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J. Cole’s sophomore album Born Sinner is in stores now and is projected to give stiff competition to Kanye West’s Yeezus on the sales front. The LP which is getting rave reviews from fans and critics is entirely produced by J. Cole himself, expect ‘Mo Money (Interlude)’ on which production is handled by Jake One. [...]

Vice correspondent Thomas Morton talks to some young Chicago rappers and learns about the impact of street violence in Chicago.

While prepping the release of his debut album, I'm 4rm Bompton, West coast artist, YG, recently revealed that he has officially signed with Young Jeezy's CTE World.During an interview with Power 98.3's

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They shared the panel on this season’s American Idol, now Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey have been announced as performers at this year’s BET Awards. The two pop stars will rock the stage with individual sets, along with added performers Ciara and India.Arie. Excited about the announcement, Ciara revealed her “I’m Out” video featuring Nicki Minaj will world premiere during the awards pre-show red carpet. Along with the four leading ladies, Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, and Miguel are set to rock the stage this year. Hosted by actor/comedian Chris Tucker, the BET Awards 2013 goes down on Sunday, June 30 live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz lead this year’s nominees. Previously: The 2013 BET Awards Nominations: Who Will Win Big This Year?

S1 aka Symbolyc One has worked with Kanye West on a few occasions in the past and is of course also signed to his production label, Very G.O.O.D. Beats (read more about it here). He has worked his magic again on one of the better tracks on Yeezus – the Kid Cudi-featured ‘Guilt Trip’. Talking [...]

This is the Nikko N Johnny video for "NY 2 LA" that premiered on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta last night. There is so much struggle going on in this video we couldn't resist commenting.  Lets see, first of all, propeller planes have no business in rap videos. They're supposed to be dressed like pilots, but Nikko and Johnny look like a pair of flight attendants that have stepped way out of their lane. Said prop planes get more air time than Mimi Faust, the "star" of the video. Right now the video has 142 likes and 753 dislikes. Both these dudes are pushing 40 years old and are dressed like sartorially disinclined teenagers. We rarely agree with anything Steebie J says, but he was spot on when he said this video is "trash." But hey, watch "NY 2 LA" for yourself below and tell us what you think. -- Photo: YouTube

YG is currently readying his debut album I’m from Bompton which will be released through Def Jam, with Young Jeezy serving as the executive producer. In an interview with Bootleg Kev, YG also reveals that he’s signed on to Jeezy’s CTE imprint and will be putting his foot on the pedal to speed up the [...]

Rihanna has taken over the world with her hit songs in the past 7-8 years and today, she can add another feather in the cap. She has officially become the most viewed artist on YouTube. As of today, the total views on her official VEVO channel containing 77 videos have surpassed 3.784 billion beating out [...]

@rydahjklyde @realbeedaweeda @JSTALINLIVEWIRE & YOUNG_DOE join forces on this new #Exclusive @TAYLORmBEATS produced heat for the streets! From J. Stalin & Nano Of Livewire's upcoming project, "Down To The Wire", droppin on iTunes July 16th! You can preview and pre-order the album now!