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Cory Gunz get his turn on BET’s The Backroom  Freestyle series and handles his business as expected. The YMCMB rapper spits his bars while sporting a strategically placed Trukfit cap to surely let us know that he still all good with the house of Weezy. Over a rumbling instrumental provided by DJ Quicksilva, Peter Gunz’s son kicks a […]

Newcomer Nemo gives listeners a steady balance of talking ish and bestowing enlightenment on “Elevator Music.” Prepare to take a trip down memory lane, as the visuals show a host of nostalgic cut scenes and other remnants of a typical childhood. Don’t let the back in the days imagery take your focus aways from Nemo’s […]

You’re going to have to wait a while before you hear the feisty Azealia Banks’ proper debut. The Harlem rapper/vocalist revealed that her album, Broke With Expensive Taste, won’t be dropping until early next year. The VIBE mag cover girl took to Twitter—where else?—to make the announcement. “Broke With Expensive Taste will be out first […]

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea drops a new to our ears, but old tune called “Burgundy Sh-t.” The song is actually just a verse over a piano led groove from D.R.U.G.S., the same camp that produced Iggy’s “Pu–y” tune. “A long time ago i made this. then i found it tonight. i still like it,” tweeted […]

Rick Ross brought some Maybach Music Group love all the way across the Atlantic (as in the ocean) to the motherland this weekend. The Miami rapper made a trip to Lagos, Nigeria for a show and MMG’s official video documentarian, Spiff TV Films, was along for the trip, so you can expect visuals soon. “Filming in the […]

Willow Smith is going through the motions. The tween star is known to make some interesting moves (like allegedly getting a “tongue ring”), and her latest feat involves Tupac Amaru Shakur. Smith penned a letter to Pac telling him that she is well aware that he’s still alive—and not in hologram form. The youngster made the […]

It’s that time of year again. Rock the Bells is back, and this year’s line-up is bigger than ever. RTB jumps off Saturday (Aug. 18), at the N.O.S Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Featuring three stages, over 20 acts are billed to perform including the likes of J. Cole, DMX, Eve, Yelawolf, 2 Chainz, […]

The always candid men of Slaughterhouse take us behind the scenes of the making of their mixtape track, “Truth Or Truth (Ordinary Life S**t).” Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9″ and Crooked I talk about how serious they take their craft of lyricism and the reason why they made their mixtape On The House prior […]

Lil Wayne’s Dedication 4 was supposed to hit the streets this week, but Tunechi decided to hold off on it to give proper shine to his homie, 2 Chainz. A likely story, but in this interview with MTV  the queen of Young Money, Nicki Minaj talked to the network about her collaboration with her boss on the […]

Ryan Leslie has been working tirelessly on his new rap album, Les Is More. Slated for October 23rd, this new record will feature more bars from the accomplished singer/songwriter and founder of NextSelection. “Live Good” is one of the records on the album and features a verse from Wu-Tang Clan‘s Raekwon. Ryan Leslie’s seen a high amount […]

The cool thing about rappers coming on to the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is that they get to perform with the legendary Roots crew. The man of the hour, 2 Chainz, was the latest rapper to touch the stage in Rockefeller Center and his performance was no exception. Tity Boi, who is celebrating and promoting the […]

Chris Brown isn’t paying much attention to the $16 million lawsuit filed against he and Drake stemming from their bottle-throwing nightclub brawl in June. Brown’s rep spoke to TMZ about the suit, on behalf od the singer’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, saying “It’s a frivolous lawsuit.” The suit was filed by Entertainment Enterprises, the company that […]