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Though some (us) were initially skeptical, Dr. Dre has apparently secured $60 million in funding for his Daisy music streaming service, in partnership with Jimmy Iovine. Must be Dre Day. Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" has officially gone 4X Platinum...

Once upon a time hip-hop beats were largely constructed of short musical phrases sampled from vinyl records and rearranged in collage-like format to create something wholly unique and original. It was and still is an art form unto itself...

Nine-year-old Dante Hoagland is hitting the pavement fast in the entertainment industry thanks to Danny Brown. As the star of the 31-year-old rapper's "Grown Up" video, released in June, Hoagland caught viewers' attention for looking strikingly like Brown -- missing teeth, mannerisms and all...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Everyone loves Kendrick Lamar - from the toughest customers in Compton to the crunchiest fans at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. With a hard-as-nails flow and a socially conscious message, the rising star has proven he fits in anywhere. Cr...

In 2012, fans want to hear their favorite artists' songs right away, downloading leaks before official release dates. However, music videos continue to allow hip-hop and R&B artists the creative freedom to rebirth a song's popularity with famous cameos, sets on location abroad or in fantasy worlds, or by showing off the freshest styles. S...

Danny Brown's smile is most memorable for his missing teeth. The Detroit native reveals the story behind losing his pearly whites in his new video, "Grown Up." Directed by Greg Brunkalla, the effort features a little boy walking through the streets channeling the 31-year-old rapper's signature hairstyle and wardrobe choices like his Tigger-inspired hoodie...

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...

If there's one thing lists are good for, it's starting arguments. This is true for just about any style of music, but it goes double for hip-hop, a genre whose diehards don't mince words. No wonder XXL's just-announced Freshman Class of 2012 -- as well as the accompanying magazine cover, seen below -- is already causing such a stink online...

As pop music continues to welcome tattooed and earlobe-stretched rappers and rock-influenced soul singers of all ages and backgrounds into its moneyed ranks, the criteria used to predict artists' viability has also shifted and changed, supplanting prior indicators like street visibility and mixtape buzz with Facebook "likes" and Twitter follower counts...

Detroit rapper Danny Brown strikes a singular figure; his lopsided long-hair and thrift store-bought apparel sets him apart from the typical look of his predecessors, but the cut of his jeans also cost him a high-profile signing with 50 Cent's G-Unit crew...