• Big Sean Shares Drake-Assisted "Blessings" From 'Dark Sky Paradise' [LISTEN]

    Big Sean, continues the momentum for the most buzzed about music topic this week, his third artist album Dark Sky Paradise, by previewing possibly the most anticipated collaboration on the whole album - his track with Drake titled "Blessings." Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz, the producing pair provides a haunting framework for Big Sean, real name Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, and Drake to deliver their poised and precise rhymes.

  • Chief Keef Shares New Song "Voodoo" [LISTEN]

    Although he dropped a new song "Hiding" only yesterday, Jan. 27, Chicago drill star Chief Keef is back with yet another new track titled "Voodoo," which you can check out below. This time around, the production is handled by KC Beatz, who gives the track a better beat than what we normally hear on a Keef track, opting to go the atmospheric route with a trap beat underneath. Perhaps inspired by the better-than-usual beat, Keef actually makes an effort to be somewhat coherent in his delivery -- or, as "Hot New Hip-Hop" puts it -- the lyrics "verge on intelligible."

  • Drake's New Mixtape "Some Of The Best I've Heard From Him," According To P. Reign

    Last year, Toronto Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan revealed that his buddy Drake had given him a new mixtape set for release this month. Drizzy later confirmed the news during an interview with ESPN at the Toronto Raptors' Drake Night last month. However, the rapper and his OVO camp didn't release any other details on the project. Now OVO and Reps Up member P. Reign has offered up some new information on the mixtape.

  • Lil Wayne Reportedly Wants To Take Drake and Nicki Minaj Off Cash Money With Him

    It is not secret that Lil Wayne wants off Cash Money Records, the joint partner with his label Young Money for the YMCMB, but according to reports he does not want to make the move alone. According to a TMZ report, as Lil Wayne wants to keep his whole roster of artists together on Young Money, which includes Drake, Nicki Minaj, Christina Milian, Tyga, Lil Twist and Mack Maine, the president of Young Money. The "Start A Fire" rapper is prepared to sue Birdman to do so after already, reportedly filing a lawsuit to get the $8 million advance on Tha Carter V back as the album has not been released as of yet.

  • Big Sean Unveils 'Dark Sky Paradise' Release Date, Trailer: 'IDFWU' Rapper Says New Music Coming This Week

    Big Sean took over social media and the internet as a whole outside of the panicked Northeastern United States when he started cryptically posting on twitter and Instagram about a project Dark Sky Paradise, noting it was "done." He also managed to get a slew of other artists like Drake, Kanye West, Travi$ Scott, Jhené Aiko, DJ Mustard and others to post the same picture on their Instagrams as well. The "IDFWU" rapper continues the steady stream of information and has posted a link to his website that includes a trailer and release date. He also revealed on Twitter that new music was coming this week.

  • Big Sean Announces New Album 'Dark Sky Paradise': Drake, Travi$ Scott, Jhené Aiko and Others Post Clues

    There has been a lot of attention given to Kendrick Lamar's upcoming sophomore effort and the battle that Lil Wayne faces trying to free his album Tha Carter V from the clutches of Cash Money Records. Lost in the hip-hop album shuffle has been Big Sean and an impending album that may be getting a release a lot sooner then anyone imagined. In a series of cryptic Instagram posts and tweets yesterday (Jan 25) Big Sean, Roc Nation, Drake, Jhené Aiko and others revealed that a project "Dark Sky Paradise" is in the works and could potentially be the title of his album.

  • Drake Wins Top Views on Lyric Website RapGenius.com in 2014

    This year, "RapGenius," one of the largest archives of hip-hop lyrics on the Web, compiled a list of statistics reviewing 2014 in terms of which artists and songs saw the most views. Drake found himself at the No. 1 artist slot for 2014 with the most views for an individual artist.Last year, saw a lot of new music, which unfortunately did not amount to much in terms of hitting the top seller's list. In fact, this year, hip-hop was excluded from the top 10 best-selling album list, as well as seeing a decline of 11 percent in sales overall from 2013.As "RapGenius" pointed out, looking up an artist's lyrics helps to separate the casual listeners from the loyal fans. Last year, singles saw more attention on the Web than albums as a whole on the lyric archive site, which reflects the trend that is becoming more apparent, with fans eager for singles and material quicker than it takes to put out a full album or EP.As reported, Bobby Shmurda's single "Hot N---a" took the No. 1 spot for the most-viewed lyrics for one single, with more than 3 million page views for 2014 and No. 3 overall in views, behind Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Drunk in Love" and Eminem's "Rap God."

  • Kanye West Stops by Def Jam to Reportedly Play New Album [PHOTO]

    Kanye West began his 2015 making fans cry with the heartfelt collaboration with Paul McCartney that featured lyrics written in the perspective of West's deceased mother speaking to his daughter, North West. Starting the year off on that note, fans are hopeful for more new music from West, who has been relatively secretive and vague about new forthcoming projects. It was reported that West stopped by Def Jam headquarters last night in New York City to play some new music off of the album.
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