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One glance at Rihanna’s Twitter feed reveals that the Pop singer/object of your horny desires clearly gives no f-cks about all your she should be a role model jibber jabber. In one her latest and most recent adventures, Rih Rih hit the strip club, supplying evidence via Instagram pics from the pole palace (Club Perfection […]

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Ace Hood must be the most blessed rapper ever. Cash Money’s Bryan “Birdman” Williams told MTV News that he has officially brought DJ Khaled’s label into the YMCMB fold. “I’d like to let the world know that Khaled’s brand, which is We the Best, is officially signed to YMCMB and the first act coming out that […]

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The Breakfast Club sat down with Swizz Beatz for an extensive interview with the multi-hatted producer. Alicia Keys’ hubby talked about a gang of his ventures including Reebok, Megaupload, the Ruff Ryders reunion and more. “If I can bring Reebok back, that’s like making history,” explained Swizz. “Everything I do, I try to make history […]

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Last night, Jim Jones dropped his new Vampire Life 2: F.E.A.S.T mixtape in the early hours, of course. From a glance at the tracklist, Capo gets plenty of assistance from Trav and T.W.O. throughout this joint. What’s good with that Dipset reunion album, though. Download Vampire Life 2: F.E.A.S.T below.

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Jury selection in the murder trial of Lil Boosie has begun. As of Monday (April 30), 700 residents of Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish were selected as potential jurors in the pending murder case. The large number, up 200 people from the usual 500 citizens chosen at random, was narrowed down to 150 people, who […]

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UPDATE: CDQ DJ Pharris gets the green light to release the highly anticipated remix to Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like.” This features Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean and Jadakiss. Sounds like it was worth the wait. Hit the jump to listen and download.

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This is the video for the official single off of Waka Flocka Flame’s sophomore album Triple F Life. “I Don’t Really Care” features Trey Songz and is directed by TAJ. The title doesn’t do the video justice. This video is straight ruckus. Check it out after the jump. 

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Fresh off his “Pineal Gland” release, Ab-Soul is switching the game up on his new record “Empathy.” Assisted by the late vocalist, Alori Joh, and JaVonte, Ab takes a more mellow approach swapping out rapping for singing—and it’s definitely something you can rock to.

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Casey Veggies took the stage at SUNY-Purchase College’s annual Culture Shock concert and performed his buzzing single, “Verified.” He also hopped off the stage to be embraced by the hippie weirdness of the Purchase faithful. Check it out after the jump.

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Lil Tunechi adds a verse to Eric Benet‘s jazzy ode to the women that are thick in all of the right places. This will be off of Benet’s new album  The One, which hits stores on June 5th. Complete with a janky redux of “The Motto,” get a listen to this one after the jump. 

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Brian McKnight is ready to teach you a lesson. The firestorm that the mild-mannered R&B star caused last week hasn’t tempered, and it looks like he’s ready to capitalize on it. Take a listen to the full version of Brian McKnight’s hit(?) single, “iFUrReadyToLearn,” and cop the song in full on iTunes. 

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50 Cent has a thing for the women of the E! network. After bedding the channel’s reigning late night queen, Chelsea Handler, the G-Unit honcho has apparently moved on to Joan Rivers—for his new Street King energy drink commercial.