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Before Mac Miler was christened with the dubious (and undeserved) title of "frat rapper" there was Asher Roth. Hailing from Atlanta by way of Philly, Roth saw huge success with his single "College" and then fell into relative obscurity while dealing with the ups and downs of label politics. Now a reinvigorated Roth has returned with a new offering called 'Greenhouse Effect Volu

Pardon us if we've hit the snooze button on Vado news, but the Harlem MC has been a little quiet since inking his deal with Interscope back in March of 2011. That may change soon, however, if things getting moving on his new record label situation, which up until a few days ago seemed like it would be with DJ Khaled's We The Best Music Group...

Though it arrived two weeks late, Lil Wayne finally dropped his long-awaited Dedication 4 mixtape on Labor Day (Sep. 3), flipping some of the year's biggest tracks, including Rick Ross' "So Sophisticated," Drake's "No Lie," Chief Keef's "I Don't Like," Future's "Same Damn Time" and even OutKast's classic "SpottieOttieDopaliscious...

As fans await his Bad Boy debut, Lace Up, troublesome, young Cleveland MC Machine Gun Kelly has released his latest mixtape, EST 4 Life. Hosted by DJ Whoo Kid, the 18-track tape features Lace Up's first single "Hold On (Shut Up)," with an assist from Young Jeezy, several skits and freestyles, and guest appearances by MGK's first signee on his EST 19XX label, DUB-O...

Fresh out of jail, with his reality show landing high ratings for VH1, T.I. has some big plans for the new year, beginning with the release party for his New Year's Eve mixtape 'F--- da City Up.' "For New Year's I'm gonna be waitin' on 'F--- da City Up' to drop...

Just in time for an eight-date December tour -- a trip that will find him rocking crowds on both coasts -- rising rapper Wax has dropped a new mixtape, 'Eviction Notice,' his second such offering of the year. Available via DJ Booth, the 14-track set finds the Cali rhymer and Def Jam signee in irreverent party-rap mode, presiding over good-time joints with a slight air of early-Eminem snottiness...

YouTube.com Controversial Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky, who recently signed a reported $3 million dear with Sony/RCA sub-label Polo Grounds Music, has officially dropped his first mixtape, 'LIVELOVEA$AP.' The 16 track smoke-a-thon effectively serves as the 23-year-old's full length introduction, featuring trippy, Houston-influenced beats by Burn One, A$AP in-house producers Clams Casino, Spaceghost Pu

Though producer-singer The-Dream threatened to retire after the release of his last album, 'Love King,' he has since returned with a new single and an 11-song internet-only effort to tide fans over until the release of his official fourth album, 'The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman...

Soulja Boy's main thing Diamond has partnered with DJ Scream once again for the fourth installment of her expletive-laden 'B---- Musik' mixtape series, 'Poor Lil Rich Gurl,' which dropped on Tuesday (Aug. 23). The former Crime Mob rapper returns with only one feature, Waka Flocka, who is the obvious highlight of her tape on a first listen...

Getty Images Bow Wow has released his latest video for a track off his 'Greenlight 4' mixtape. Following up on his riding clip for 'Everywhere I Go,' and the dark-side-dwelling 'You Drinking Too Much,' the Rico Da Crook-directed 'I Got 'Em' features strobe-lit close-ups of the mohawked rapper, close enough to read his lips: "Rap game's garbage/ All these n----s do is lie...