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Hip-Hop Manager Chris Lighty Dead at 44 | ARTICLE

Chris Lighty, the influential hip-hop executive who managed stars including A Tribe Called Quest and 50 Cent, was found dead on Thursday morning at his home in the Bronx, New York. Police sources told the
August 30, 2012 3:10 PM ET
Q&A: 2 Chainz on His Bond With Kanye, 'Wack-ipedia' and 'Bedroom Booms' | ARTICLE

It may look like overnight success, but 2 Chainz has been bouncing around for over a decade, recording first under the name Tity Boi –as one-half of Playaz Circle, the duo that scored a 2007 hit with...
August 13, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Slaughterhouse Emphasize Complex Wordplay on 'Welcome to: Our House' | ARTICLE

When host Sway Calloway asked the members of Slaughterhouse where they ranked among current rap crews, the question led to five full seconds of dead air last night in Sirius/XM's studios in midtown Manhattan. Label head Eminem, immediately...
August 10, 2012 3:40 PM ET
2 Chainz Throws Decadent Album Listening Party in New York | ARTICLE

At the New York listening party for Based on a T.R.U. Story, held last night in Jay-Z's 40/40 Club, gold bottles lined the walls, their bubbles and baubles glowing bright. Def Jam staffers worked the room, patting...
July 31, 2012 2:45 PM ET
Q&A: Snoop Dogg and Diplo on Jamaican Inspiration, Bob Marley's Legacy | ARTICLE

On Monday night, Snoop Lion (né Dogg) and Diplo stood on the roof of Miss Lily's, a piece of Kingston in downtown Manhattan, and officially announced a couple of collaborations together: a new album entitled Reincarnated...
July 31, 2012 12:55 PM ET
Nas and Lauryn Hill Rule Summer Jam in Nicki Minaj's Absence | ARTICLE

Nicki Minaj had big plans for Hot 97's Summer Jam. Mere hours before she was slated to headline the show at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium stage on Sunday – for a hometown crowd of 80,000 – she...
June 4, 2012 10:53 AM ET
Jay-Z Will Invite Obama to Play His Philadelphia Music Festival | ARTICLE

Jay-Z stood on a tiny step-up of a stage on Monday morning, a giant American flag behind him and ahead, the steps run by Rocky Balboa that lead to the Philadelphia Art Museum. Against such huge backdrops,...
May 14, 2012 4:15 PM ET
"Rella" | SONG REVIEW

Tyler, the Creator’s crew returns with a middle finger to the usual targets, ears, gays and women included (“Let’s get it poppin’ like MC Lyte around some dykes”). It lacks the subtlety of jack hammering, though Left...
March 8, 2012 8:30 AM ET
Big K.R.I.T. Crafts 'Cinematic' New Mixtape: 'I Wanted to Stretch Myself' | ARTICLE

Big K.R.I.T. is at New York's Sirius Radio studio, performing songs off his new mixtape, 4evaNaDay. He wears his native Mississippi around his neck, on a low-key wooden chain over a red long-sleeved shirt emblazoned with the...
March 7, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Mariah Carey Returns to Stage in NYC | ARTICLE

Mariah Carey hid in front of 150 people, patting her face with a tissue, the spotlight turned off at her request. She said she was stalling for time, something "those who know her" would understand. She...
March 2, 2012 12:55 PM ET
Jay-Z Celebrates Historic Carnegie Hall Performance at His 40/40 Club | ARTICLE

This week's events at Carnegie Hall include concerts by The Carmina Burana Choral Project, the string-pulling children of the Great Neck Music Conservatory, Mario Prisuelos on piano, and – somehow, unbelievably – two performances by Jay-Z,...
February 7, 2012 1:30 PM ET
Jay-Z Reopens 40/40 Club With Star-Studded Bash | ARTICLE

Last night, Jay-Z made his first public postpartum appearance in Manhattan, the new father welcoming his renovated 40/40 Club into the world. With weeks of constant media exposure behind him, he was surprisingly low-key:...
January 19, 2012 12:25 PM ET
'Ni**as in Paris': The Definitive Breakdown | ARTICLE

"Ni**as in Paris," the most popular song from Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, is a catchy eff-you anthem, a tongue-wag for troubled times. Sure, the song has earned countless radio spins and...
December 20, 2011 1:05 PM ET
Young Jeezy: Rappers Are the 'Robin Hoods of the Hood' | ARTICLE

On a recent afternoon, the rapper Young Jeezy sits in an alcove above a marble hotel lobby in New York City, his shoulders larger than expected, wearing a tri-colored 8732 varsity jacket emblazoned with words on caps-lock:...
December 9, 2011 1:40 PM ET
Young Jeezy Recalls Crack-Dealing Past in New Doc | ARTICLE

On the AMC drama Mad Men, 71 percent of the business falls off the books as soon as Lucky Strike walks out the door. Panic sets in, and Don Draper – creative director of the ad agency...
November 30, 2011 2:10 PM ET
Heavy D Mourned by Diddy, Al Sharpton, Obama at Emotional Hometown Funeral | ARTICLE

For all of the emotions usually equated with death, Dwight "Heavy D" Myers' funeral was billed as a celebration of the artist's life. As such, it could not – and would not – be...
November 18, 2011 6:15 PM ET
Young Jeezy Unveils Long-Awaited New Album at NYC Listening Party | ARTICLE

Young Jeezy walked into the lounge of Quad Studios in Manhattan, the black-on-black cover to his new album TM103: Hustlaz Ambition (out December 20th) posted on an easel in the corner, low key. The room was small,...
November 4, 2011 11:20 AM ET
Odd Future Brings Its 'Circus for the ADHD Generation' to New York | ARTICLE

It's been one year exactly since Tyler, the Creator and his busload of Odd Future friends performed their first show, a sold-out free-for-all in Los Angeles. In that time, legend spread immediately, the hype machine got pushed...
October 20, 2011 12:05 PM ET