Joe Budden

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 release week promotional push continues. Earlier in the week Eminem stopped by Sway's SiriusXM show for a revealing glimpse into his creative process, but last night he made a rare appearance on BET's The Breakroom with the always game Slaughterhouse and he was all about the rhymes...

Last night, BET aired its annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, which means one thing: cyphers. While the awards themselves are more often than not treated as an afterthought at the ceremony, the cyphers still have the potential to make waves. With an early clip of Kendrick Lamar's appearance leaking weeks before the show, anticipation was higher than ever...

Award shows aren't generally designed for hip-hop fans. The biggest award shows like the Oscar's and the Emmy's seem to barely acknowledge the impact of the culture.  For hip-hop heads, the most consistently thrilling moment  in any award show around remains the BET Cyphers shown during the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. The cyph...

Hip-hop was extremely active on Instagram this week. As rappers kicked it with top designers, welcomed new family members, got chased by Chuckie and repped for their favorite football player; followers definitely got an inside look into the current happenings of their favorite MCs...

When a rapper or influential hip-hop leader passes away, it’s more than just a trying moment for their fan base. These people were someone’s child, sibling, spouse, friend—you name it. Over the course of hip-hop history, we’ve had some dedication tracks that continue to rock as classics in our collective rap catalog. However, with the ...

For a rapper who had a sterling reputation and was seemingly well-liked within the hip-hop community only a few months ago, Kendrick Lamar has been collecting haters since the release of his verse on Big Sean's "Control" at an alarming rate ...

It's a known fact that rappers and their sneakers are like two peas in a pod. Protecting their footwear at all costs, in hip-hop culture it's as if sneakers entail the equivalent value to that of a precious diamond. Check out the gallery of emcees that famously flaunt their footgear...

Hip-hop was the center of Instagram this week. With Trina in the hospital, Juelz Santana flicking it up lil cousin Terio, and 2 Chainz reuniting the Hot Boys in his new video ; things were quite entertaining. Alicia Keys also cheffed it up for her hubby, Swizz Beatz, Joe Budden posed with his huge dog, Fat Trel showed off an epic  tat from one of his fans, A$AP Rocky posted a pic from his "Fa

We all know how that it’s important how you start an album or mixtape, but how you finish it is equally vital to the success of any project. The final song, or “Outro” if you will, is the conclusion. It’s the last piece to the puzzle the artist has been building from the moment you pressed play. The way you walk away ...

New Jersey often gets a bad rap—pun intended. To some it’s the sixth borough of New York City, but to others, the Garden State is the home of the Jersey Shore and we all watched how well that unfolded on MTV. Contrary to polarizing opinions, New Jersey is much more than the sum of its parts, especially when it comes to hip-hop. Here a...

Joe Budden and his model ex-girlfriend, Tahiry, have had a troubled relationship over the years. The former Love & Hip Hop stars have feuded in public in the past with Joe Budden recently taking to Instagram in a video to mock his sad feelings over the breakup. ...

Slaughterhouse recently stopped by Charlie Sloth’s BBC Radio 1 show. After the Q&A, Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9″, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz spazzed on Pusha T's "Numbers On The Boards" track as a part of the Fire In The Booth segment....