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John Legend’s crime drama, The Edge, has been sold to the USA network, Vibe.com reports. Legend inked an exclusive deal with Universal Cable Productions last summer, through his production company Get Lifted Film Co., and the forthcoming project marks his second show to be picked up.

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Master P, Fat Trel and Alley Boy, collectively known as the Louie V Mob, finally drop their group mixtape titled New World Order. 

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Yasiin Bey isn’t one to mince words, and last week he released a poem lamenting about the brand new Barclays Center arena in his beloved hometown. Although the piece, titled “On center.stadium.status,” could have been seen as a jab toward Jay-Z, Bey cleared the air in an interview saying that is not the case.

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This animated video from Pitchfork is what we like to call viral gold. Waka Flocka Flame tells the story about his grandmother putting him on punishment in the styling of a Charlie Brown cartoon. 

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Another person has been hit by a Subway train, but this time they’re weren’t pushed. A woman in Brooklyn fainted on the Subway platform, and ended up getting hit early this morning.

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Kate Upton is making sure her 2013 is as bountiful as her 2012. The super model covers the 2013 edition of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue and here we have a gang of photos from the shoot. 

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It’s Gucci time, according to this new cut by Brick Squad’s frontman, “Squad Car.” On the track, Gucci Mane raps about various ways to evade the law, alongside Big Bank Black and OG Boo Dirty. It’s cool if things don’t go as planned, though. La Flare and his crew say they have enough bread to […]

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Joey Bada$$ was a guest last night on Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex show. The Brooklyn rapper who has had his public issues with Lil’ B visited “The Home Of Hip-Hop And R&B.”

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A 12-year-old student in California was detained Saturday (Feb. 9), for allegedly plotting to kill 23 classmates, and a teacher. The child was taken to a hospital for mental evaluation.

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Rihanna performed this ballad the 55th annual Grammy Awards this past Sunday and follows up with a new video.

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There’s never a better time to shoot a music video than during awards show season and Young Jeezy follows suit in his latest joint, “RIP.”

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2 Chainz made his acting debut last night on the hit CBS sitcom, 2 Broke Girls.