AUGUST 2 UPDATE: Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz have released the video to "Big Tyme": ORIGINAL JULY 2 STORY: Rick Ross is releasing a sequel to his 2006 chart-topping debut, Port Of Miami. Bolstered by smash single "Hustlin,'" the Def Jam Records album that put the former Erick Sermon protege... Read more

For more than 20 years, N.O.R.E. has been a beacon for New York Hip-Hop. The Lefrak City-born, Queensbridge representative is one half of respected duo in Capone-N-Noreaga who shaped a style in the streets since the late '90s. However, in modern years, the rapper once known by Noreaga is a... Read more

When Fabolous and Jadakiss announced they'd be putting out a collaboration album, fans were initially wondering how it would sound. Sure, the two MCs are about as New York as it can get, but their styles and flows are vastly different. Luckily, with the help of Swizz Beatz' production, what... Read more

Longtime collaborators Joey Bada$$ and Statik Selektah just dropped the digital equivalent of a 12” single, putting three brand new songs out back to back. Statik, who is also Joey’s tour DJ, has provided the MC with bangers throughout his career, including the beat for “Super Predator” (featuring Styles P)... Read more

In the span of seven months, DMX released two albums which combined went platinum seven times. It was 1998, and the Yonkers, New York rapper was taking the industry by storm, establishing himself as a domineering presence with uncompromising virility. First with May's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and... Read more

Reek Da Villain , apprentice to fellow New York artist Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar and Ace Hood "Go Off" with bars filled with more than enough Hip-Hop braggadocio to take over the world "from the South, to the West, to the East, to the North" over classic Boom-Bap production from... Read more

After Swizz Beatz tweeted a picture out of Timbaland, Jay-Z and himself in the studio. Jay-Z drops a track where he addresses all of the rumors and speculation surrounding his life. This joint is not to be played with! Related: Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix) ft... Read more

At this rate, is Kanye going to have anything left for the album?  Word on the street is these are just the outtakes.  The best is yet to come... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5FLvOLL_aQ Click here to download.... Read more

This track is built on a 70's funk jam.  It's different from anything Kanye has done in a long while.  Check it out for yourself here.... Read more

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