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New York City’s “stop-and-frisk” policy has drawn ire over alleged racial profiling, but Police Commissioner Ray Kelly doesn’t believe in the theory. In his view, the policy isn’t an act of racism because most of the people who commit crimes in the city are Black anyway.

Ludacris continues his weekly new music drop with “9 Times Out Of 10,” featuring French Montana and Que. 

Thursday, Mac Miller made a public service announcement via UStream, where he formally announced that his second LP Watching Movies With the Sound Off will release June 18.

Antoine Dodson became a media sensation in 2010 after his infamous “hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wives” rant went viral and spawned a hit song using Auto-Tune vocals.  Now, the flamboyant Alabama native is looking for love, says he’s no longer gay and wants a wife and family. Ok, then. 

More details are emerging surrounding the sudden death of Chris Kelly of Kris Kross. According to multiple reports, Kelly aka Mac Daddy had ingested a mixture of coke and heron (speedballs) before his death. 

Last night, Footaction held a private event at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, where Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar took the stage to perform a set of track’s from his good kid, m.A.A.d. city LP. Attendees were engaged by crowd favorites like “Backstreet Freestyle” and “Poetic Justice,” but K. Dot had something special in store for “B*tch […]

Tyler, the Creator isn’t new to controversy. But it seems like the blowback over his Mountain Dew ad, which was pulled after protests that it was racist, even took him by surprise. 

Hot 97‘s yearly Summer Jam concert is always a marquee Hip-Hop event and this year is no different. Yesterday, the station revealed the Summer Jam XX lineup and it features a murderer’s row of old school and new school MCs including Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky and more.

It’s 2013, and Busta Rhymes still has a knack for creating club firecrackers. The Dungeon Dragon drops the full version of “Twerk It.”

These streets ain’t safe for rappers or producers. araabMUZIK, born Abraham Orellana, was reportedly shot in Rhode Island yesterday during an attempted robbery. 

Snoop Lion has been turning heads ever since his dramatic transformation and renouncing his former gangster rap past. The West Coast veteran continues on the path he’s blazed since the name change, joining celebrated singer Tony Bennett on a new campaign aimed at eliminating gun violence.

SUPRA and G-Shock are familiar names to anyone with even a passing interest in streetwear. In honor of its 30th anniversary, G-Shock is collaborating with a number of brands and SUPRA designed the “It’s About Time” G-Shock watch along with a matching Vaider Lite high top sneaker.