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Fans expecting to see Drake at Lollapalooza Brazil were left disappointed. He canceled prompting staff to replace him with Skrillex. 

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Mixtape Weezy, is that you? The time-tested tandem of DJ Drama and Lil Wayne are back, at least for a moment, on the intro of the former’s upcoming Quality Street Music 2 album.

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Today’s Wired Tracks highlights new material from two women mastering their respective lanes: songstress Yuna and rapper Azealia Banks.

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Legendary producer Quincy Jones comes from an era where musicianship and credibility favored swag and online marketability. So even though he’s no longer active on the music front, he still has an all-seeing eye across the game and he’s calling out struggle as he sees fit.

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Eminem and Rihanna are already embarking on a “monster of a tour” this summer but Slim Shady will also make a grand appearance at this year’s Lollapalooza alongside a slew of other alternative acts.

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We’re back with your weekly dosage of ill rhymes and stellar beats via The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.

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Chance The Rapper and EDM producer Skrillex connected in the spirit of collaboration some weeks ago with only an Instagram photo as proof. The renowned DJ first premiered a song featuring last year’s breakout MC at a Brooklyn show, and today he returns with the CDQ for “Coast Is Clear.”

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A few days back, a photo surfaced of Chance The Rapper, Mike WiLL Made It, and Skrillex working in the studio. What’s to become of that session is yet to be seen, but Skrillex did play a song featuring the Chicago MC at a recent show in New York City.

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For those who can’t enough of Pharrell Williams after he lit the social media world on fire after his crazy hat move at the 2014 Grammy Awards, fear not. The Virginia producer will be starring alongside Swizz Beatz, Skrillex and others in cameo roles for an upcoming reality series, Alpha Girls.

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Theophilus London helped SKYY Vodka debut its new flavor during the “House of Moscato” launch party in Los Angeles Thursday (April 25). The event marked the kick-off of the liquor brand’s latest concoction SKYY  Infusions Moscato Grape.

Last year Jay-Z shut Philly down with the first annual Made In America festival, which featured himself as the headliner along with Pearl Jam and many others. This year, the Budweiser sponsored event returns to Philly during Labor Day Weekend, and the lineup is even bigger than before.

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If anything, A$AP Rocky has always had a knack for creating captivating visuals, and he delivers yet another for his Long.Live.A$AP track “Wild For The Night.” This time around, the Harlem rapper heads to the Dominican Republic with A$AP Ferg by his side to commune with the people; and we’re not talking about the folks on […]