J. Cole is aiming for greatness with his forthcoming sophomore album, Born Sinner . With his 2011 debut effort, Cole World: The Sideline Story , debuting at no.

DMV emcee Verbiage shows his trap side in "Future Trap," a cut from his upcoming EP Inflection Point out on April 17.

Inspired by Jay's " Open Letter ," G.O.O.D Music's Kanye decided to release Pusha T's "Numbers on the Boards" to "keep that good feeling going," Kanye tweeted.

With so much backlash from Rick Ross's verse on the single "U.O.N.E.O" regarding the "rape" lyrics, Atlanta's Rocko takes the Maybach mogul off the song for the remix, replacing him with Wiz Khalifa, and keeping Future.

Women's rights groups are celebrating a big win. According to TMZ , rapper Rick Ross was released from his contract with sneaker giant Reebok after not stepping up to the plate and tackling the backlash from his lyrics on the song, "U.O.E.N.O." On the record

Wiz Khalifa is feeling like he's on top of the world as of late, so he has decided to make an album with his newfound emotions.

This year's Black Gala in Miami will be headlined by Florida's own, rapper Flo Rida.

Jay-Z's been keeping a low profile lately, but that doesn't mean he has nothing to say. It all comes out on "Open Letter," a Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-produced track where Hov addresses recent news stories in which his name was splattered across the headlines.

Fabolous descends on the Dominican Republic in the video for "Ready," the first single to be lifted from his latest LP Loso's Way II .

After months of recording in different studios around the world (Paris, Berlin, Brooklyn), Theophilus London releases the brand new track "Rio" featuring The Menahan Street Band.

You saw the behind the scenes , now check out the full commercial for the "Pretty in Pink" version of Beats by Dr. Dre's Pill portable wireless Bluetooth speaker.

In this day of digital music, an artist must guard their project with their life to avoid leakage. Kid Cudi couldn't escape the leak monster.