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ScHoolboy Q Becomes a Principal for a Day at Baltimore High School
ScHoolboy Q was the principal for Maritime High School. Educational non-profit organization, Get Schooled brought Q to Baltimore, Md. for a celebrity principal celebration.
Maritime High School got the opportunity by raising its attendance 10% and winning the Get Schooled’s National Attendance Challenge. There the...
Joey Fatts Gives a Tour of His Neighborhood in “How We Livin'” Video
In support of Ill Street Blues EP, Joey Fatts drops the visuals for "How we livin'" today. In the music video, Fatts raps while his boys play cee-lo in the background. The video then shifts to the Long Beach native rapping inside his house. Joey giv...
Listen to T-Pain Feat. Kardinal Offishall, ‘Disa My Ting’
T-Pain links up with Kardinal Offishall for "Disa My Ting." The reggae vibes from "Disa My Ting" adds to the turn up record, giving fans a perfect song to dance to. Teddy P is gearing up to release his Iron Way mixtape, which is due out March 27. DJ Drama...
Murs Tells a Crazy Story in ‘Okey Dog’ Video
The video for Murs' "Okey Dog" is released. In the music video, the Strange Music signee tells a story to two children about one of the toughest guys in the West Coast. Murs talks about the inspiration behind the single.
"'Okey Dog' is a song about one of the toughest dudes I know," said the hip-hop vet to Strange Music...
Listen to OG Maco Feat. Wiz Khalifa, ‘Night Like This (Remix)’
OG Maco teams up with Wiz Khalifa for the remix for "Night Like This." The original song is off Maco's recent EP, 15, which dropped last month. On the Ricky P-produced song, Maco's fiery delivery is replaced with a soothing autotuned flow that will put the listeners in a dream. Wiz...
Young Lito Takes You to His Neighborhood in ‘Where I’m From’ Video
Young Lito takes you to Brooklyn in "Where Im From" video.
The Brooklyn rapper and BSB Records member raps in front of the projects in Brownsville, showing you exactly where he's from. The track is off of his latest project, BSB. Vol. 6, ...
Listen to The LOX, ‘Bring It Back’
The LOX drops a new record today. "Bring It Back" is classic D-Block; gritty, rough and in your face.
Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch grab a verse and deliver body blows with each bar. It's a thing a beauty. The three vets flex there lyrical prowess, dropping wisdom and one-liners within each verse over nice drums...
Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Tracklist Leaks
Update : Kendrick Lamar's new LP To Pimp a Butterfly drops a week early. Get the clean version is on iTunes now; the explicit version should drop soon.
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Original story: The tracklist for Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp a Butterfly leaked online. A source confirms with XXL t...
Scotty ATL Goes for a Jog in ‘Five in the Mornin’ Video
Scotty ATL drops the visuals for the bonus record off his recent project Spaghetti Junction. In the "Five In The Mornin" video, viewers will see Scotty up bright and early on a morning jog. With dreams of stardom, the ATL native goes on a run in the streets of Dallas. Around t...
Listen to Pell Feat. White Sea, ‘Runaway (Remix)’
New Orleans artist Pell's “Runaway” was one of the strongest songs that came out in 2014. Today we get the remix featuring White Sea’s Morgan Kibby. The original song was off of the young upstart's past acclaimed album Floating While Dreaming, which slingshotted him from local buzz to the main stage. He's currently tourin...
Everyday Is New Years Eve for Fabolous and French Montana in ‘Ball Drop’ Video
Off The Young OG Project, Fabolous drops the music video for "Ball Drop" featuring French Montana. The video pictures Fab and French taking over in Times Square for an epic New Years Eve bash. The video is directed by Gerald Victor. With tons of confetti in the air the two New York spittas in fur coats live life...
Listen to Big K.R.I.T., ‘B4SXSW’
Before Big K.R.I.T. goes to Austin, Tx. for South By Southwest next week, he drops "B4SXSW" for fans to kick back to. The chopped and screwed effects on "B4SXSW" makes the song addictive to listen to. K.R.I.T.'s southern drawl is amplified and it's beautiful to listen to because of the of Texas inspired/UGK-esque flow...