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  Yo Gotti has flirted with mainstream success throughout his decade-plus career as an independent rapper. Now, with his CMG imprint partnered up with Epic Records, the Memphis veteran is eyeing up a definitive crossover with his new album, ‘I Am,’ due Nov. 19. Lead by the soulful production of Cole’s frequent collaborator Canei Finch, ‘Cold […]

Wale has become infamous for using Twitter to voice his strong opinions and to lash out at critics just as much as he’s known for his music. Over the weekend , however, the D.C. rapper curiously deleted his account after the release of a diss track from a past collaborator. Southeast Slim, aka Sace, released […]

Kanye West and Jay Z's friendship is like nothing else.

The struggling rapper’s bankruptcy case has, so far, been filled with delays and inconsistencies.

Source | Complex Freeway Ricky Ross just appeared on the 100th episode of the Murder Master Music Show on UGS Radio. During his interview, Ross spoke about hip-hop’s ongoing struggle with authenticity, particularly relating to drug dealing. Interestingly, Ross chose to call out Jay Z, as he had just read Jay’s interview in Vanity Fair. Ross said: “I […]

Source | Complex [Read the entire article HERE] Grade A Beef Definition: The Best Kind of Beef Example(s): Jay Z vs. Nas The Phantom Beef Definition: The Beef Everyone Wants To Happen But Isn’t Really Beef Example(s): Kanye West vs. Drake Shotgun Beef Definition: Indiscriminately starting Beef With the Whole World Example(s): 50 Cent f/ […]

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Source | Globalgrind He raps, he acts – is there anything Machine Gun Kelly can’t do? The rapper is the latest performer to dive into the work of acting and trust us – this one’s going to be good! Cleveland rapper MGK recently landed a major role in the film Blackbird. The 23-year-old plays a character named Kid […]

Source | Bossip Kendrick Lamar sits down for an extended interview with Arsenio Hall. Kendrick gets into where he comes from and where he’s going, and he reacts to hearing Ice Cube’s praise for the first time. Watch Kendrick perform M.A.A.D City & Collard Greens with Schoolboy Q – HERE. Be sure to tune into […]

Source | HollywoodReporter SEOUL — A$AP Rocky and G-Dragon accepted prizes at the 2013 Style Icon Awards held Thursday in the South Korean capital. The U.S. hip-hop artist visited the country for the first time for the internationally broadcast event, calling it a meaningful feat for street fashion. “I appreciate [the Style Icon Awards] for understanding urban culture and […]

Sosa is free, for now. Yesterday morning, Chief Keef was released from Cook County jail in Chicago for good behavior after serving a grand total of nine days after failing a court mandated drug test.He was origionally sentenced to 20 days after testing positive for weed. However, thanks to staying out of trouble he earned […]

Apparently, prisoners have an option of forgoing the chow line and cooking their own food.