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Listen to many a rapper's tracks and the rhymes of other fellow lyricists are sure to pop up during the listen. While some critics may write that off as an artist none too creative, Jay-Z is justifying his use of Notorious B.I.G.'s words in his songs...

'Harry Potter's Tom Felton -- aka school bully-turned-full-fledged-villain Draco Malfoy -- is set to make a career change and try his hand at the hip-hop game now that the fantastical film franchise is finally a wrap. "I was thinking of doing some N-Dubz-style stuff," Felton told UK's the Sun...

There is something to be said for straight-no-chaser honesty. For outspoken lyricist Slug, a member of the influential Minneapolis hip-hop act Atmosphere, it has always been a hallmark of his triumphant and, at times, turbulent career. As a duo -- his partner Ant serves as both DJ and producer -- he's pumped out EPs and albums with substance...

Bobby Brown's son Bobby Brown, Jr., appears to be making an attempt to follow in his father's footsteps by releasing a new rap video. The 19-year-old, who was born to Bobby and former girlfriend Kim Ward in 1991, has dropped his first music video, 'Catch Me If You Can...

Chris Brown is calling it "real hip-hop s---" on his Twitter page. The "real hip-hop s---" he is referring to is actually the low-budget music video for his Hudson Mohawke-produced track 'Your Body.' However, with the laid-back production style, we're going to have to say 'Your Body' takes a back step to the "real hip-hop s---" found on Brown's BET-nominated single 'L

Jay-Z thinks MCs are not getting the credit they deserve. In a previously unreleased clip that was part of a series of videos used to promote his book 'Decoded,' the Brooklyn MC and mogul explains at length why rappers and MCs should be given props for their talents with words...

Following the release of his successful sophomore album, 'Transition,' Ryan Leslie walked away from his contract with Universal Motown to pursue an independent release. Since then the singer-songwriter-producer, and now rapper, has not looked back...

A Henry County, Ga. grand jury cleared rapper Waka Flocka Flame of several drug-related charges on Monday (May 2), concluding there was insufficient evidence for prosecution. "All charges droped from when police ran N my house #GoDsGooD #squad," informed the 'No Hands' rapper via Twitter...

Serena Williams is reportedly following in the footsteps of fellow professional athletes Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest and Allen Iverson, by picking up the microphone. Adding to her resume as a tennis champion, fashion designer and co-owner of the Miami Dolphins, the on-again-off-again girlfriend of rapper Common has allegedly enlisted DJ Clue in recording some songs for NFL star Bryant McKinnie's

Rap music is becoming the soundtrack to the revolution in Libya. In the eastern coastal town of Benghazi, which hosted the February rebel uprising against the country's dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, an underground rap scene is fueling the opinions of the young Libyan rebel fighters...