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On June 24, Fat Joe was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. The Bronx rapper faces four months and a $15,000 for failure to file income tax returns on approximately $3.3 million in earnings. Initially, he was charged on failure to file tax returns from 2007 to 2010, but the charges were reduced after he agreed to a plea bargain...

Super Tuesday is officially over. On June 18, four big hip-hop albums—Yeezus, Born Sinner, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Extended Play—impacted retailers and online outlets everywhere. The sales race is officially on, with projections predicting West is leading the pack. We interac...

Lil Wayne has grown into a household name since releasing his monumental album Tha Carter III in 2008. On Monday, the album turned five and we gathered Wayne’s collaborators to tell us compelling stories on how certain tracks came together. It’s...

Earlier this week, Jay-Z proved that he really is bigger than hip-hop on "Open Letter." After garnering criticism from members of Congress for his recent vacation to Cuba with Beyonce, Hov took 'em to task with a blistering two-and-a--half minute track...

Back in 1994, Craig Mack blessed us with the classic “Flava In Ya Ear”—a song that received a memorable remix by the hottest New York MCs in the game. Poke and Tone of the legendary duo Trackmasters were the guys behind the song’s classic production. Not only did “Flava In...