There are two schools of thought on album releases. One is to announce it way in advance and build up anticipation before it comes…

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If there ever was a case to support the NSA’s intrusion into our lives this man’s tweet is it. One of J.Cole’s twitter followers was…

Popular R&B singer Robin Thicke is in a celebratory mood. After countless years making music, he’s finally gotten his first number one with the single…

These days the little screens in the palms of our hands (remember when we used to talk on phones?) have become audio and visual jukeboxes.…

New York, NY: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will honor Top Dawg Entertainment rapper-songwriter Kendrick Lamar with the ASCAP Vanguard Award…

In 2012 Nas released a song from his new album, “Daughters”[listen here] which addressed his daughter Destiny’s antics on Twitter. Some music fans joked that this…

  Fatherhood is a subject that rarely gets considerable attention in the media (unless it’s a paternity test episode on the “Maury Povich” show).  To…

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  According to The Huffington Post, the track list for Kanye West’s upcoming “Yeezus” album may have leaked early, but probably it didn’t. The music blog Beats…

Jermaine Dupri is a living legend.  He experienced fame in his late teens with the breakout success of the pint-sized rap duo Kris Kross, and…

While Def Jam Recordings newest crooner, August Alsina, finds himself basking in the success of his latest single, “I Luv This Sh*t,” featuring label mate…

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Earth Wind & Fire, a group who’s name alone sounds as legendary and powerful as the vocals they put out, was founded in Chicago in…

Brooklyn rapper Lil Kim caused a stir on Twitter when she tweeted a picture of herself in a neck brace. Come to find out, the…