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Boosie Badazz long awaited first album since his release from prison is scheduled to drop on February 2015. Yesterday (Nov. 18) Boosie released the trailer to his upcoming documentary and announced that Touchdown 2 Cause Hell is indeed dropping next year. Today he released the a...

Criminal activity and gun violence rings high in Chicago, which is one reason why Chi-town native Mick Jenkins chose that as the theme to his video for "Dehydration." In the visuals, Mick Jenkins and friends are involved in a drive-by shooting...

On this day, Nov. 19, in hip-hop history, Talib Kweli dropped his debut album 'Quality.'

Rome Fortune continues to provide us with dope music. His latest joint, "Nasty," finds the ATL wordsmith crooning about all of the nasty women he knows over a trap beat produced by TM88. In the song, Rome shows off his expansive skillset on the mic, opting for more of a sung, autotune assisted style, showing that there are no limits to what he can accomplish on the mic...

Rumors have been flying for weeks that Tyga, who turned 24 years old today, and Kylie Jenner, who is 17 years old, are dating. Though Kylie's mom, Kris Jenner has said that the two aren't dating, this report from TMZ may be giving the rumors much more validity...

T-Raww celebrates another one!

Swedish born singer Snoh Aalegra releases her new video "Bad Things" featuring rap vet Common. Today (Nov. 18), the singer released her EP There Will Be Sunshine, which was entirely produced by the legendary No I.D. You can purchase the EP on iTunes or you can stream it here as well. Relat...

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Alternative pop duo Sleigh Bells joined forces with Chicago native, Tink, for a new song called "That Did It." After hitting it off during a Red Bull Sound Select show at SXSW, the Brooklynites thought it would be perfect collaborate on some music together...

Update (Nov. 20, 2:40 p.m.): Listen to the original demo version of the critically acclaimed 8-mile single "Lose Yourself," listen below. ------ Original Story: With Eminem gearing up to release his compilation album Shady XV, he continues to drop a litter of gems regarding the Shady days...

Earlier today, Tyler, the Creator released a new song called "Diapers" via his Tumblr account. Either he was in a generous mood or just bored, because the only information he had to add about the track was that it was just lying around and he decided to share it with the world...

Fabolous is celebrating his 37th birthday today, and along with being being highly praised from rap fans for his skills on the mic, Loso has been regarded as one of the most fashionable rappers to ever break into the game. Known for rocking throwbacks at start of his career and evolving in fashion as trends come and go, Fabolous' footwear has been on point since day one...