photo galleries

There are some standard rapper poses we all know and try to mimic. From the gun hands and the crouch to the prayer hands and the boxer, rappers have had the same artillery of photo shoot go-tos for years. But with social media taking over our lives more and more, some rappers have added a new pose to the line-up...

Only in its second year, the iHeartRadio Music Awards last night in Los Angeles had many artists from across all genres in attendance for a night of light-heartened fun. Although the night arguably went to country-turned-pop star Taylor Swift, who won three of the night's top awards, those who represent hip-hop had fun while in the building...

Nicki Minaj is taking her rap reign worldwide. Since she started her Pinkprint World Tour last week, Minaj has been living it up on the stage and posting the best moments on the 'gram. Ever since she got a taste of overseas touring life as a guest on Beyonce's tour in 2014, Nicki has been preparing for her full immersion...

Transformation naturally comes with time. And if you're a rapper lucky enough to have cameras capture the longevity of your career, chances are you've got some dope throwback moments. These are the awesome, hilarious (and sometimes embarrassing) back in the day pics of when rappers were just starting out in the studio or arriving on their first big red carpet. Fas...

Tapping a skilled artist or graphic designer is a route many rappers are taking these days to create the most appealing visual for their album covers. Although the tactic is nothing new, there's been a recent resurgence in cartoon-like, illustrated cover art...

Anybody will tell you the quickest and relatively cheapest way to switch up your appearance is to color your hair. And with artists, their images are always evolving based on where they want to take their music. Which is why we can barely keep up with their morphing hair styles...

In recent years, Austin's SXSW Festival has ballooned into a smorgasbord of genre mashups and big company promotions. But other than a dope, three week convergence of all things new in tech, film and music, SXSW is also a great place to network for young talent...

Not only do rappers love to express art through music, but through physical interpretations as well. And what better way to do so than painting the canvas of your own physical frame? When you think of some of the most tatted up MC's in hip-hop, there are a few stand outs that come to mind...

If you take a look at Drake's Instagram lately, it seems dramas of libel lawsuits and sheisty promoters are the furthest thing from his mind. While touring abroad, Drake and his camp have been taking prolific show pics and finding time in between shows to take some pretty dope excursions...

Rappers love to show that they're living good and eating better. Often on an equally extravagant place setting, MCs are snapping and posting more and more pics of their five star meals, presumably to make us all hungry and jealous. Since you are what you eat, on tour or at home, these guys are getting in their 2,000 calories the most indulgent way possible...

Hip-hop artists don't just make music for us to dance to, they love to get down to it themselves. Some people may think with their 'cool' personas, these rapper would never let loose and dance around like maniacs. But when circumstances (and by circumstances we mean company, vibes and/or liquor) are just right, these stars aren't beyond breaking out from just the typical head bob...