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Mod Sun links up with G-Eazy for the latest cut off his upcoming Rostrum Records debut, Look Up. The Minnesota MC released this major-keyed, upbeat cut, called "Goddess," a week before Look Up is set to hit stores on Mar. 10, which is also set to feature Dizzy Wright, Travis Barker, MGK and RiFF RAFF, among others. Mod's...

The line-up for Hype Machine's Hype Hotel was announced. ILoveMakonnen, Rae Sremmurd, Earl Sweatshirt, Hudson Mohawke, Leon Bridges, Willow Smith, Seinabo Sey, GoldLink, Mick Jenkins, UNiiQU3 and many more will perform in Austin, Texas for the huge event at this year South By Southwest (SXSW). The event is presented by Taco Bell's Feed The B...

Boston rapper Avenue has been making waves lately with a couple of new cuts and visuals ahead of the release of his next project, The Chandelier View. Today he releases the new video for his song "Float," featuring Deon Chase and SlumDog Hill from his Summer of Ninety One crew. The...

Boosie Badazz is not someone to cross. During a recent show at a St. Paul nightclub, a member of Boosie's entourage was forced to punch a fan square in the face, after the latter had repeatedly tried to gain access to the stage. In video footage obtained by TMZ, the fan can be seen trying to hoist himself up toward the Baton Rouge rapped by the monitors at the front of the stage, only to have a ma

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MIAMI! I'm here! Meet me at LIV TONIGHT. Time to have some fun, before "My Twisted Mind" tour starts THIS THURSDAY

New York's Julian Stephen is deciding to keep things brief. In his new video for "Get It Together," he distills his entire worldview down to 90 seconds, enough for a quick viewing while on the subway or ducking under awnings between snow flurries...

New York collective Ratking dropped off a surprise EP earlier this afternoon that is available for download via BiTorrent. 700 Fill, a nine-track project, features New York slick over gritty, sample-heavy beats that take listeners back to a certain place and time ...

Earlier this week, RZA revealed that Wu-Tang's final album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, the one-of-a-kind LP that is currently being auctioned off for millions of dollars, will not be available to the public until 2103. That's not a typo, that's 88 years from now...

Los Angeles electronic music veteran Nosaj Thing has tapped Chance The Rapper for his new single, "Cold Stares." The track, initially leaked under the title "Ish Illa," is muted, allowing Chance the (uh) opportunity to flit through the negative space with his free-form verse...

50 Cent's fractured relationship with Sha Money XL extends back over a decade, when the now-EVP of urban A&R at Epic Records was the President of G-Unit Records during the Unit's initial platinum-selling run in the mid-2000s. But things have gone sour over the years, with 50 calling Sha Money "soft" in a heated back and forth that took place on Instagram last June, shortly after G-Un

Since launching its "On SoundCloud" partner program six months ago, the streaming service has paid out $1 million in advertising revenue to partners including labels, audio partners and emerging artists. In a statement released by SoundCloud, the company detailed the success of the program by pointing out specific advertising campaigns that have resulted in high streams ...