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For music fans in the city of Seattle, indie rap star Ben “Macklemore” Haggerty and his production partner Ryan Lewis are essentially household names. But beyond their Pacific Northwest confines, Macklemore’s fun-loving, yet polished rhymes should endear him to a far wider audience – especially so after making the XXL 2012 Freshmen Class cover. Already […]

Memphis, Tennesee’s own Yo Gotti will be dropping his new mixtape Cocaine Muzik 7: The World Is Yours tomorrow. Gotti drops off a new record off of the upcoming mixtape and gives you a little of what to expect with this new record called “Check.” 

Murs and 9th Wonder remind fans that all good things must come to an end on the first single from their collaboration album, The Final Adventure. “It’s Over,” is a soulful track featuring a vocal sample that reiterates that things have indeed run their course, as Murs spits bars that bid adieu to fake homies, ex-girlfriends and his […]

Outspoken and politically provocative rapper Jasiri X has used his platform to speak on the “Occupy” movement, to the Trayvon Martin murder along with other hot button issues. The Pittsburgh MC takes aim at both President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney on the heels of tonight’s highly anticipated debate with a new song. […]

It’s a good thing Tyga has a bunch of extra space in his $6.5 million mansion, because there’s a new addition to his family. The rapper welcomed son King Cairo Stevenson, Tuesday (Oct. 16), with girlfriend Blac Chyna.

Machine Gun Kelly may have made the headlines, but it looks like Macklemore and his buddy Ryan Lewis took the crown this week on the charts. Seattle indie hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis debuted this week with The Heist and moved approximately 74,530 units in his first week.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five made a huge splash in the summer of 1982 with their seminal rap hit, “The Message” – a socially conscious and still-resonant song many regard as a classic. Now 30 years in existence, the track is part of the conversation once more as author as New York University academic […]

Mitt Romney’s campaign has figured out why President Obama doesn’t appeal to Latino voters: because he’s weak. In an interview with Buzzfeed, members of Romney’s camp theorized that the president is a “weak leader” and therefore unappealing to Latinos.

Machine Gun Kelly is a wild boy, we get that. But there is also a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to the Cleveland native. In this video for “See My Tears”  which appears on his latest album, Lace Up, the 22-year old rapper shows just how much his music means to his fans. 

A high school in upstate New York had the bright idea of letting their white students don blackface and act out the 2009 altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna. Needless to say, the public is not pleased with the news. Select students at Waverly High School plastered dark makeup on their face and body to […]

At long last, Wiz Khalifa drops the sequel to his acclaimed Cabin Fever mixtape which dropped a year ago. Much like he did before he dropped his debut album, Rolling Papers, Wiz Khalifa drops Cabin Fever 2 right before his second album O.N.I.F.C.

Legendary DJ, longtiAll Postsme member of Cypress Hill, and producer, DJ Muggs releases a new track, titled “Dank,” featuring A$AP Rocky. The track features DJ Muggs using his decades of experience in production to incorporate heavy bass, dubstep and trap elements into his signature sound.