Dez HiDef is a new rapper out the gritty streets of Newark, New Jersey with a different view on the hood he was raised in.

Jay Z has been hit with a copyright lawsuit by a New York City record label, who claims the rap mogul used an unlicensed sample for his 2009 hit "Run This Town," which features Rihanna and Kanye West.

MMG's Stally keeps his momentum going with the visuals for "Getting' By," a record from his recently released mixtape/EP, Honest Cowboy .

Rapper/actor Ice Cube and actor/comedian Kevin Hart bring the funny in the first trailer for the upcoming action comedy film, "Ride Along." In the clip, Cube plays a detective (James) while Hart plays a chatty security guard (Ben).

Troubled rapper Chief Keef, real name Keith Cozard, has been ordered to complete sixty (60) hours of community service at a horse stables in Chicago, Illinois following a speeding arrest earlier this year (2013).

Childish Gambino's album "Because the Internet" will drop soon enough (Dec 10), and that time will fly by quickly so it's only right to reveal the cover!

Eminem's childhood home went up in flames yesterday (November 7), according to reports. The Detroit area two-story house, which housed the "Berzerk" rapper and his mother Deborah, is now damaged on the top floor, the section where the fire reportedly started.

Toronto's Tasha the Amazon parties with Family Business, Comeback Season, and more in her latest video for "Tru Life" from her November 12 debut mixtape "FiDiYootDem," the whole project to be produced by Bass and Bakery, made up of Tasha the Amazon and

Eminem marries his vivacious lyrics with Black Moon's classic "I Got Cha Opin" in a new collaboration with the God Buckshot.

Gunplay taps his MMG boss Rick Ross and veteran Lil Wayne for his new smokers single "Kush." Light up, turn up and vibe out!

Eminem knew Rihanna was the right singer for his new single "The Monster" the minute he heard the track.

Busta Rhymes lines up a star-studded roster for his new single "Thank You," a tune from his forthcoming album, ELE 2.