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The veterans and newbies will take the stage at this year's Rock the Bells festival, which features a lineup that finds the likes of Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony performing along with Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, among others...

Jay-Z will be putting his music career on hold, so he can spend time with his baby. "I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter," he explained. "I want to enjoy this time for what it is...

Everyone loves a mom, whether their own or someone else's. They're the backbone of every family and their main goal is to nurture their children through every walk of life. Moms provide words of wisdom for every situation, preparing us for the winding road ahead...

Fresh off the release of his Taylor Allderdice mixtape comes Wiz Khalifa's first single from his sophomore album, O.N.I.F.C., due Aug. 28. The title, "Work Hard Play Hard," speaks for itself. The Pittsburgh representative raps about his pricey possessions and flaunting his cash, rightfully earned from putting in work...

West Coast Black Hippy Schoolboy Q and Harlem representative A$AP Rocky are frequent collaborators both in and out of the studio. Besides sharing a penchant for rhyming the spoken word, the rappers also engage in drinking lean, a drug comprised of promethazine with codeine, Sprite and candy like Jolly Ranchers...

Jay-Z reminisces about his rise to the "executive ranks" in Rocawear's first televised ad. "My goal was to have one gold album and that was it ... And then it became, I want to show that an artist can ascend to the executive ranks," Jay explains in the black and white spot, "From Marcy to Barclays...

On "Desperado," the second song on his brand-new Madadelic mixtape, Mac Miller offers this summation of where his career stands: "Running out of paper, writing on my hands / Hundred thousand haters writing about my jams." So it goes when you're a 20-year-old MC with a No...

At this year's SXSW conference in Austin, the place to be for hip-hop lovers was the VIBE House, where adidas Originals, Cashmere Agency, MMXLII and the venue's namesake magazine hosted "the most comprehensive urban lineup" of the festival, according to a press release...

The hip-hop presence was at an all time high at SXSW in Austin Thursday night (March 15), with Lil Wayne announcing a partnership with Mountain Dew, Snoop Dogg handing out Doritos, Nas, B.o.B. and T.I. rocking the Warner showcase, and Danny Brown getting pelted with a lemon, all on entirely separate stages...

Drake served fans in Los Angeles with his lyrical skills Monday night (March 5), during a stop on his Club Paradise tour, which touched down at USC's Galen Center. During the show, the Toronto native surprised loyal supporters with a special guest, fellow rhymer J...