 1992's Whut? Thee Album through his recent Blackout albums alongside Method Man. After hi...

Earlier this week, Eminem announced to great fanfare that his newest album, Marshall Mathers LP 2, is on it's way and will be in stores on November 5. The album will be the seventh (eighth if you include Infinite) studio album of his career and a sequel to Em's groundbreaking classic, 2000's Marshall Mathers LP. While rap sequels are a ...

Big Sean’s sophomore effort, Hall Of Fame, is finally here. After months of delays, the anticipation was at an all-time high. Of course, Sean wasn’t sweating it and delivered an album that is his best work yet. Earlier this year, we followed Sean around during his first solo cover shoot for XXL. While he’s...

As the resident R&B specialist and one of the longest-standing members of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, John legend has come a long way since his 2004 debut. Since then, he has gone on to release two more solo albums and a collaborative LP with The Roots, and has appeared on countless songs with some of hip-hop's greats, including Rick Ross, Ludacris and Andre 3000. ...

In an industry where men are often the dominate figures, female lyricist Rapsody has clearly figured out how to shine through in the rap game. The North Carolina native has been signed with 9th Wonder’s A Wonderful World Music Group since 2008 but has made sure not to allow the legend’s reputation overshadow her potential. Putting ou...

Kidd Kidd has been in the game for a while, but is just now starting to get the attention he deserves. The New Orleans native was once affiliated with Young Money and appeared on Lil Wayne’s platinum-selling single “Mrs. Officer.” His grind ...