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Beyoncé's ‘Formation World Tour’ is making bank and she’s not even half way through with it. According to Live Nation, King Bey has grossed over $123 million in the first leg of the tour.  The...

One of R&B's powerhouses released her fifth studio album today. Fantasia released The Definition Of comes after a three-year hiatus. The project contains 11-tracks with features from Tye Tribbett and Stacy...

It's Gucci! Gucci Mane’s new album "Everybody Looking" is here. The 15-track album features collaborations with Kanye West, Drake, and Young Thug. Production credits go to longtime friend...

It didn't take long before Joe Budden released his third diss track, "Afraid." It took two previous disses before Drake took shots at Joe on French Montana's "No Shopping," which hit the internet on Saturday....

On Monday night, VH1 returned with their Hip Hop Honors show, which came back after taking a six year hiatus. In honor of the show's return, producers deemed it a night of honoring our female hip-hop...

By: Jing Yang, contributing intern (@jing5233) Last year, in Los Angeles, one Korean pop music group’s concert was rated as “Top 10 Best Selling Performances in the World”. The group is Big Bang, one...

A lawsuit has been filed against Clifford “Tip” Harris and his business partner, Charles Hughes, by employees at Scales 925. Fortune is reporting that Tip and Hughes have been named in a lawsuit, which...

Grammy nominated recording artist Kierra Sheard has announced her own tour, which will feature an all-female band. Since the release of her latest project LED LP, Sheard's been preparing for...

Rapper/Producer Big K.R.I.T. announced via Twitter that he has left Def Jam. No word yet on his reason for leaving the label, but this adjustment allows K.R.I.T. to move forward with other projects under...

What did Lil Wayne ponder on while sitting in prison in 2010? In case you wanted to know, the rapper has decided to publish his memoirs in the form of a new book titled Gone Til November. According to...

Suge Knight is doing a lot from behind bars. News reports state that Suge Knight has financial beef with Chris Brown and plans to sue the R&B singer for an incident that happened in 2014. The Death...

The best part of  the 2016 BET Awards was the slew of tribute performances to the late great Prince Rogers Nelson. At first, when comedian Dave Chappelle introduced The Roots, Erykah Badu and Bilal,...

Last night (June 26), DJ Khaled dropped “I Got the Keys,” shortly after the BET Awards show ended.  The Jay Z and Future assisted song is the second release from the Snapchat King's forthcoming album...

Future's right hand man, DJ Esco, released a new mixtape that's full of bangers. If  56 Nights wasn't enough, Project E.T. Esco Terrestrial will have you looking forward to more DJ Esco and Future...

By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) Over the past few years, Atlanta has evolved into a southern mecca of all things film, television, and music. So far in 2016, Atlanta has welcomed Gucci...

Over the weekend, Atlanta's Hot 107.9 hosted their annual hip-hop concert at Philips Arena. This years event, of course, brought thousands out to Hotlanta for endless parties and the main event, Birthday...

Radio and TV personality, Rickey Smiley and Ebony Steele has ironed out their differences. A few years ago, the 15+ year friendship and working relationship between Rickey and Ebony came to an end as it was...

Lil Wayne, despite his recent health scare, surprised fans at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, CA. The rapper performed at the Samsung booth to help promote his mobile skateboarding game, Sqvad Up. He...

By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) Atlanta rap-duo and newcomers to the game, Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus aka EARTHGANG, took the BMI Urban Showcase stage to perform their many hits, one being...

Florida rapper, Kodak Black, will celebrate his birthday with a new mixtape. On June 11, Lil B.I.G. Pac will drop although its creator is currently parlaying behind bars. Kodak was arrested due to open...

Ed Sheeran is being sued by two U.K. songwriters who says their song was stolen. Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, along with HaloSongs publishing company, are suing the British singer over his...

This is an Epic contractual issue. So why is Future all upset? It's just business, not personal. Yesterday, news broke that rapper/producer Rodney Hill Jr. aka Rocko was suing rapper Future for $10...

Rita Ora and Jay Z has presumably reached a settlement. The lawsuit against Jay Z's Roc Nation stirred up controversy in 2015. Rita Ora claimed that the label totally forgot about her after undergoing...

De La Soul is about to release their ninth studio album, And The Anonymous Nobody. It's been 11 years since Posdnuous, Maseo, and Dave dropped their last album, The Grind Date, which was released in 2004....

Wiz Khalifa wants back his money from a 360 deal he's been trapped in for over 10 years. On yesterday (May 31), Wiz Khalifa filed a lawsuit against his former manager and record label. He is seeking...

What a time to be from the Bay Area! The Golden State Warriors are on their way to the NBA finals and, over the holiday weekend, one of Oakland's legends in hip-hop just released a new album. It's been ten...

Super Bowl LIIII is coming to Atlanta in 2019 and the fans are serious about Outkast performing. An Outkast fan, Dustin Spa, started a petition on Change.org to gain support from other fans. As soon as it...

Rapper Gucci Mane is finally a free man. Just 4 months sly of his official release date, the judge agreed to set him free after recognizing previous time served. Gucci's lawyer, Drew Findling, told TMZ that...

By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) When talking memorable rap record labels, Bad Boy Records, among many others, probably come to mind. Twenty-one years later, Junior M.A.F.I.A's...

It's about time that the ladies of hip-hop are being recognized by their peers. This year, VH1's Hip Hop Honors will return and this time, the network will honor the women who've paved the way. For 2016, the...