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Freddie Gibbs, during an appearance on NPR’s Microphone Check podcast, said he’s lyrically comparable to highly lauded MCs Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. The ESGN spitter didn’t hesitate to release new bars to back his claims, returning today with two new tracks.

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Wale is no stranger to the White House grounds and has been especially chummy with President Barack Obama and the First Family for a while now. The Washington, D.C. rapper made history after opening President Obama’s State of the Union address with a performance, marking the first time a rapper has done so.

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The Wrasslerap movement is far from dead. In fact, a pair of its biggest spokesmen, Smoke DZA and Wale, connect on a new track titled “Absolutely Perfect.”

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The Game delivered The Documentary 2 and The Documentary 2.5 a week apart back in October, providing fans with 36 tracks to feast on (not including an iTunes bonus cut).

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Wale is a certified sports connoisseur while ESPN2’s First Take keeps a steady stream of Hip-Hop guests, and references. So it only made sense that the Washington, DC rapper penned a new theme song for the sports debate show hosted by Molly Qerim with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith.

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Wale happens to be a young master of metaphors, and he flexes his ability to conjure up coded lines in a newly released track titled “MVP (Bryce Harper).”

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So the nominations for the Grammy Awards are in and the rap album category is stacked with the talents of J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive; Dr. Dre’s Compton; Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late; Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly; and Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint. We love Dr. Dre and all but […]

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Chris Brown embraces the trap sound on “Wrist,” the latest leak from his forthcoming album Royalty (Dec. 18).

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Rick Ross is firing on all cylinders, and today releases a new track titled “Crocodile Python” from his upcoming album Black Market (due in stores Dec. 4).

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In a now-deleted Instagram post, D.C. rapper Wale shared a meme of a bubble booty model which warned against the virtues of plastic surgery on the behind. The IG model, Ms. Miami, clapped back at the MMG star and even took a jab at his music in her reply as well.

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Representing the DMV area, newcomer Chaz French is back with “No Shade,” featuring fellow DC area native Wale.

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Rick Ross sure knows how to pick ’em. And when we say pick ’em, we mean wifing up damsels who are down to ride for the Maybach Music Group by any means, Wa Alaikum Assalam.