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T.I.'s new album will drop August 24th.

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by Blake Solomon on 03/10/10 - 08:12 AM
Lil Wayne's Rebirth is on track to sell around 150K copies in its first week. For some perspective: 2008's Tha Carter III sold one million copies in its first week.

Submitted by WhoSaidThat?
by Blake Solomon on 02/06/10 - 10:26 AM
Lil Wayne's new album Rebirth is being streamed on myspace.

Submitted by circasurvivor
by Blake Solomon on 01/31/10 - 09:47 PM
Kid Cudi's next album will be called Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution.

Submitted by WhoSaidThat?
by Blake Solomon on 01/18/10 - 09:18 PM
A list of Hip-Hop's most controversial album covers can be found here.

Submitted by nellson13
by Blake Solomon on 01/14/10 - 09:42 AM
Hyro Da Hero's new album, Belo Horizonte, is available for free download on his website.
by Steve Henderson on 12/28/09 - 11:41 PM
Kid Cudi has been dropped from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour after punching a fan during a concert in Vancouver last weekend.
by Blake Solomon on 12/18/09 - 08:17 AM
Lil' Wayne was sentenced to a year in prison today on gun charges.

Submitted by live.
by Blake Solomon on 12/16/09 - 12:02 PM
Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to gun charges and could face up to a year in prison.

Submitted by notetoself343
by Blake Solomon on 10/22/09 - 09:27 AM
The cover for 50 Cent's new album, Before I Self Destruct is right here. The album hits stores November 17th.

Submitted by WhoSaidThat?
by Blake Solomon on 10/01/09 - 04:16 PM
Jay-Z will release The Blueprint 3 on September 11th.

Track Listing

01 What We Talkin' About [ft. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun]
02 Thank You
03 D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
04 Run This Town [ft. Kanye West and Rihanna]
05 Empire State of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]
06 Real As It Gets [ft. Young Jeezy]
07 On to the Next One [ft. Swizz Beatz]
08 Off That [ft....[read more]
by Blake Solomon on 08/19/09 - 01:31 PM
Jay-Z will be replacing Beastie Boys at All Points West as headliner on Friday the 31st. This will be his first US festival performance.
by Paul Tao on 07/23/09 - 08:44 AM
Nas will have a guest spot on Dr. Dre's Detox.
by Steve Henderson on 02/02/09 - 11:00 AM
I guess Joaquin Phoenix (who now looks like the unibomber) wants to be a rapper?
by Jason Tate on 01/16/09 - 12:59 PM
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland reunite for the track, "Bigger Than The World." Take a listen.
by Garett Press on 01/15/09 - 02:42 PM
50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct now has a tracklisting.

Track Listing
1) Intro
2) Came To Win (produced by Red Spyda)
3) Get Up (produced by Scott Storch)
4) Need Your Hate (Produced by Dr. Dre)
5) Here For A Reason (ft. Nate Dogg) (produced by tha Bizness)
6) Good To Be A Gangsta (produced by Ty Fyffe & Sha Money XL)
7) Dont Mess With 50 (produced by Don Cannon)
8) Trust In Me (produced...[read more]
by Steve Henderson on 01/07/09 - 11:40 AM
An American professor claims rap music originated in medieval Scottish pubs.

Submitted by Until The Bombs
by Jason Tate on 12/30/08 - 11:30 AM
Lil' Wayne has been accused of copyright infringement.
by Steve Henderson on 12/17/08 - 09:41 AM
Lil' Wayne recorded a song specifically for Michael Phelps.

Submitted by NotEmo.JustMe
by Jason Tate on 12/15/08 - 02:51 PM
Clipse have called out Pitchfork.
by Steve Henderson on 12/12/08 - 10:53 AM
Hip-hop song that samples/remixes Circa Survive's "Living Together" - check it.
by Steve Henderson on 12/07/08 - 09:23 AM
Eminem will release Relapse in early 2009. A new song called "I Need a Relapse" was played on Sirius last night and is rumored to be floating around the internets.
by Steve Henderson on 10/16/08 - 08:38 AM
VH1 has compiled their list of 100 best hip hop songs, and "Fight the Power" came out on top, with "Rapper's Delight" in second and "Nuthin' But a G Thang" at number three. What do you think? Agree/disagree?
by Steve Henderson on 09/24/08 - 09:18 AM
Kanye West is reportedly going to be producing Jay-Z's Blueprint 3.
by Steve Henderson on 08/11/08 - 06:47 AM
Dr. Dre has confirmed that Detox is about finished, and he is shooting for a November/December release.
by Steve Henderson on 07/23/08 - 09:52 AM
Eminem is back in the studio working on a new album.
by Steve Henderson on 07/17/08 - 02:33 PM
Death Row Records has been sold for $24M at auction.
by Steve Henderson on 07/15/08 - 10:56 AM
The one and the only Snoop Dogg is going to be writing a bluegrass record.

Submitted by MoChroi
by Chris Fallon on 06/14/08 - 05:19 PM
The legendary Bill Cosby has released "Why," the first single from his hip-hop album, State of Emergency, here.

Submitted by updownleftright
by Chris Fallon on 06/13/08 - 11:52 PM
Big Boi's solo LP Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, is almost completed, says MTV. He also confirms that Outkast is not breaking up.
by Steve Henderson on 06/13/08 - 09:22 AM
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