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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...

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...

In 2011, Schoolboy Q made a noteworthy entry into hip-hop with his debut mixtape, 'Setbacks.' With his riot-inciting verse on Kendrick Lamar's 'Michael Jordan,' the Los Angeles native had already established a fan base prior to that first collection...

Twenty three-year-old rap newcomer Kendrick Lamar has received several huge breaks in his career, appearing on the cover of XXL's 2011 Freshman Class cover, going on the road with Tech N9ne and Black Hippy groupmate Jay Rock, and planning a mixtape with J...

Fans who flocked to the annual Paid Dues Festival this year were treated to some live performances from West Coast vets like Ice Cube, Murs and Tha Dogg Pound, but they may have wondered why one up-and-comer wasn't included on the bill. Jay Rock, the Watts, Calif...

Up-and-coming Cali rapper Jay Rock had some hard words for Ice Cube, after Cube recently called out the "new west" on his blog (lol). "Watts up wit Ice Cube talkin krazy about new west n---as. If he got a prob wit 1 of us he shud say r name n stop bn scared 2 call a n---a out," Jay Rock tweeted...

Rapper-turned-actor, Ice Cube is waging a verbal war against his would be West Coast rap successors calling for his retirement. Cube, who is prepping the release his up-coming 'I Am The West' album used his blog to explode on other rappers that want him to bow out of the music game so that they can have their turn in the spotlight...

West coast rapper Jay Rock has been cleared of all charges, after his April 29th arrest in Watts. The police held Jay (born Johnnie McKenzie) as a primary suspect in a neighborhood drive by shooting. Although the charges were eventually dropped, he remained in custody due to several outstanding warrants...

Jay Rock doesn't release his album, "Follow Me Home," until early '09, but the Watts, Calif.-bred rapper already has collaborations in the can with Will.i.am, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and Ne-Yo. He chalks it up to one simple task. "Just networking," Rock said during an interview with The BoomBox at a Scottsdale, Ariz...

Artist: Jay Rock feat. Lil WayneSong: 'All My Life (Ghetto)'Why You Should Watch: Pegged as the next big thing coming out of the West Coast, Jay Rock teams with Lil Wayne on the first single off his upcoming album, 'Follow Me Home.'