On a night where music’s biggest stars get awarded for what they’ve done on the charts moreso than creative output, Miguel stole the show and social networks after the 2013 Billboard Awards concluded in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The R&B singer whose smash hit “Adorn” has blazed bedrooms, proms and weddings across the country [...]

Now that Chris Brown’s “Fine China” has been in the rotation long enough for women to compare themselves to your grandmother’s “for special occasions” dinnerware it to have all but burned its way into our minds, rapper Common has decided to put his own spin on the track by way of an unofficial remix. Not [...]

People really began to wonder whether or not Nipsey Hussle’s heart was still in music, or if he was still rapping all together. That all changed over the weekend as Hussle released “Smoking With My Stylist” in the starts of a campaign that will see him release new material for every 2,000 new followers he [...]

Adhearing to the “if you had 24 hours…” motif, FUSE commanded that Hoodie Allen and YouTube singing/songwriting sensation Kina Grannis write, record and then perform a song together. The end result? “Make It Home” where Allen’s songwriting shines through as one of the voices of the underdog that gets to dance and plink around with [...]

Things are looking up Wu-Tang. With an appearance upcoming at Rock The Bells including a hologram Ol’ Dirty Bastard and their 20th anniversary LP entitled A Better Tomorrow on the way, the Clan dig into the unreleased archives of the RZA with “Execution In Autumn”. “EIA” contains verses from Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, RZA & U-God [...]

The Boy Illinois is making noise all on his own. After being a constant fixture on Sway In The Morning on Shade 45, the rapper became the first African-American period to perform at the Native American Music Awards. In a celebratory mood he releases “Pull Up”, a brief stint where everything seems to be going [...]

In front of a compact crowd at Saturday Night Live, Kanye West debuted his Marilyn Manson sampling “Black Skinhead” for the crowd who were either shocked at the imagery or compelled to agree with the message. Donned in a studded black leather jacket and red Nike Air Yeezy 2s, Kanye screamed, growled and snarled through [...]

According to Rap Up, June 18th is when Kanye West throws on his own set of crowns and drops his sixth studio LP entitled Yeezus. The news follows last night’s viral “Yeezy Vision” of West’s new single “New Slaves”. It looks like a prelude to what he’s got cooked up for Saturday Night Live tonight. [...]

The 3rd level representative, DJ Chose drops the visual to the slow banging “Impala Love” directed by the VideoKillaz in which he reminisces about it all going down in the front seat of his heavy Chevy. The King of the booty club takes a step off his throne and slows down the tempo on this [...]

As a youth in Texas, Spring Break usually fell around Kappa Beach Party Weekend, the college answer to Freaknik after it died down in Atlanta. We all heard stories of wanting to go just to see all the college kids twerking on camera and more and what craziness we could get involved in but we [...]

The bottle dance torch has been passed from Dame Dash to Juicy J and the video for “Boss N*gga” proves that. Any Saturday morning with new Juiceman is cause for celebration and this is no different as Ted Cadillac follows Juicy around on his “Stay Trippy” tour, drinking, popping pills, smoking and being hip-hop’s answer [...]

Name: Jo’zzy aka Dope by Accident Age: 24 Hometown: Memphis, TN Jo’zzy, a talented singer/songwriter derives her sound from the nostalgic 90s r&b era but relies on hip hop influences to give listeners the best of both worlds. The synergy between the genres can be attributed to her longtime friend and producer, Wizz Dumb who convinced [...]