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Pusha T unleashes his latest song from his upcoming album My Name Is My Name. Produced by Swizz Beatz, “Sweet Serenade” features a distorted hook by Chris Brown and has Push sharing his opinion on the rap game now. Shortly after the track dropped last night, the G.O.O.D. Musi...

On this day, August 29, in hip-hop history... 2006: After leaving long-time home, Geffen Records, The Roots decided to sign with Def Jam Records in 2006. The group had been reeling in the wake of the death of long-time friend and collaborator, J Dilla, and as a result the change in their live was The Roots' remarkable sixth studio album, Game Theory...

Layzie Bone announced this week  that he will be leaving Bone Thugs-N-Harmony after he fulfills his scheduled appearances with the group. In a letter that he wrote on Twitter, the Cleveland MC announced that he will exit from the group after Bone Thugs finishes up their scheduled dates on the Rock The Bells Tour and remaining television appearances associated with that. "I ...

Last week, Juicy J made headlines with the announcement that he was planning a $50,000 scholarship for aspiring women looking to showcase their twerking skills. Although, the rumored "twerking scholarship" proved to be slightly untrue, plans were still set in motion for a scholarship to be given out under Juicy's name ...

The "Nike Air Griffey Max 1" continues to hold true as one of the most iconic sneakers for any Major League Baseball player to date. The sneaker has been released in a number of different colorways and continues to be a major hit amongst the sneaker community...

  Designer fashion house Maison Martin Margiela is one of the most respected and fashion forward brands within the industry. The brand has executed a number of limited edition collections, along with high end collaborations. Having had much success last year with their collaboration alongside fashion retail giant H&M the brand has decided to announce their forthcoming collaboration with footw

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...