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With Rick Ross’ “No Games (Remix)” heating up the streets, the MMG leader recently called DJ Scream on his Hoodrich Radio show on Hip-Hop Nation to talk about Mastermind and his newest signees Tracy T and Fat Trel. The biggest piece of news during the interview is his announcement of pushing back Mastermind. “I’m still putti...

It’s been 20 years since the original Muddy Waters dropped. Recently, Redman announced he would be releasing a follow-up to his standout album later this year. While The Def Squad rapper has been mum on more details, he’s decided to hold fans over with Muddy Waters 2: The Mixtape. For a tast...

The birthday boy has a present for us. Some say you are your worst critic, but Jay seems confident that his catalogue stacks up the way it should. Here in post called The Scoreboard on Life + Times, he ranks his 12 solo albums, placing Kingdom Come last while stating four of his projects were classics...

Big news from Gucci Mane today. Just days after news broke that Gucci was charged in federal court today with two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon after two September incidents during which he showed a gun and threatened police. He took to Twitter to announce his new project...

Nas manager Anthony Aymen Saleh is joining production, management and promotion company C3 Presents, according to Billboard. Saleh will become the company's Executive Vice President of Management. C3 has grown to become one of the largest festival promoters in the country in recent years, producing Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits in addition to more than 1,000 shows in venues across the countr

Today is Jay Z's Birthday. He turns 44 today and to honor his birthday, Hot 97's own Mister Cee played a pretty amazing birthday mix to honor the great Hov. Cee paid homage during his noon throwback mix. He starts it out fittingly with "December 4th" and begins to unleash an onslaught of hits after hits. Listen t...

Last night (Dec. 3), Game visited The Arsenio Hall Show and chopped it up, discussing multiple things. The most interesting topic of discussion is if a G-Unit reunion is likely to happen sometime soon. Which Game swiftly denies stating, "naw we couldn't be further apart." Th...

Yesterday, Jay Z made a big announcement for a new project in the works. He’s going vegan. On a letter posted on Life + Times, Hov explained his 22-day challenge of going on a “semi-vegan, plant-based diet.” The cleansing system, which is designed by Marco Borges, will have food consisting of no gluten, soy or diary. He also takes “d...

Harlem’s very own Jim Jones continues his Vampire Life campaign with new material. The Dipset member releases a six-track EP called We Own The Night, which contains features by Jeremih, Trav, Mel Matrix, Philthy Rich, Charlie Rock and many more. As e...

Gucci Mane was charged in federal court today with two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon after two September incidents during which he showed a gun and threatened police, according to CNN. Prosecutors says he faces up to 20 years on federal gun charges. Guc...

Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes reveal the official artwork for their upcoming mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon. With Busta’s “Thank You” giving us a taste of their chemistry, we can’t wait to see what December 12 has in store. Check out the Tribe-in...

When Clams Casino first arrived on the scene a few years back, his production style was like a breath of fresh beats. He combined trippy electronic samples (shout out to Björk), and created a new sound. Some call it Cloud Rap, while others don’t know what exactly Cloud Rap is (or was). Neverthel...