• Questlove Challenges Artists to Be More Activist After Mike Brown & Eric Garner Rulings

    hen Questlove speaks on social issues, people will stop and listen. He has established himself as someone socially aware enough to make statements on the issues facing our society that make sense and spark intelligent debate. In light of the recent Michael Brown and Eric Garner Grand Jury decisions not to indict the cops who killed the two men, Questlove has called up his fellow hip hop to start addressing the issues with an intelligent, socially aware approach that will help spur the issue forward.

  • Lawsuit Alleges Apple Deleted Competitor's Music from Users' iTunes Account to Prevent iPod Use

    Apple might not even produce iPod Classic anymore but antitrust lawsuits never get old. One that might be particularly interesting to the millions of people who owned one of the most successful digital music players in history: Plaintiffs in a suit against the company allege that Apple intentionally deleted music from competing platforms that users attempted to store on iTunes, as recently as 2009.

  • Rich Homie Quan Shares New Track "Around The World" From Upcoming 'Sour Diesel 17' Mixtape [LISTEN]

    Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan has shared a new track titled "Around The World," which you can check out here. The Metro Boomin and Zaytoven-produced track features Quan rapping about all the places he's been around the world, from Los Angeles to Wisconsin (twice, apparently) to New York. Come to think of it, the only places he claims to have been to are in the United States, so his version of "around the world" is pretty limited.

  • Wiz Khalifa Drops Guest Verse On Royce Rizzy's 'Hoe In You' [LISTEN]

    Atlanta rapper Royce Rizzy has shared a new track called "Hoe In You," featuring a guest verse from Wiz Khalifa, which you can check out here The track features Rizzy and Khalifa spitting their typically sluggish, stoner-rap flowing through some inexplicable Autotune over an unfortunately tinny beat produced by Cassius Jay and Zaytoven. Please, enough with the beats that sound like someone flicking the top of a beer can.

  • Coldplay's Chris Martin Announces 7th Album 'A Head Full Of Dreams'

    Today, BBC Radio One DJ, Zane Lowe, announced his hottest record of the year, as voted by the fans. After all the votes were tallied, Coldplay's "Magic" came out on top of a list that featured some big records from Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, Bastille, Oliver Heldens, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, Jack Ü and many more. To celebrate, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joined the show to say thanks to his fans and once they started talking about 'Ghost Stories,' the "Sky Full Of Stars" singer revealed that the band is in the studio and working on their seventh album, titled 'A Head Full Of Dreams.'

  • Hillary Clinton Claims Nation's Criminal Justice System is "Out Of Balance," Supports Probes of NYC and Ferguson Police Cases

    It seems like Hillary Clinton might be the only one left that isn't sure if she intends to announce a 2016 presidential campaign, but if that is on her to-do list, then the fact that she supports the U.S. Department of Justice looking into the untimely deaths of two black men at the hands of white police officers is sure to get some backing. Clinton spoke at a conference today and expressed her dismay at there being no indictment against police officers who ultimately killed Eric Garner in NYC and Michael Brown in Ferguson while in the line of duty. She was quoted as calling the system "out of balance."

  • A$AP Ferg Designed A 'Trap Lord' Line Of Apparel For Syracuse University

    A$AP Mob has always been into fashion and art, so to hear the news that A$AP Ferg would get his own line of apparel was not surprising on the surface. He has been deeply involved in fashion for the majority of his life and now, he takes another step into the clothing world. With no apparent connection to Syracuse, the "Doe-Active" rapper has launched a new apparel line, "Trap Lord," with Virgin Mega for the school.

  • Lauryn Hill Releases Pay-Per-View Concert Special -- 'Live At The Brooklyn Bowl,' Shares Performance Of Fugees' "Ready Or Not" [WATCH]

    Back in July, Ms. Lauryn Hill performed two concerts at the Brooklyn Bowl and today, Dec. 4, the legendary R&B/hip-hop artist has shared a two hour concert special compiled from these shows titled "Live at the Brooklyn Bowl." The special is available for purchase on demand and through pay-per-view until New Year's Eve and features performances of songs from both Hill's solo career and her work with the Fugees. Ms. Hill was kind enough to share a video of her performance of the Fugees' "Ready Or Not" from the special, which you can check out here.

  • Aerosmith Guitarist Joe Perry Releases a 'Merry Christmas' EP Featuring Johnny Depp

    Though Aerosmith is not on tour, the "Walk This Way" band's guitarist, Joe Perry, has kept himself quite busy. He just released his new memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith," about his career working with his own band and in Aerosmith. Just in time for the holidays, Perry has released a special Christmas themed EP for fans to enjoy, featuring actor and budding musician Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar. The EP titled Joe Perry's Merry Christmas, covers four iconic Christmas songs, "White Christmas," "Run Run Rudolph," "Silent Night" and "Santa Claus Is Back In Town."
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