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Jim Jones's We Own The Night, Pt. 2: Memoirs of a Hustler drops today and for fans looking to have a taste before purchasing the EP via iTunes, you can now check out the project via YouTube. With features from Jadakiss, Trey Songz, Yo Gotti, K Camp, and Cam'ron, the Dipset capo brings together a nice mix of usual suspects and new collaborators. Previ... Read More ... Read More ...

After an impressive Summer, which included guest appearances on Common's Nobody's Smiling, Vince Staples is ready to make his Def Jam debut. The 21-year-old Long Beach native released his last mixtape Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 back in March of this year, catching the eye of hip-hop. XXL rece...

Sir Michael Rocks has released the visual for “Kill Switch,” off of his most recent album, Banco. The song features verses from Sir Michael Rocks himself, Pouya and Robb Banks. All three rappers go in on the bouncy production. You go to ...

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Childish Gambino has been one of the more talented artists in the game for some time now and it's always fun to hear him speak in-depth about his career and life. During his sitdown with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, Gambino touched on his latest album Because The Internet, his role in the Spider-Man cartoon show, his upcoming collaboration with Gangsta Grillz, Jaden Smith, the current state of hip-h

And to think that Carmelo Anthony thought Hov was “crazy” for starting Roc Nation Sports. Jay Z has just landed another major client for his Roc Nation Sports division, Detroit Lions All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Yesterday, Roc Nation tweeted out of photo of Suh wearing a Roc Nation hat, welcoming him to the team. Welcome t...

West coast DJ's Justin Credible, Fuzz Fantab and DJ Sourmilk--better known as the LA Leakers--bless us with new music to get us through the rest of the week. Featuring cuts from Kevin Gates, Joey Fatts, HS87, Logic, and G-Unit, the LA Leakers put together a strong project with a nice combination of established artists and future stars ...

Update (Oct. 3): Chris Brown and Trey Songz have been added to Power 105. 1's 2014 "Powerhouse" concert. With the weather starting to cool down and Fall creeping up on everybody, New York City's Power 105.1 plans on heating up Brooklyn's Barclays Center with the 2014 version of "Powerhouse" scheduled for October 3o. The ...

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It sounds like this Fall is definitely going to be Yeezy season. On top of Kanye's seventh studio album possibly dropping this Fall, according to Theophilus London's Facebook page, Kanye will be executive producing his next studio album, Vibes, which will be released on Oct. 28. T...

Jim Jones keeps delivering more heat of his upcoming EP, We Own The Night Part 2: Memoirs of A Hustler, which is available on iTunes. On his latest release, Jimmy grabs his Dipset homie Cam'ron for "White Powder," a club-ready banger describing how the two can break a brick down...

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