Andy Bustard is a blogger at MissInfo.tv and a contributing writer at TheBoomBox. He still wears his cap to the back. (@aboynamedandy)
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Justin Bieber & Chance The Rapper Team Up For ‘Confident’
Even the most committed Justin Bieber critics have found it hard to deny the kid's recent string of releases, especially with mature R&B efforts like 'Hold Tight.' Now, as he wraps up his long-running '#MusicMondays' series, the Canadian crooner links up with Chicago wunderkid Chance The Rapper for 'Confidence.'
Listen to Kanye West’s Full Interview on Juan Epstein
After teasing us with a video snippet last week, Hot 97's Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg have released their full Juan Epstein podcast interview with Kanye West.
Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre Tease New Song in Beats By Dre Commercial
With the world impatiently awaiting Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' follow-up, it's nice to know that the Black Hippy is back in the studio with Dr. Dre -- in this new commercial for Beats By Dre's Beats Pill, anyway.
Nas to Open Sneaker Store in Las Vegas
In the '90s "Air Nikes on his feet" kept his "cipher complete" and now Nas is delving deeper into the style game by opening a sneaker store in Las Vegas.
Watch Marco Polo & the Doppelgangaz’s ‘R U Gonna Eat That’ Video
Producer-to-the-underground-stars Marco Polo recently released his new 'PA2: The Director's Cut' album, which rounded up O.G.s like Talib Kweli, Styles P, Masta Ace, Posdnous of De La Soul and the reunited Organized Konfusion (a.k.a Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po) for a sort of true school version of a DJ Khaled record (without the incessant screams of shameless self-promotion).
A$AP Nast & Method Man Take It Back to the ’90s in ‘Trillmatic’ Video
In the wake of that inadvertent KONY claim (a Kurupt reference that was misinterpreted yet people still ran with it anyway) from Kendrick Lamar, and those not-so-subtle comments from Trinidad Jame$, you could say that New York hip-hop's been under a bit of scrutiny this year.
Stream Childish Gambino’s ‘Because the Internet’ Album
Ironically, Childish Gambino's hotly-anticipated upcoming album, 'Because the Internet,' has been leaking left, right and center these past few weeks.
Raekwon Raps Over Gang Starr’s ‘Mass Appeal’ on ‘Lions Paw Freestyle’
Like the best in his age group, Raekwon is proving that the Internet isn't strictly a young man's game.
Childish Gambino & Chance the Rapper Are ‘The Worst Guys’ on New Collaboration
While it's true that his debut mixtape, '#10Day,' helped propel Chance the Rapper into the local spotlight (and various corners of the Internet music nerd-sphere) in April 2012, getting the alley-oop from Childish Gambino and appearing on his 'Royalty' project three months later certainly boosted the teen rapper's profile.
10 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2013
If you look back at all the albums and mixtapes that came out this past year, it's hard to deny that 2013's been a helluva year for hip-hop.