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Nipsey Hussle Looking For Partnerships & Says #Proud2Pay Campaign Will Continue
The "Crenshaw" rapper says he'll "always operate as an independent 'cause...in 2014 you gotta be self-sufficient."
50 Cent Pictured In Studio With Jadakiss And Styles P; Jadakiss Arrested Hours Later
50 Cent posts a photo of himself and the Lox members with a reference to "Animal Ambition."
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 1/27/2014
Performances from the Grammys, including appearances by Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, claim the first half of this week's Top 10.
Jadakiss And Styles P Describe Lox As Free Agents
Styles P hopes for an "indie-major kind of movement" for the upcoming Lox album.
Lil Boosie To Be Released From Prison In February
The completion of a substance abuse class has helped expedite Lil Boosie's upcoming release.
21st Century Breaks: Hip Hop's New Source Of Soul Samples
Musicians behind the resurgence of "modern breaks" powering hits by Jay Z and other popular emcees weigh in on infiltrating mainstream music's scene.
Jay Z And Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Among Grammy Award Winners
UPDATE #2: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win four Grammys, including Best Rap Album, and Jay Z wins one alongside Justin Timberlake.
Judge Orders Tyga To Pay More Than $200,000 For Unpaid Jewelry
Tyga ordered to pay a Beverly Hills jeweler for items he never paid for or returned.
Nipsey Hussle Says He's Rooting For Macklemore & Kendrick Lamar At The Grammys
The L.A. emcee says "[he] wouldn't feel like it was a steal if" either artist wins.
Unreleased Mobb Deep Music Features Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, And N.O.R.E.
Prodigy says new Mobb Deep album features production from Alchemist, Illmind, and Boi-1da besides Havoc.
Yeezianity Founder Says Yeezus Is "A Stepping Stone To Jesus"
Yeezianity founder, Brian Liebman, says "Yeezus is a realistic current day model of Jesus."
Eminem, Nas & Dr. Dre Among Performers At Beats Music Launch Party
Busta Rhymes, Pharcyde, Bone thugs-n-harmony, Method Man & Redman and Scarface also performed at the "Live Playlist" event in Los Angeles.
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 1/20/14
ScHoolboy Q releases a new Oxymoron single and Fat Joe and 50 Cent collaborate for the first time ever after resolving their beef in 2012.
MGK Says He's Scared To Listen To Eminem's "MMLP2"
Machine Gun Kelly also describes advice from Diddy, says the Bad Boy founder "kept [me] from saying 'fuck the industry.'"
Party Supplies Announces "Jericho" Project With Alchemist & Action Bronson
Exclusive: Justin Nealis of Party Supplies describes the making of "Blue Chips 2" and why people initially mistook the production duo for a solo act.
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 1/13/2014
A Kendrick Lamar throwback climbs to the top spot while Young Buck remixes 50 Cent's latest single.
Slim Thug Debates Meaning Of "Thug" On CNN
The Houston native describes thugging in a potentially positive light.
Lox Describes Support For Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Jadakiss says "that was priceless" of working near and spending time with The Notorious B.I.G.
Action Bronson Thanks Trinidad James For New York Comments
The rapper also describes working with Kool G Rap for his upcoming album.
Clocking in with a gratifyingly short nine tracks, Ray West and OC's "Ray's Cafe" is added proof that some veteran rappers still belong in the booth.
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 1/6/2014
50 Cent leads with a new single and a Kendrick Lamar remix follows close behind.
