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Lil Boosie Neighbors Complain About Weekend Party At Rapper's House
Fellow residents of a gated community in Louisiana where Lil Boosie rents a house complained about noise and parking violations over the weekend.
Eminem Details Almost Dissing Lil Wayne & Kanye West
Eminem explains the story behind his "Talkin' 2 Myself" lyrics and says, "I think that deep down I just wasn't happy with myself."
Tyler, the Creator On "EarlWolf" Album: "I Don't Want To Do It Anymore"
The rapper tells a fan that "it will never live up to the expectations of people that really want it" and that he's not in the right "mindframe to do a whole album of that shit."
Gucci Mane Reportedly Made $1.3 Million Off Music In 2013
A Noisey article chronicles Gucci Mane's behind-bars release schedule. One 1017 Brick Squad associate says "I sat down with Gucci...and let him know that these mixtapes were a source of income."
Joe Budden Apologizes For Instagram Post Stereotyping Sikh Man
The rapper took to Twitter to apologize for the original post: "I apologize to all Sikhs and any1 i offended w my tasteless & stereotypical post yesterday."
Fabolous Plans Summer Release For "Loso's Way 2: Rise To Power"
Fabolous says "I wanted to tighten a couple screws on the album...I think this summer will be that time."
Bushwick Bill Explains Working On Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" & Having Both Life & Death Certificates
The rapper says "I remember Warren G and Snoop inviting me to the studio...I kept bothering him 'til he let me say it."
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 3/23/14
Jay Z & Jay Electronica surprise fans with "We Made It" and a J. Cole & Andre 3000 mashup samples Frank Sinatra.
Kanye West Turns Himself In For Misdemeanor Battery Case & Spends Less Than An Hour In Jail
The rapper reportedly has his booking photograph and fingerprints taken in less than an hour. The booking finalizes the charges stemming from a July 2013 altercation with a photographer.
Nas: "I Don't See Enough Emcees Who Are Brave Enough To Be Honest"
The rapper sits down with Michael Eric Dyson at Georgetown University to talk about the state and politics of Hip Hop.
BET Scheduled To Premiere Season 2 Of "106 & Park's" "Ultimate Freestyle Friday"
The network is slated to premiere the segment today at 6 PM EST.
Chance The Rapper Describes Chicago Gun Violence On CNN's "Chicagoland"
The rapper explains the inspiration behind his "Acid Rap" track "Paranoia."
Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/23/2014
YG's "My Krazy Life" debuts at #2, Pharrell Williams' "G I R L" drops to #6 and Rick Ross stays in the Top 10 this week.
Snow Tha Product Says She's "Trying To Make A Hybrid Of" Chicano Rap & Hip Hop
The rapper says "Chicano Rap is a genre in its own and its got its own fan base and it's respected."
Prez Mafia Describes Season 2 Of "106 & Park's" "Ultimate Freestyle Friday"
Prez Mafia says "competition is way thick" and that there's "a lot of new faces" in Season 2 of "106 & Park's" "UFF."
Future Says Beyonce & Jay Z's "Drunk In Love" Started As A Song For His Album
Future says "I demoed it first for her to listen to. I guess she had done the record and she was saving [it] and I had did another version."
NoShame Describes Being Transgender In Battle Rap World
The rapper says, "I'm introducing the Battle Rap culture into the LGBT community and at the same time I'm introducing the LGBT community to the Battle Rap culture."
Andre 3000 Reportedly Working On Upcoming Aretha Franklin Album
Aretha Franklin says "I think Andre 2000, is it two or three? 3000 is going to be doing some of the tracks with [Babyface]."
Joe Budden Says Slaughterhouse's "Glass House" Is Different From Past Efforts
The rapper says: "To say melancholy, introspective, those would be understatements. Like I always say, music is what feelings sound like. And that's what the album sounds like."
ScHoolboy Q Says Jem Cretes Used Stolen Verse For "Hustle 101"
Q claims that Cretes used one of his old verses without permission on his latest "Hustle 101" release. Cretes responds.
Madvillain "Madvillainy" In Review: 10-Year Anniversary
MF DOOM & Madlib's collective debut turns ten, HipHopDX looks back at the album a decade later.
