Dan Buyanovsky

Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' Recounted Through Oral History

The world has changed since Lil Wayne was the ‘best rapper alive’. In 2008, Drake was yet to release his seminal So Far Gone mixtape. Kanye had fallen down a well of self-deprecation and was busy working on 808's & Heartbreak. Eminem was lost somewhere in his pre-Relapse pit...

With his Nothing Was The Same album slated to drop in just over two weeks, expectations for Drake's third LP are exceptionally high, and it looks like he's fittingly hoping to do something major with his new music. In a brief interview with MTV, Drizzy admitted that he's hoping to improve on his sophomore album Take Care, saying, "The music that I'm making is more concise, more clear, and I'v

Fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed Kismet mixtape, Brooklyn-bred Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire lets go of two new tracks from his forthcoming King Cozmic's Ethereal Playground project. The first, titled "A Sun's Calypso," is produced by Bowery Beats and is a moody, summery anthem that's reminiscent of Jay Electronica's early rhymes...

With the new season of Wild 'N Out in full swing, host and creator Nick Cannon has had a slew of rappers come through for guest appearances on the show. In this exclusive clip from Tuesday's episode, Cannon takes on Joe Budden in a round of 'Wildstyle,' during which Joe rips Nick for his relationship with Mariah, while Cannon tears into Budden about his stint on Love & Hip-Hop. Wa...

Trinidad Jame$ is mad. The typically calm-and-collected Southern MC has been having some attitude problems as of late, seizing every opportunity to call out rappers and critics and threaten to beat their asses. All the negative energy comes from a sensible place, though...

A few weeks ago, while at the 2013 BMI Awards, Consequence chopped it up with The Source about his love of songwriting and his contributions to Beyonce's hit record "Party." While Cons has never been too out-in-the-open with his songwriting prowess, apparently he initially cut the record for his own project...

Now in its 20th year of outfitting the most fashionable hip-hop fans out there, Japanese clothing line A Bathing Ape returns with their 2013 Fall/Winter collection, equipped with all of your camo needs. According to the special sneak peak above, the collection is set to feature a number of jackets—from motorcycle to varsity to windbreakers—in various camo prints that the brand has become known for

Coming off an extremely successful year in which they received priceless cosigns from one of hip-hop's most fashionable artists, A$AP Rocky, street wear brand Black Scale returns with a collaboration with FRESH.i.AM for their upcoming "Somewhere In America" line...

Clearly a big fan of hitting his fans with surprising and exciting news on a whim, Drake took to Twitter just a few minutes ago to announce that his forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same has been mixed and mastered and is "on its way to you...

Just a day before the second annual Made In America Festival, Jay Z and his Oscar-winning producing partner Ron Howard let go of the trailer for their collaborative Made In America documentary. The film—which is set to premiere at next month's Toronto International Film Festival and on Showtime on October 11—chronicles the growth of Jay's Made In America Fest, and features interviews with Run-D...

After dropping three great tracks from his upcoming mixtape, Chicago rapper (and former Kids These Days front man) Vic Mensa is finally ready to put out his highly anticipated #INNANETAPE. In the above video trailer for the tape, he parodies the unfortunate beating of fellow Chicagoan DJ Nate, who got robbed this year by supposed-fans...