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Irv Gotti Reunites With Ashanti On "No One Greater"
Although Murder Inc. still appears to be on hiatus, Irv Gotti and Ashanti work together again, 10 years after they started.
Chris Brown Disses Drake On "I Don't Like" Freestyle Verse
Chris Brown pokes fun at Drake's eyebrows and implies that his June laceration on his face was from a sucker-punch and thrown bottles.
Mark Morrison Working On Album Featuring Crooked I, DMX & Trae Tha Truth
The 1996 "Return Of The Mack" hit-maker is finishing up his first album in six years.
Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 6/24/2012
Flo Rida gets his fourth single to the charts, as Meek Mill sells 30,000 off a mixtape track.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/24/2012
Waka Flocka Flame continues to lead the pack of Rap releases in a week of transition. Kid Ink is Hip Hop's latest DIY success story, as B.o.B. gets a nice surge in the rankings for "Strange Clouds."
B-Pos Readies "The Pos Tapes" Album For June 26 Release
Pep Love and Z-Man show up on the Bay Area quartet's second studio album.
Flavor Flav Avoids Jail Time By Paying $25,000 To Mother Of His Three Children
UPDATE: Flavor Flav makes moves to settle his debt for unpaid child support.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/17/2012
Waka Flocka Flame's "Triple F Life" earns the rapper his second Top 10. Meanwhile, Kid Ink sold as records independently as many fellow Freshmen are at the majors, and Stevie Stone is back in black.
Prodigy & Keith Murray Appear Photographed Together After Years Of Beef
Mobb Deep and Def Squad's feud may go back to the mid-'90s, but Busta Rhymes recently took a photograph with former adversaries Keith Murray and Prodigy.
Queens Underground Hip Hop Veteran I.G. Off Passes Away
One half of the late 1990s underground Hip Hop duo I.G. Off & Hazadous has reportedly died from unknown causes.
Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 6/10/2012
Justin Bieber and Ludacris give Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa a run for their money, while Lil Wayne and Big Sean's "My Homies Still" makes six-figure noise.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/10/2012
Big K.R.I.T.'s "Live From The Underground" and Curren$y's "The Stoned Immaculate" crush the charts and expectations. Tyga's "Careless World" also gains some strong ground after months at retail.
Usher's American Express "Unstaged" Performance Full Stream
UPDATE: Usher hits the stage at the Hammersmith Apollo for a performance.
Mixtape Release Dates: 40 Glocc, Freeway, Tone Trump, Troy Ave
40 Glocc will show his "Seedz Of Makaveli" this week, as Brooklyn's Troy Ave and Philly's Freeway and Tone Trump ready free works respectively.
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 6/4/2012
Twista's unofficial remix verse to "The Recipe" brought the attention back to Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre's April single. Meanwhile, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T. and Lil Wayne bring new tracks to the list.
Tha Dogg Pound "Doggy Bag" Tracklist & Artwork
Death Row Records is back for their second unofficial album from Daz Dillinger & Kurupt. This one features two alternate mixes from "Dogg Food," as well as Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg and Warren G.
Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 6/3/2012
Ludacris' "Janglin'" cracks the charts for the first time, as Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa keep the "Payphone" ringin' strong.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/3/2012
Travis Porter scores a Top 20 with their "From Day 1" debut, while Azealia Banks brings an EP to the charts like it was 1991.
Nottz "In My Mind" EP Free Stream
Asher Roth, Royce Da 5'9" and Pusha T show up on an early free preview of Nottz' June 5 album.
Diddy's Son Criticized For College Scholarship
Critics say that Justin Combs' full ride to college isn't fair to those who aren't as financially secure.
Hip Hop Digital Singles Sales: The Week Ending 5/27/2012
Lupe Fiasco, T.I., Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame all push new singles to the charts, with some impressive results. Wiz Khalifa & Maroon 5 have all parties beat though, with "Telephone."
