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Gucci Mane is on a music-dropping rampage as of late. The Atlanta rapper kicked off 2015 with "1017 Mafia: Incarcerated" before dropping "Brick Factory 3" last week. Ahead of his "Trap House 5" release, Mane has shared an eight-song EP, "Views From Zone 6," featuring the likes of 2 Chainz, Chief Keef and Lil B. Fans can stream the effort below via SoundCloud, "Noisey" noted. -
Nicki Minaj's Tour Manager De'Von Pickett Stabbed to Death in Philadelphia During 'The Pinkprint' Tour Prep
Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint Tour hasn't even begun yet, and it's already marked by tragedy. Today (Feb. 18), the "Only" rapper sadly announced that two members of her crew stabbed last night in Philadelphia, resulting in the death of her tour manager. -
Best Coast Announce New Album 'California Nights,' Show Dates & More [WATCH]
Best Coast have announced details on their upcoming third album in a new trailer video. Titled California Nights, the effort will drop May 5 via Harvest. -
WATCH: Fifth Harmony Cover One Direction 'They Don't Know About Us' Ahead of 'Reflection' Tour
Harmonizers and Directioners, freak out! It's a combination of the fandoms! Yes, Fifth Harmony has covered a One Direction song. In a continuance of 5H's publicity for its new album Reflection, the "Sledgehammer" singers stopped by a radio station in Australia to perform a cover of an oft-forgotten 1D track, "They Don't Know About Us." -
Drake Shocks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack, Tops Billboard 200 with Surprise 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'
Everyone expected the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to run away with this week's Billboard 200 chart...but then Drake happened. The emcee and his LP/mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late topped the list by moving 575,000 equivalent albums. The new metric for the chart, which takes streams into consideration, played to his favor as the album received more first-week streams than any other album in Spotify history. Among the other accomplishments that Drake managed to nab with his surprise album was becoming just the second hip-hop act to land his first four albums atop the Billboard 200 (the other is DMX). He quickly became the second bestselling performer for 2015 (behind Taylor Swift). -
Ty Dolla $ign Talks Charli XCX, Kanye West, J Dilla, His New Crush & More In Hot 97 Interview [WATCH]
Ty Dolla $ign has been making a name for himself since being featured on XXL's Freshman Class of 2014. Ahead of the spring release for his long-awaited album Free TC, Ty sat down with Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning for a chat. -
Geraldo Rivera Says Hip-Hop Is 'Destructive Culturally' Before Calling Out Russell Simmons [WATCH]
Journalist Gerald Rivera recently sat down with HuffPost Live to talk about everything from Brian Williams to hip-hop. His take on the latter resulted in the reporter calling out Russell Simmons and moguls of his caliber for encouraging a culture that separates people from the mainstream and results in the inability to find gainful employment. He took a few other shots at the genre that are sure to receive a response by Simmons in the near future. He said the genre is "destructive culturally." -
Dipset Dares You to 'Do Something' in Latest Single [LISTEN]
Dipset continue their comeback as a group with their latest single that dares you to "Do Something." As premiered by their DJ Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97, the group shows they have not lost touch with the lyrics and themes that made them so popular in the mid-2000s. -
5 Musicians with Alien Encounters Aside from Tom DeLonge: Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Sammy Hagar and More
Tom Delonge has apparently had enough of discussing his role in the recent breakup of Blink-182...so he recently unleashed the news that he had an extraterrestrial experience while camping "near Area 51" in Nevada and that since the occurrence his phone has been tapped by the government. Here are six other musicians who have claimed experiences with aliens. Not just the belief in extraterrestrials, but actual encounters of the third kind. -
Afroman Arrested After Punching a Fan Onstage During a Mardi Gras Show in Mississippi [WATCH]
Afroman was arrested following a show last night, Feb. 17, in Mississippi, and it was not because he got high. Video from the Biloxi gig shows a woman onstage dancing while Afroman begins a guitar solo. Seemingly out of nowhere, the rapper punches the fan in the face, dropping her to the floor on Mardi Gras. The show went on for the "Colt 45" singer -- he picked back up on the solo before security escorted him off the stage, TMZ noted. -
Chris Brown, Karrueche Tran Blasted by PETA For Wearing Fur During NYFW at Michael Costello Show [PHOTO]
Everyone is a critic during New York Fashion Week, but not everyone loves the looks that celebs trot out. Earlier this week, "Ayo" singer Chris Brown and his on-again, off-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran showed up to a NYFW event wearing matching fur coats, and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is not amused. -
Tink Covers The Fader, Talks Timbaland Relationship, Feminism, Career Beginnings, Debut Album & More
Tink is on the brink of making it big. Following the buzz her producer/mentor Timbaland created when he leaked a few of her records to The Breakfast Club and championed her as the next iconic femcee, all eyes are on this young Chicago rapper as she preps her debut album. In a new cover story for The Fader, Tink shows us the suburban Chicago home where she grew up and still lives with her family. She talks about feminism, her journey into music, her connection with Timbaland, and what to expect on her upcoming debut album due out via Mosley/Epic. Here's are 12 things we learned:
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