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Nicki Minaj will be hitting the big screen. Back in April it was reported that Nicki Minaj is set to make her live-action film debut. The YMCMB spitta will star alongside Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton and Leslie Mann in new romantic comedy The Other Woman. Nic...

Drake is always a hot topic of discussion worth diving into. For VIBE’s Winter 2014 cover, the 27-year-old is featured for their "Killing Them Softly" story. Music Editor John Kennedy has an in-depth conversation about the recording process of Nothing Was The Same, as well as touches on current topics like his relationship with Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West. D...

On MTV Rapfix Live year end episode, Statik Selektah announced his new upcoming album for 2014, What Goes Around…. It will hit the stores in the second quarter next year via Duck Down records. This year has been a very busy year for the super producer/DJ. He al...

Yesterday, Angel Haze was angry at her label and leaked her album Dirty Gold on SoundCloud before its scheduled date of March 3. After the stream was taken down, Haze addressed her fans once again later that night with good news. She’s releasing Dirty Gold at the end of the year. T...

Mike Will is living up to the role as ATL’s ambassador for banging production. Future’s single “SH!T” has been remixed by the likes of T-Pain, Drake and few others, but today he shares another version of the song. The ATL remix features...

Update: Lil Boosie's release date his been moved up sooner than expected. See our updated story here. Our original story is below. Lil Boosie is coming home sooner than his fans anticipated. The Baton Rouge rapper—real name Torrence Hatch—is listed with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections under a release date of Aug. 18, 2014, ...

Snoop Dogg is giving a lucky fan the opportunity to be his intern. In support of his non-profit, the Snoop Youth Football League, if fans give a small donation they will have the chance to win the internship. Donate $200+ and you will also be guaranteed a signed pack of rolling papers from Snoop. The campaign has 4...

According to Mirror, after a phone call by October's Very Own head honcho and rap superstar, Drake, Jermain Defoe was persuaded to join Toronto FC. Tornoto FC enlisted Drizzy Drake to be their ambassador, similar to what the Toronto Raptors did, and it appears that their ambassador is doing his job. De ...

In September 2012, Fredo Santana released It’s A Scary Site. The tape established him as the right-hand talent to Chief Keef who had slightly less imitating raps. Tomorrow, Fredo out to feed his fans with some new music in the form of It’s A Scary Site 2. Production...

Universal Pictures is now advancing the script stages for N.W.A.’s biopic, Straight Outta Compton, as it enlists the talents of go-to writer Jonathan Herman (Conviction, Rites of Men) to pen a new draft. The motion picture studio is in the process of picking up the title in turnaround from New Line Cinema, this according to HollywoodReporter. Ice Cube’s dream project is s...

Earlier this year, Retch announced his new mixtape Polo Sporting Goods that would feature heavy contributions from producer Thelonious Martin. Now, the material has arrived and it features guests such as Action Bronson, Ab-Soul and his Heir Gang partner Da$h...

Joaquin Phoenix sat down with MTV News to discuss his new movie coming out December 18 called Her. Joaquin and co-star Amy Adams chop it up about the movie but things get really interesting when Phoenix mentions his love for Kanye West's Yeezus show. ...