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DJ Funkmaster Flex is continuing his crusade to discredit Drake's legacy by setting out prove that Aubrey is not the penman behind his own rhymes. A couple of days ago, the Hot 97 DJ released what is purported to be the reference track Drake used to put together the song "10 Bandz," off If You're Reading This, It's Too Late...

Earl Sweatshirt recently announced he's taking his show on the road with a world tour. The anti-social MC went on Instagam posting the dates and lineup for the show, dubbed the 2015 Ready To Leave Now Tour. NxWorries and Remy Banks will also be on the show...

Nicki Minaj undoubtedly occupies the throne when it comes to the upper echelon of female rappers and The Pinkprint Tour does nothing but continue to warn off all competition. The show, that could arguably be renamed as the Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill PDA fest, was headlined by the highly publicized couple with assistance from XXL 2015 Freshman, Dej Loaf, Tinashe and Rae Sremmurd...

It's hard to get anyone who gets as high as Devin The Dude down, but losing thousands of dollars in studio and recreational equipment can blow anyone's high. The legendary Houston stoner MC's house was recently robbed individuals by who took a substantial amount of possessions from the former Odd Squad member...

As a relative newbie in the game Allan Kingdom, already has a huge credit to his name having contributed to the Kanye West track, "All Day." Now that the St. Paul, Minn., musician's name is popping in certain circles, it's time to take advantage...

Updated: (7/25 3:05 p.m.) New information from Lil George's reps contradict TMZ's initial report. According to them, it was fans who accused Meek of swiping his track, not the rapper himself. The Detroit MC recently talked with Sway In The Morning and agreed that the two songs do sound similar, but said he doesn't know if Meek copied his song...

The new Eminem executive-produced film Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams and Curits "50 Cent" Jackson is finally in theaters after years in the making. With the release of the Antoine Fuqua-directed boxing flick, also comes the motion picture soundtrack which was released to coincide with the movie opening...

If he's being honest with himself, the biggest event in J. Cole's life this week was probably his turn on "No Sleeep," the new single and video by Janet Jackson. But the North Carolina native also helped his longtime friend and collaborator, Omen, drop his album, Elephant Eyes. The...

A$AP Rocky, Vic Mensa, Amber Rose, Jaden Smith, Gunplay and more celebrate #PeterPaloozaIV at Best Buy Theater in New York City last night (July 23). Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning with Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg celebrated his birthday with the fourth installment of PeterPalooza...

Looks like Young Buck heard Rick Ross' diss against him and 50 Cent on "Wing Stop" because today he goes off on his new banger "Loco." "Fuck a diss record, I'm on that get the bricks record, I want a get rich record," he says in the beginning on track...

Earlier this year, Kehlani linked up with Social Experiment frontman (and father-to-be) Chance the Rapper for a seductive song called "The Way." That cut, from her Soundcloud juggernaut of an album, You Should Be Here (each of the songs easily cracks 1 million plays, with "The Way" topping 8 million), posited the singer as a smirking, cutting voice for R&B, one unintimidate