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"Mike WiLL Made-It, Gucci Mane slayed it."

Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp A Butterfly might have dropped prematurely but that's not stopping K. Dot from capitalizing off the buzz. Yesterday, the Top Dawg MC hosted a CD signing outside Best Buy in his hometown, Compton. A multitude of fans gathered to get a glimpse of the two-time Grammy winner and get an autographed copy of his sophomore major label LP...

With a May release date for his forthcoming album Remember My Name, XXL Freshmen 2014 alum Lil Durk has started to kick off his campaign. Today, the Chicago rapper taps fellow Windy City MC, Lil Reese for a remix of Big Sean's popular Drake and Kanye West assisted single, "Blessings...

Run The Jewels' Killer Mike reportedly injured himself while putting grown man hands on a seemingly deranged fan who attacked the duo during a performance at SXSW, Monday (March 16). Following the wild incident Killa Kill flew back to his hometown, Atlanta, and visited a doctor who diagnosed him with a torn rotator cuff, he revealed to the crowd during a RTJ show on Friday (March 20) at Stubb's..

The annual SXSW Festival in Austin, Tx is coming to a close but not before some dope performances to close out the slate, and even some surprises. The huge event, attended by thousands of music fans, is an ideal spot to test out some new tricks...

After Chris Brown recently hopped on K. Camp's club banger "Lil Bit," T.I. comes through with another verse for the popular track. And why not? The Hustle Gang head honcho kicks off the redo with a slow-paced verse to go with the grimey original instrumental put together by Big Fruit and A...

"She's the one." #FADERFORTConverse A video posted by The FADER (@thefader) on Mar 21, 2015 at 6:16pm PDT Timbaland's new artist Tink got a major co-sign from a celestial source, according to the Virginia super producer. Last night...

After winning a $7.3 million lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell over "Blurred Lines," the Gaye Family now have their sights set on T.I.'s pockets. But the Atlanta rapper says they've got the wrong one. TMZ cameras recently caught up with the Kang at Los Angeles International Airport and the Atlanta rapper, who looks like he got a nice nap on the plane ride, didn't seem worried abo

Chris Brown rides the wave of K Camp's latest club smash "Lil Bit" with a verse of his own. Breezy has reportedly been performing this version on the Between The Sheets Tour and the CDQ audio version recently made its way onto the Internet...

You gotta love it. You can tell Fab is. The Brooklyn MC is back on his bullshit, with another weekly freestyle to remind us why he's been in the game for 15 plus years. Today's unconscious cover comes by way of Mad Lion's 1994 hit "Take It Easy...

Black Milk has kept quiet since the release of his last project If There's a Hell Below dropped last October. He recently debuted a new track to kick off his spring tour titled, "I Guess." The Detroit rap spreads a litany of straight-forward bars over a fire sample loop that seems to never end...

Glastonbury Festival organizer Emily Eavis is clapping back at the people who are petitioning the headlining performance of Kanye West during the annual event. In a open letter posted on The Guardian, Eavis expressed her disappointment at the people who are hating on her decision to bill West, calling the hate uncalled for...