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On Friday night (December 7th), renowned photographer Terry Richardson had a book signing for Terrywood at The Standard Spa, Miami Beach. With the Art Basel Miami festival in full swing, some of Richardson’s Hip-Hop friends—Pharrell Williams, Azealia Banks and Kanye West—came through to support.

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Jamie Foxx hosted Saturday Night Live last night. For a surprise cameo, he brought 2 Chainz for a short performance of the rapper’s hit “Birthday Song.”

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Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez squared off at the MGM Grand last night. The first three of their fights ended in a draw and two decisions favoring Pac Man. But on the fourth go around Marquez knocked Pacquiao smooth out.

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Art Basel Miami is going down this weekend, so plenty of artist are in town. It’s a 50/50 shot whether they really care about art or not, but who passes up on a trip to Miami? Beats By Dre hosted a party Thursday night that included appearances from Lil Wayne, Birdman, Teyana Taylor, Azealia Banks and […]

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Gucci Mane and Young Scooter are getting ready to drop off their new mixtape, Free Bricks 2. 

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Just in time for the holidays, Nas is dropping off a deluxe edition of one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums of all-time, Illmatic. 

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Swizz Beatz has been working on his new album, Haute Living, seemingly forever. 

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Katt Williams may have already ended his short retirement, but just from comedy, not the legal shenanigans he constantly finds himself. The troubled comedian was stopped by Yolo County (seriously) officials in Dunnigan, CA, a town just outside of Sacramento, and arrested last night (December 7th) for an outstanding warrant.

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Up-and-coming Bay Area rapper and “Up” hitmaker LoveRance drops a brand new mixtape called Freak Of The Industry. 

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Swedish electronic music band Little Dragon was the original guest on Big Boi’s single which ultimately ended up featuring Kelly Rowland.

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As if “Blocka” didn’t raise the anticipation for Pusha T’s forthcoming mixtape, Wrath of Caine, high enough, the G.O.O.D. Music lyricist unveils a gritty trailer to further promote the project. The visual is a short, but effective depiction of street life.

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Bow Wow wants a piece of that “Diced Pineapples” action. Tyga and Fabolous have both tried their hand at spitting over Rick Ross’ and the Drake-assisted ode to the fruity joys of going below the border.