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Nipsey Hussle has inundated the mixtape circuit with a staggering amount of releases over the past few years in anticipation of his debut 'South Central State of Mind.' But after diligently building his buzz, the Cali rapper is putting off his first official full-length indefinitely...

NBA player Carmelo Anthony is getting into the music game, releasing the mixtape 'Become Legendary' on his record label Krossover Entertainment. Although he's not the first baller to try his hand at hip-hop, Melo has managed to snag big names like Bun B, Ghostface Killah, Nas and MC Lyte, to help him showcase his love for music...

While fans continue to wait for his Roc Nation debut, J.Cole will tie listeners over with a new mixtape, 'Friday Night Lights.' Although some speculated that the mixtape would be called 'Villematic,' Cole put the rumors to bed and teased fans with a 90-second snippet of the mixtape's 'Before I'm Gone...

Drake recently revealed that he's taking a break from working on his highly-anticipated R&B mixtape, 'It's Never Enough,' to focus more seriously on rapping. "I been rapping a lot lately," Drake told MTV. "Me and 40 have been doing some great rap music, so I sort of took a hiatus on the R&B for a second. It's c...

Drake is keeping his promise of delving into R&B with the new track 'I Get Lonely Too.' The first song is off his forthcoming 'It's Never Enough' mixtape, where he nixes his rap flow for to test out his vocal abilities. Covering the TLC's song 'FanMail' off the trio's 1999 album of the same title, Drizzy tackles the same lyrics but with his own spin on the track, which was written as an open l

Plies could barely wait three months after releasing his 'Goon Affiliated' album to drop a new mixtape. Hitting the Internet earlier today, the Florida-based MC's new tribute to all things "real" is entitled 'You Need People Like Me' and features a mixture of southern bangers, sexually charged jams and a tribute to incarcerated rapper Lil' Boosie...

On Thursday night, Young Money rapper Drake took to UStream to celebrate reaching 1 million Twitter followers and revealed the name of his new mixtape. Drake spoke to several fans over the phone, handing out advice and confirming that incarcerated Young Money leader Lil Wayne would indeed be performing a Welcome Home concert on November 5, the day after his release from New York's Rikers Island pr

Could those subliminal shots at Rick Ross be a marketing ploy to get Young Jeezy some increased press and attention for his new mixtape '1,000 Grams'? Of course they could. Earlier today (Aug.12), at 1:03PM, Jeezy dropped his new freebie '1,000 Grams,' which serves as a preview for the ATL-rapper's long-awaited 'TM 103...

After offering a slew of mixtapes -- namely 'The Apprentice' series -- Bronx rapper Cory Gunz is prepared to release his first solo debut, 'God Forgives, I Don't.' The 23-year-old rhymer, who officially signed with Young Money/Cash Money earlier this year, recently spoke on the delay of his much-anticipated release...

Playboy Tre returns to the game later this month with 'Last Call' -- his first mixtape of 2010. Coming off a successful year that included touring and recording with B.o.B. and dropping the fantastic 'Liquor Store Mascot,' the ATL rapper is coming back hungry and ready to build on his reputation as a unique lyricist, expert storyteller and one of the funniest rappers recording today...