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Despite Cam'ron having a tumultuous fallout with Jay Z and Roc-A-Fella, he always was enamored by the talent of Kanye West. He and West collaborated on numerous occasions, more notably his 2004 single, "Down & Out." While the two rappers were well known for the hit making abilities, they were also admired, and at times, chastised for their fashion taste. No...

It's been three years since hip-hop last saw an album from America's favorite rapper, Jeezy. Even though Jeezy has been relatively quiet as a solo artist, Jeezy has found new success behind the scenes as Atlantic Records’ Senior VP of A&R and rebranding his CTE World imprint with free compilation tapes. Afte...

After pushing back the release date of his upcoming compilation album Year Of the Wolf, to work on The Documentary 2, The Game has released the track list for the LP set to drop Oct. 14. The compilation album already features two radio hits including “Bigger Than Me” and “Or Nah” which was  the No. 2 most added song on urban radio duri...

Eminem and Rihanna are killing it right now. The duo have stomped out any doubts concerning their onstage chemistry by wowing fans and critics alike thus far on "The Monster Tour." The two collaborators have superseded past tours in sales and performances alone...

Jeezy links up with Kendrick Lamar for the remix to "Holy Ghost," a cut off Tha Snowman's latest album, Seen It All. The record is amazing. K. Dot absolutely goes off, ripping through the Don Cannon & Lyle LeDuff-produced beat. Listen to "Holy G...

Now that Suge Knight is out of the hospital after being treated for gun shot wounds suffered at an MTV VMAs pre-party, he is claiming that he has no intention on seeking out who shot him for revenge, even though he knows who is responsible for pulling the trigger...

West Coast crooner Ty Dolla $ign follows up his well-received Beach House trilogy with a new project entitled $ign Language: a star-studded body of work featuring everyone from YG to Ed Sheeran. On the 11-track mixtape, Taylor Gang’s West Coast representative sticks to the formula that turned him into a bonafide star; Dolla $ign’s M.O. is craft...

With the start of the NFL season this Thursday, Super Bowl champion Marshawn Lynch and his clothing brand appropriately titled Beastmode will collaborate with Hall of Fame, ICNY, and Hieroglyphics for a special limited collection. The capsule will be inspired by Lynch's team, defending Super Bowl champions, Seattle Seahawks, and will be catered to those go-getters in life that approach the game i

Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales—aka Octave Minds—enlist the help of Chance The Rapper and his band, The Social Experiment, for "Tap Dance." The song is pretty solid and falls in the same line as Chance's “Wonderful Everyday: Arthur” as a fun, feel good record. Take a listen below...

In episode four of Action Bronson's web-series, Fuck, That's Delicious, Bronsolino keeps it local and takes viewers on a New York City food tour. First, Bam Bam stops by his aunt's house for baklava, then goes to Williamsburg, Brooklyn for a specialty milkshake, then stops in Queens for pizza to wrap things up ...

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Now that iLoveMakonnen has signed to OVO Sound, you can expect to see a lot more rappers trying to get down with the Atlanta upstart. This time around, The Game hops on the singer's standout, "Club Going Up On A Tuesday." The remix will appear on the LA Leakers upcoming mixtape, Leaks Of The Industry, due out September 8.  ...