• Kanye West Thanks Kendrick Lamar For 'To Pimp A Butterfly,' Calls Him "An Inspiration"

    During his ascent to stardom following the success of good kid m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar joined Kanye West on his Yeezus Tour as an opening act. Although they reportedly didn't spend much time together and didn't have any sort of mentor-mentee relationship on the road, West didn't forget to shout out to the Compton rapper following the release of his latest album To Pimp A Butterfly.

  • Jay Rock's Sophomore Album Coming Soon, Says TDE Head Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith

    Now that Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp A Butterfly has been released to the masses, his label TDE can focus on pushing another one of their great artists, Jay Rock. The Watts rapper has kept mostly silent about details surrounding his long-awaited follow up to 2011's Follow Me Home. He's already released two singles for the effort, "Parental Advisory" and "Pay For It" featuring Lamar, which they performed together during Lamar's appearance on SNL last year. The two of them also shared a behind-the-scenes video for the song last week, sponsored by Beats. Now TDE CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith promises once more that Jay Rock's album is on its way next.

  • Niall Horan of One Direction Curates Irish Music St. Patrick's Day Playlist for All Your Partying Needs [LISTEN]

    St. Patick's Day is clearly a day for celebrating Irish heritage, whether that mean you beam with native pride or just pretend that you've got the luck of the Irish while getting blackout drunk on Guinness. Either way, there's one very proud Irishman this holiday: One Direction's Niall Horan. The only Irish member of the U.K. boy band fired off his pride today (March 17) on Twitter and also curated a little playlist to help accompany you while you drink a pint.

  • 2 Chainz to Perform at Atlanta Hawks-Miami Heat Game

    Rapper 2 Chainz will be performing later this month at an Atlanta Hawks game as they take on Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat. He will not only be playing a three-set performance throughout the game, but also introducing the Hawks players at the beginning of the game. He will perform at halftime and give an encore performance after the game, which could be an incentive for fans to stay until the end if the team is getting blown out.

  • Snoop Dogg Signs To Empire Records On Teaser To Season 1 Finale Of Hit Fox Series [WATCH]

    As previously reported, Snoop Dogg is set to appear on the season finale of Fox's hit series Empire tomorrow night. Ahead final episode, the rapper has shared a sneak peek of his cameo. Snoop plays a fictionalized version of himself on the show, and in the teaser, he is shown at a press conference with Terrence Howard's character, Lucious Lyon, as they prepare to announce that Uncle Snoop is making a switch over to the Empire Records roster.

  • Drake, Attack Films in War of Words Over 'Drake: Homecoming' Film: 'Energy' Rapper Signed Contract for Documentary in 2009

    There's more drama brewing behind the new documentary Drake: Homecoming: The Lost Footage. The little-heard about movie, which is set to his theatres this Thursday (March 19) was disowned by Drake and his company OVO on Monday (March 16) over Twitter. But now, the producers on the film are saying that the "Energy" rapper actually signed a contract for the film and is now only battling them over money. This could all possibly wind up in a $15 million libel lawsuit.
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