• Azealia Banks Ebro In The Morning Interview: "212" Femcee Talks Iggy Azalea, T.I. Beef, Cultural Appropriation, New Album, And More

    Azealia Banks has had an interesting career trajectory. She got major recognition after Diplo discovered her music and her hit "212" put her name in the ring. Around the same time, Iggy Azalea came up and there was confusion around the similarities in their name. Then issues arose with her label, and her music moved into the background. However, she wasn't silent, and her passionate and at time abrasive opinions became the only reason she was making headlines.

  • Michael Brown, Eric Garner: 10 Tribute Songs From T.I., Alicia Keys, J. Cole, And More

    Following the grand jury decisions regarding the police-related deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY, plenty of musicians have expressed their outrage and calls for peace and unity by releasing songs inspired by these incidents. Here are 10 songs inspired by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

  • Travi$ Scott Shares Creepy 'Mamacita' Music Video Featuring Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, T.I. [WATCH]

    Houston rapper Travi$ Scott has shared the music video for his song “Mamacita” featuring Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, which you can check out below.The freaky video finds the three rappers — as well as their label head T.I., who makes a cameo — in a desolate parking lot, featuring plenty of scantily clad women in glow-in-the-dark, zombie makeup. If that was not strange enough, Travi$ is introduced wearing one of those creepy Hannibal Lecter masks, so this is not your typical hip-hop video, though there is an obligatory shot of a Beats Pill.You can check out the music video for Travi$ Scott’s “Mamacita” featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan here:

  • T.I. and Young Thug Share 'I Need War' Video, Pair Rap in Camouflage Before Playing Paintball [WATCH]

    T.I. and Young Thug busted out some camouflage for the video for their collaboration "I Need War." The track is from September's Hustle Gang mixtape "G.D.O.D. 2," "XXL" noted. T.I. took time out of his busy schedule of promoting his ninth studio album, "Paperwork," to film the video, which features he and his crew getting amped up to play paintball."Hey, all I gotta do is make my plan," T.I. raps. "All the motherf--king games, I don't play my man / If I slap his ass now in the mouth, bet next / Time I see him, p---y n---a tryna shake my hand."Check it out below.The Atlanta rapper stopped by Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club" last month to talk about "Paperwork."

  • A Brief History of Law Enforcement and Hip-Hop Award Shows: T.I., Rick Ross, Jeezy and More Get Dusted Up

    Many, many agencies have called out hip-hop performers for merely being storytellers and not the actual "gangstas" their music portends. Incidents and events at awards shows have backed up the stories they tell like perhaps no other platform can. Today marks the tenth anniversary of Yung Buck's legal troubles following the 2004 VIBE Awards (read more below). Check out a history of police intervention at awards shows below.

  • Drake, P. Reign Join T.I. Onstage at Toronto Concert: Drizzy Performs Three Tracks at the Show [WATCH]

    Drake and P. Reign joined T.I. onstage in their hometown of Toronto last night, Nov. 17, as part of the "Dead and Gone" rapper's Paperwork Tour. Drizzy praised his friend at the gig before performing "Tuesday," "0 to 100" and "6 God.""I would not be where I am in my career without this man right here," Drake said about T.I., "MTV News" noted. "This man gave me one of the most important talks of my life at one of the most important times of my life and his life. Those are words that I'll never forget."The crowd erupts in the video below when Drake steps out onstage. The trio's energy was pretty contagious, and some photos from the event show just how good of friends they all are.

  • Nicki Minaj Drops 'Bed of Lies' Featuring Skylar Grey: New Track from 'The Pink Print' Is a Slow Burner [LISTEN]

    Nicki Minaj shared her next single, "Bed of Lies," from her upcoming album "The Pink Print." The slow burner features singer-songwriter Skylar Grey on piano as well as taking the vocal duties during the chorus. Minaj and Grey premiered the song live at the 2014 MTV EMAs a week ago, and now the track is available to stream online or download from iTunes.The song marks the first time Grey and Minaj have joined forces. It sounds like Minaj is working through some stuff on the track, seemingly rapping about an ex-lover."I just figured if you saw me, if you looked in my eyes," she raps. "You'd remember our connection and be freed from the lies / I just figured I was something that you couldn't replace / But there was just a blank stare and I couldn't relate."Listen to the emotional anthem below, via "MTV News."
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