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Rico Love flexes his lyrical chops in his latest mixtape, El Presidente. After teasers “Main Bitches” featuring Plies and “I Won’t Judge You” fairing well with hip-hop/R&B fans, Rico went ahead and liberated the entire tape. The 11-track offering also featu...

Ever want to produce like Havoc from Mobb Deep? Well "After 20 years of crafting tracks, legendary producer Havoc of Mobb Deep is making a selection of his signature sounds available to producers everywhere." The Infamous Producer Kit features classic sounds from Mobb Deep's albums such as The Infamous. In ...

Last week one of world's great leaders, Nelson Mandela, passed away. The hip-hop community responded with tweets and pictures paying respects to Mandela. Well, Game paid homage to Nelson Mandela by getting a tattoo of him. The caption of the Instagram read, "The finished "Nelson Mandela" lookin out of the prison bars by @NikkoHurtado done on my side...

Fabolous took to his Instagram to announce that at 12:25 p.m. on Christmas Day The S.O.U.L. Tape 3 will be available. This is the third installment of The S.O.U.L. Tape series which has been going on since 2011. The S.O.U.L. Tape 2 came out last year in November boasting hits like "For The Love" and "Life Is So Exciting" featuring Pusha T and Ryan Leslie. Che...

After showing off the Kardashian's Christmas card on her show. Ellen Degeneres showed off her own Kanye West & Kim Kardashian "Bound 2" inspired Christmas card. With the card reading "Bound for a Merry Christmas," you'll see Ellen as Kanye and Portia as Kim K...

On December 6, The Daily Currant ran a fake interview with Kanye West stating he thinks he is “the next Nelson Mandela.” The Currant identifies itself as “The Global Satirical Newspaper of Record,” so there were enough outrageous quotes to show it wasn’t a real article. Still, many people were sens...

Jay Z and Roc Nation Sports just got some competition. Hov did land a gigantic $240 Million dollars contract for Ex-Yankee 2nd baseman Robinson Cano from the Seattle Mariners. However, Lil B is the Based God . Taking to Twitter to announce to any Division I athlete or player who's already in the league that he's available to be your agent. he...

Last month it was reported that T.I. and his Grand Hustle imprint signed a deal under the umbrella of Columbia Records. Well today the Grand Hustle general called DJ Scream’s Hoodrich Radio to clarify that Grand Hustle is still independent. "Let...

Tyga delivers the fourth installment of his series, Well Done. The Los Angeles rapper hops on instrumentals from the likes of Pusha T and Que (of “O.G. Bobby Johnson” fame) and goes all in with his raw delivery. Other standouts on the tape include “Good Day” featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga, as well as “Bang Out” that have verse by the late Eazy-E. The YMCMB signee is always down to...

This is a long time coming. Next week, 10. Deep Clothing is hosting a big holiday party featuring the return of Mike Jones and Paul Wall. It’s been over five years since the H-Town staples graced the stage, so this performance should be a must-see. Chec...

Speaking to The305 at Art Basel in Miami, Nas discussed the legacy of Nelson Mandela who passed away yesterday (Dec. 5) at the age of 95. He talks about when he was younger, his mother took him to Yankee Stadium to see Nelson Mandela. "Th...

Earlier this year, Rashida Jones made headlines in October when she told the women of the industry "to stop acting like whores" (as indicated in her viral hashtag) and step up their standards. Greeted by a ton of backlash in response to her rant, Rashida now takes to Glamour Magazine to further explain her message...