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Bad Boy/Interscope artist Cassie announced that she will be releasing a mixtape titled RockaByeBaby April 11. This news comes backed by a visual for the project’s first leak “Numb,” featuring MMG frontman Rick Ross.

UPDATE: Audio added below. Bet you didn’t see this news on the horizon. Kid Cudi has announced his departure from G.O.O.D. Music. 

The forthcoming Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, is certainly a must see for baseball fans and anyone that can appreciate the achievements of the great, color barrier breaking baseball player. Here is your chance to win the vintage Brooklyn Dodgers and Montreal Royals replica jersey’s that Robinson (portrayed by Chadwick Boseman) is seen wearing in the film and […]

 Talib Kweli isn’t one to mince words. The Brooklyn wordsmith took a bold stance Monday (April 1) to address the still-brewing controversy over Rick Ross’ questionable “U.O.E.N.O.” lyric. Although Rozay apologized last week, Kweli isn’t impressed with the effort. 

Janelle Monáe graced the stage on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, where she paid tribute to late, great Rock legend Jimi Hendrix by performing his classic Axis: Bold as Love song, “Little Wing.” She was backed by house band The Roots and her guitarist Kellindo Parker, who gave a hell of a Hendrix impression.

Roc Marciano has a new title on his resume, besides ill rhyme lyricist and producer. Man Bites Dog Records announced today that the Long Island rapper is the label’s new Vice President and Director of A&R.

Apparently, “YOLO” is still a thing. The acronym for a You Only Live Once got a Texas high school student suspended when he wrote it on an exam and tweeted the evidence to friends and school administrators.

The Wu-Tang Clan referred to member GZA as the crew’s de facto genius for a reason. The veteran rapper and science junkie combined his love of music and education recently at New York’s Park East High School, assisting the ninth graders in writing educational rhymes. 

Snoop Lion does what more rappers should, as he uses his star power for a greater purpose on a introspective track titled “No Guns Allowed.” The West Coast legend first previewed the latest leak from Reincarnated featuring his daughter Cori B and Drake last week, and today we receive a thought provoking visual to accompany the […]

Some may recall last year that Democratic New York State Senator Malcolm Smith demanded an apology from Lil Wayne over the rapper’s dismissal of the city. Sen. Smith made the news again earlier today, this time after he and City Councilman Dan Halloran were busted by the Feds for attempting to rig the upcoming mayoral […]

As Chris Brown makes his rounds with the press, he was sure to sit down with the The Breakfast Club trio to discuss some of his recent dealings. Among the topics discussed was Justin Bieber’s recent string of trouble, which Brown says is due to the ravenous nature of the media.

Gentrification is a mother. The Notorious B.I.G.’s childhood apartment in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hills neighborhood has been put up for sale for a hefty $725,000.