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If the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards are the Super Bowl, then the cyphers are the halftime show, and this year's pairings offered up a quite a few surprises. With DJ Premier manning the wheels, T.I. captained his Grand Hustle crew through choppy waters, while the West Coast was represented by the likes of Snoop Lion, E-40 and Kendrick Lamar and Ruff Ryders reunited, featuring Cassidy, Eve and DMX... Rea

Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, one of the most anticipated albums of the year, is around the corner and before the LP drops, he's unveiled the tracklist. The West Coast MC premieres 17 tracks on the deluxe edition with guest appearances from some notable names...

As he prepares to release his long-awaited Aftermath debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, due Oct. 22, Kendrick Lamar continued his headlining 2012 BET Music Matters tour with an appearance at Toronto's Sound Academy on Wednesday night (Sept. 19)...

Gino DePinto, AOL Kendrick Lamar has officially pushed back the release date of his Aftermath debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, from Oct. 2 to Oct. 22. Despite this news, which is concerning since the label has a history or shelving artists, the album sounds promising, and will now apparently include an appearance by Kid Cudi...

Rick Ross' swastika-tattooed, dreadlocked partner Gunplay, born Richard Morales Jr., goes by a variety of aliases to suit his moods, including Don Logan, his business side, and Jupiter Jack, the manic, ostentatious performer who sniffs coke in front of Colombian cops for Worldstar videos...

Kendrick Lamar says he won't be voting in the upcoming presidential election. "I don't do no voting. I will keep it straight up real with you. I don't believe in none of the shit that's going on in the world." Hmm. Trey Songz talks being single, his "type" and more...

Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga have revealed that they are officially working on a track together. After the blonde pop star recently attended his show at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, the two were seen tweeting back and forth like old friends...

As reported at AOL Music Blog: Lady Gaga is pals with rapper Kendrick Lamar, who's down with Dr. Dre, who's tight with Eminem, so when rumors spread yesterday that the rising Compton MC, Mother Monster and Slim Shady had collaborated on a track called "Street Lights," it seemed plausible enough...

Mystikal was released from prison today, after serving two months for violating probation, after being arrested for domestic abuse in 2010. 50 Cent welcomed home boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was also released from prison earlier today, after serving two months of a three-month sentence for domestic battery...

T.I.'s wife Tiny, co-star of VH1's "T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle," called into Columbus, Ohio's Power 107.5, to discuss the second season of the popular reality show, her marriage and address rumors about the nature of their "swinging" relationship...