Torii MacAdams

Almost everyone on the Internet thought 2014 was a terrible year for rap music, ostensibly because it lacked releases from the genre's biggest stars. A-Trak, owner of Fool's Gold Records and former DMC DJ World Champion, would disagree with that sentiment...

Me and My Lil G A photo posted by Boosie Bad Azz (@officialboosieig) on Jan 1, 2015 at 9:40am PST After Boosie Badazz posted a photo of him and his son, viewers began to speculate that he photoshopped his son into the picture. Despite rumors to the contrary, Lil Boosie (now going by Boosie Badazz) did, in fact, spend Christmas with his children. An ...

YG and DJ Mustard's Instagram beef was short-lived, but according to YG, it wasn't actually confined to the Internet. YG went on New York's Hot 97 to reveal that he and Mustard fought it out in person. Ebro and Laura Stylez asked if they were punching each other in the face, which YG confirmed and added that they fight regularly...

The frenzy surrounding Kevin Gates' revelation that he was sleeping with his cousin has yet to die down. Today, the prolific Baton Rouge rapper called into TMZ Live to add details to the relatively sparse information surrounding the rumpy pumpy...

Uncle Snoop is no stranger to Instagram controversy, and now he's being sued for calling someone "auntcle." The rapper is alleged to have incited widespread Instagram bullying of Cortez Booze, a care home worker from Edgewater, MD, with an inflammatory post of the man...

BadBadNotGood, a Canadian jazz trio, are known for their heavy hip-hop influence, having debuted as "The Odd Trio," covering Odd Future songs and Gucci Mane's "Lemonade." Today, the Canadians took to Twitter to announce that Sour Soul, their forthcoming full-length with Ghostface Killah, is set to be released Feb. 24 ...

Real Talk #bwa #idgt A video posted by Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) on Jan 1, 2015 at 12:16pm PST Kevin Gates may not get tired, but he also apparently doesn't get the genetic risks associated with inbreeding. The Baton Rouge rapper took to Instagram, as he so often does, to make proclamations, which usually end in "I don't get tired...

If Kendrick Lamar is bitter about not winning a Grammy for good kid, m.A.A.d city, he isn't showing it. In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Lamar said "I appreciate recognizing me. That's not my overall goal... It's best to just go and enjoy the festivities." Wh...

There's no doubting Remy Banks' Queens credentials.  His free mini-EP, Indica/Sativa, premiered by The Fader, opens with "G-Unit Freestyle." Banks raps that he "came a long way from eating pork and beans/Out in Corona, wining and dining with my queen." Even his crew, World's...

iLoveMakonnen sent Noisey a song without a title, which they dubbed "Super Clean." "Super Clean," from the Atlanta rapper's upcoming EP Drink More Water 5, has Makonnen spitting pimpish, Too $hort-like rhymes over dark wave synths. "Super Clean" is borderline free-association, Makonnen's rhymes about women trying to have his kids and stacking his paper broken up by Ma

As a high school senior, Action Bronson was voted Most Likely To Ride A Laser-Equipped Shark. A mostly quiet Wednesday sees the Queens rapper spicing up our lives with "Actin Crazy" from his upcoming album, Mr. Wonderful. "Actin Crazy" is Action at his now-standard level of ridiculousness. The...

Philadelphia rapper Cool C was granted a stay of execution after previously being scheduled to be executed tomorrow (Jan. 8).