• Timbaland Says Aaliyah Spoke to Him in A Dream at SXSW, Declared Tink to Be 'The One'

    The "next Aaliyah" has been in discussion for more than 13 years following the R&B star during 2001. Timbaland believes that 19 year-old Chicago performer Tink is the final answer, and he's got other backers telling him the same thing: Aaliyah herself. The producer/performer told a crowd at the South by Southwest Festival this week that his former collaborator had visited him in a dream to deliver the prophecy.

  • Stream Gucci Mane's 'Brick Factory 3' Album Featuring Young Thug, Lil B and More [LISTEN]

    Even without a recording studio at his disposal, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane remains one of the most prolific rappers in the game. He has released his latest album "Brick Factory 3," the third edition in a series of mixtapes and albums that have been put out in the past 10 months. The latest 13-track album is packed with features from the likes of Young Thug, Lil B, Peewee Longway and others.

  • Buku Music & Art Project 2015 Lineup Complete: Empire of the Sun, Bassnectar, A$AP Rocky Headlining

    Buku Music & Arts Project has completed its lineup for the artists who will be making the trip down to New Orleans in a little more than a month's time. The second and final phase of artists includes acts like RL Grime; DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire's DJ side project); Claude vonStroke; Lil B, back from a near death experience; BadBadNotGood alongside Ghostface Killah; Hudson Mohawke; one of our 2015 artists to watch; Zella Day; and 2015 festival favorite ILoveMakonnen. Empire of the Sun, A$AP Rocky and Bassnectar will be headlining.

  • Hear Frank Ocean's Moving Cover of Aaliyah's 'At Your Best (You Are Love)' [LISTEN]

    On Jan. 16, treasured R&B/soul singer Aaliyah would have turned 36, and to honor her life, Frank Ocean covered the One In A Million singer's rendition of "At Your Best (You Are Love)," an Isley Brothers track from 1976 that was covered by Aaliyah in 1994. Frank Ocean took to his active Tumblr account to share the stripped-down and soulful cover. The Channel Orange singer dishes a moving falsetto, which he titles "You Are Luhh," that is a fitting tribute to the R&B singer who was taken from us too soon. His version seems to transition at the end into something unrelated — possibly new music from Ocean. Listen to the rendition below via Ocean's Tumblr.

  • Lil B Saved by Teen From Apartment Fire

    Lil B is a treasured item of our musical generation. So when his apartment building caught fire, somebody had to be there to save the based god. According to a report, Lil B and six others were saved by 15-year-old Mateo Ysmael who ran through the building to wake everyone up so they would get out in time.

  • Lil B & Frank Ocean Are In Studio Making Music Together [PHOTO]

    Lil B is a man who will always keep you guessing. Whether it is giving speeches at world-renowned universities like NYU or M.I.T., or using social media to vent his frustrations about societal ills, Lil B is always doing something interesting. The "based god" has now revealed a new "rare" musical collaboration with Frank Ocean via a post on Instagram. Lil B shared a "rare photo" of the pair in the studio working together. According to the former Pack member, there is new music coming soon.

  • Lil B Banned by Facebook for 'Hate Speech' Following Tweets About Racism Weeks After MIT Lecture

    Bay Area rapper Lil B claims he has been temporarily banned by Facebook for "hate speech" following tweets about racism weeks after his MIT lecture.The self-proclaimed "Based God" took to his Twitter account to share his thoughts on various things, including racism, animal rights and slavery. He called out America and those citizens who partake in or fail to defend the mistreatment of humans and animals. The tweets reportedly showed up on his Facebook page.With no hesitation, B began his series of tweets with: "If you were born in the 1950's or before and your family did not push to have segregation and slavery stop ur grandparents are p---y."Following the post, Facebook blocked the "Wonton Soup" rapper.

  • Lil B Delivers Rousing Speech at MIT [WATCH]

    After delivering a legendary speech at New York University in 2012, the academic world has been clamoring to have former The Pack member, Brandon McCartney, better known as Lil B back in their midst again. Lil B or The BasedGod, delivered a rousing hour-and-a-half-long speech touching on the current events of the day, his passion for music and his fans, as well as more niche topics like his curse on Kevin Durant.

  • Lil B to Lecture at MIT Later This Month

    Bay Area rapper Lil B has made quite a nice (and unexpected) side career for himself on the lecture circuit, giving speeches at colleges such as New York University, the University of California Riverside, and Virginia Tech. Today, the 25-year-old rapper announced his next speaking engagement via twitter, which will take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) later this month on Nov. 21.
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