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Now independent and the proud co-creator of the critically acclaimed album, Piñata, Freddie Gibbs is embarking on “The Lord Frederick” tour. Today, he returns with the official tour dates.

Nelly waited a little too long to talk about the Mike Brown shooting. Naturally, Twitter isn’t having it, especially after he tweeted about Cheerios before making  a statement about Brown.

The more information about the circumstances surrounding Mike Brown’s death are released, the shadier the Ferguson Police Department looks. Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson told reporters today (Aug. 15) that the police officer who shot and killed the 18-year-old man had no idea he was a robbery suspect. 

It’s really all about the album cover. If done correctly, a cover photo alone can speak volumes, and actually circle up more anticipation for the music without fans hearing so much as song a snippet (“Anaconda” is an example).

It’s that time again. Kick your weekend off right with The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Videos Of The Week.

Packed with haunting piano keys is Statik Selektah’s latest What Goes Around leak, “Long Time,” featuring Action Bronson.

It’s no secret that TDE’s ability to wax poetics run deep, but when the label’s president can do the same, it only adds to the crew’s ammunition. Today, Punch continues his string of strong solo material with two new tracks — “The Prelude” and “1965.”

Two years ago, Ohio high school football players Ma’Lik Richmond and Trent Mays were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl. Today, Richmond is back in school and on the field after playing in a scrimmage game.

Days after debuting the track, promising Long Beach lyricist and Def Jam signee Vince Staples delivers a visual for his new single, “Blue Suede.”

If dictionaries paid out royalties, Drake would be looking for a check right. YOLO is among the latest words added to Oxford dictionary. 

Twenty-Five years later, Spike Lee’s iconic 1989 film, Do The Right Thing, still resonates across generations. Packed with powerful imagery, the renowned director takes fans back to the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn block that it was filmed at –Stuyvesant Avenue, between Quincy and Lexington Streets– in a short documentary.

Just one month and a day away from Chris Brown’s oft-delayed X LP on September 16, the singer debuts a visual for his latest single “New Flame.”