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The Downtown Music Festival just announced the lineup for their New York edition, happening May 10-11 in the Manhattan's Lower East Side. The first set of artists confirmed for this year's fest, put on by the record label and publishing company annually, include Black Hippy, Purity Ring, Earl Sweatshirt, Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Palma Violets, Trash Talk, Beach Fossils, Teengirl Fantasy, Inc... Read Mo

The organizers of Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival have announced the first performers for 2013. Rapper Murs and fellow promoters Guerilla Union have revealed that the partial lineup will include Kendrick Lamar's crew Black Hippy, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dom Kennedy, Tech N9ne, Immortal Technique, De La Soul, Hopsin, Joey Bada$$ and Grouch & Eligh. "Pai...

While Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city has been lauded by everyone from 50 Cent to Game, one unhappy expat has emerged as the chief voice of dissent. "Yoooo! Kendrick Lamar is talented with a lot of potential but his album is traaaaash," Shyne tweeted earlier today...

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...

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...