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Can you ball in a straightjacket? This is among the fundamental ways French Montana makes us question the world in which we live. Max B is probably never getting out of prison, and while French's style is decidedly more terrestrial, it shares his old partner's sense of controlled chaos, where you stumble through life's trials with minks and models...

By 2006, Yo Gotti was on the peripheries of rap's mainstream. His second retail album, Back 2 da Basics, sported guest appearances by the then-ubiquitous Jazze Pha, Bun B, 8 Ball during he and MJG's commercial renaissance, and Lil Wayne and Birdman when they were nearing the peak of their power. He ...

Kendrick Lamar continues to push the envelope with his latest visual from To Pimp a Butterfly. "For Free?," a two-minute interlude that sticks out due to its "This dick ain't free!" line that is repeated throughout. It's one of To Pimp a Butterfly's best moments and the video adds a boost to the track. Perhaps ...

The narrative's been beaten into your head through your RSS feed: After Honest came out last spring, Future's engagement to Ciara dissolved. That sent him on a tear, with three mixtapes and an album--this month's Dirty Sprite 2--in well under a calendar year. This whole ti...

The worst-kept secret in Chicago is that Lil Herb is the city's best rapper. Last year's Welcome to Fazoland is one of the most vicious, unhinged mixtapes in recent memory, its outlook grim and its threats charged with an unnerving naturalism. Now come...

The Game and Drake maneuver through the streets of Compton in the video for their collab, "100." With the sun beating down on them, the two mingle with the locals, hit a dice game and hit a block party, showing that despite their status, they're not too big to hang on the block ...

Miguel made waves earlier this month when he said that he feels his music is better than Frank Ocean's. The comparison, controversial at the time, has mostly faded away, mostly due to how quiet Ocean has been on the musical front. But it raises the obvious question: Where does Miguel fit in the modern R&B landscape? Hi...

Music is free now, or at least that's what people born after 1988 are conditioned to believe. To combat piracy (and, now, streaming), artists have employed a variety of tactics to coerce fans into handing over cold, hard cash in exchange for new songs...

The press has conniption fits when a rapper says he's recording with Rick Rubin. And for good reason--the bearded wonder is one of the architects of many of hip-hop's early classics as a chief creative force for Def Jam. But if you're a rapper trying to lay down some vocals in Los Angeles, your first call is probably to an equally laid back Caucasian...

The Weeknd's single "Can't Feel My Face" continues to grow and now gets an added boost with a visual aid. The single's feel has drawn comparisons to Michael Jackson's hits and Abel doesn't downplay the influence as he dances across a small club's stage in an MJ-esque fashion ...

The family of late Coke Boy rapper Chinx put together a music video for his track, "On Your Body." The video stars the slain rapper's wife, Janelli Caceres, as well as their children. Meet Sims sings the catchy hook by the bridge as Janelli sits in her hotel room and reminisces...

Tyga drops the video to his new track, "Master Suite." The visual finds Tyga in his California condo, kicking back with his fellas and a group of beautiful women. The group sips on champagne and fan themselves with wads of hundred dollar bills as T-Raww spits. The...