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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...

BET just celebrated the past year in hip-hop with its two-hour BET Hip-Hop Awards, and it brought many of the rap game's leading lights out to Atlanta's Civic Center. Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, DJ Khaled all took in the show and took the stage at the event late last month, and each features as part of one of the highs—or lows—of the broadcast. XXL compil...

Twitter definitely erupted with tweets during the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Flooding the social site with commentary surrounding the happenings of the show, many of the rap game's top MCs weighed in surprisingly giving praises to their competitors...

If you haven't seen them yet, or to refresh your memory, you can watch the BET cyphers here. Cypher 7 with Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc, Problem and Astr is only available online. BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Line-Up Cypher 1 – Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz, Jon Connor Cypher 2 – A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, A$AP Rocky Cypher 3 – Action Bronson, Star Life Breezy,Travis $cott, Tifanny Fox

The 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards are in full swing. Check back as we update you on tonight's cyphers. Kevin Hart (as Chocolate Droppa), Nick Cannon, Nelly, Boris Kodjoe, Dwayne Martin, and JB Smooth Kendrick Lamar And TDE Slaughterhouse A$AP Mob Action Bronson, Starlife Breezy, Travi$ Scott, Tiffany Foxx & Lil' Kim Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz & Jon Connor

What's beef? It's somewhat of a cliché to say that the truest essence of hip-hop is in the battle but after 40-years of hip-hop, there is bound to be some long-lasting ill-will amongst a group of people as competitive as rappers. Some ...

Hip-hop was pretty hilarious on Instagram this week. With Cam'ron posting funny flicks about male selfies and Denzel Washington, Mackelmore swagging out his bus drivers as well as unveiling DJ Oreo's deep desire, and Drake's picture of his huge afro in a throwback cannot be forgotten...

It seems that once a rapper reaches a certain eminence, the law always catches up to them. From DMX to Lil Kim and even further down in the history of hip-hop, rappers have always found it tough to escape the vengeance of authorities. Whether it be for tax evasion, gun charges, or even an unfortunate drug circumstance; too many rappers have had too many encounters with the law...

Back In July, Lil' Kim announced that she was planning a sequel to her 1996 debut album, Hard Core, to be released sometime in the fall. Yesterday, the Queen Bee announced via Twitter that her upcoming mixtape, Hard Core 2K13: Back 2 Da Streetz, will be available on October 31...

Throughout the tenure of 50 Cent’s career, he’s jumped on quite a few tracks. As the leader of G-Unit, there was always someone in the camp looking for a hot 16 from Fif. Add to that 50 Cent’s friends outside of his crew often needed some lyrical assistance on tracks, looking for a touch of his hit-making magic. Finally, 50 Cent...

This has gone by fast and you may have missed some of the biggest moments in hip-hop. That's why we're here. This week there's a petition to honor Biggie Smalls, 2 Chainz gets arrested, and Drake drops the tracklist for Nothing Was The Same...

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...