• Nicki Minaj 'Trini Dem Girls' Mentioned Metta World Peace and He Is Really Excited

    Former American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, and Sacramento Kings, among other teams, Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest is really, really excited. So excited in fact he can't sleep. What is he excited about you may ask? The hottest female rapper in the world in his mind, Nicki Minaj, mentioned him in a song on her new The Pinkprint and he is freaking out about it. He got a shout out during the first Minaj verse of her Caribbean inspired tune "Trini Dem Girls" featuring Trinidadian rapper Lunchmoney Lewis.
  • Toby Keith Not Changing Anything on New Album

    Messing with a successful artist's formula is dangerous stuff. And while Toby Keith is known as one of country's biggest badasses, he's not exactly champing at the bit to switch up the sound that's gotten him this far.
  • Gucci Mane Releases New Album 'East Atlanta Santa' [LISTEN]

    Even behind bars, Gucci Mane seems as prolific as ever. The Atlanta rapper released his mixtape alongside the Honorable C-Note titled 'C-Note vs. Gucci Mane' on Christmas and also on the same day, released his thirteenth album, 'East Atlanta Santa.' Gucci just keeps on giving with more material from a seemingly endless discography of music for a man who has been incarcerated on gun and drug charges for more then a year. 'East Atlanta Santa' is another prototypical Gucci album with southern-styled trap beats and lyrics that pay homage to the hood and that lifestyle.
  • Drake's Mom Explains Why People Think He Cries So Much

    Drake's music is designed to hit you right in the feels. It channels the emotion of Aubrey Graham, better known as Drake, and blind sides you when you least expect it. As a result of that emotion, some members of the internet community and Drake detractors have long believed that the 0-100 / The Catch rapper cried a lot. Home for the holidays, Drake had the chance to get some quality family time in and posed the question to his mother on why she thinks people believe Drake cries so much. In two Instagram videos Drake posted, his mother summed it up by saying he has a "sensitive soul."
  • Gucci Mane Releases Gucci vs. C-Note Mixtape Featuring 2 Chainz, Chief Keef, Rich Homie Quan

    Gucci Mane is trying to get on Santa's nice list. Currently incarcerated for gun and drugs charges until sometime in 2016, the "Lemonade" rapper released a 23-track mixtape alongside frequent collaborator, Honorable C-Note on Christmas Day. The mixtape has features from Rich Homie Quan, Chief Keef, 2 Chainz, Young Thug, PeeWee Longway, Pizzle and Young Dolph. It has a mix of previously released records, as well as some new records, which must have been recorded before Mane was sent away.
  • Birdman, Young Thug Featured In Dej Loaf's "Blood" Music Video [WATCH]

    Detroit rapper, Dej Loaf, has shared the music video for her song "Blood," featuring Young Thug and Birdman, which you can check out here. The Be El Be-directed clip finds the three rappers partying and chilling in a few different locations, both indoors and outdoors. It's worth noting that Dej appears to be the only woman in the video, which is appropriate since the song is all about how she has no "hoe in her blood" or any "in her circle."
  • Motionless In White Singer On Politics: "I Don't Want To Be An Ignorant D---head"

    Motionless In White knows that music and politics are a great mix for some bands, but MIW treads lightly when it comes to most controversial topics. The hardcore group doesn't shy away from everything, however and recently singer Chris Motionless shared his lack of an opinion on politics, saying that he isn't "educated enough in that realm to say anything about it" and he doesn't want to be an "ignorant d---head that just spews out dumb s--- like everyone else on the Internet."
  • Martin Garrix Unveils Second Episode Of 'The Martin Garrix Show' [WATCH]

    Martin Garrix has been one of the biggest rising stars to emerge in electronic music ever since his single "Animals" was released in June 2013 and since became unlikely an international radio hit. Since then he has cemented his status as one of the biggest stars in the genre with a slew of releases like "Backlash", "Virus" and "Wizard," as well as headlining major festivals like Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival. He has been documenting his journey to the top in a video series, "The Martin Garrix" show. Watch the episode below.
  • Chris Brown Guests On TeeFLii's "Blue Lipstick" [LISTEN]

    Los Angeles singer/rapper TeeFLii has shared a new track titled "Blue Lipstick," a collaboration with Chris Brown, which you can check out below. The track has some refreshingly unique production, with some slinky guitars and funky synths anchored by a hard-hitting boom bap beat. TeeFLii and Chris Brown trade lines, and though the overtly sexual lyrics are the song's weakest spot, the production more than makes up for it.