The talented freestyling lyricist Hi-Rez is currently working on his debut album Missing Pieces set to drop later this year. To get fans ready, Rez comes through this week with a new video for his 2nd single "Preach" featuring Dizzy Wright. The duo linked up in both...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of hip-hop pioneer and icon The Notorious B.I.G. The industry has been celebrating the short-lived career of Biggie Smalls all day today (March 9), but the tributes are just getting started. The Brooklyn Nets have...

With his long-awaited new album The Wild on the horizon, Raekwon is back today with another teaser from the album. Today, we get his latest single "My Corner" featuring Lil Wayne. Premiered by Rolling Stone, Raekwon speaks on wanting to work with Wayne after appreciating...

Can you believe it's been 20 years? On March 9th, 1997, the hip-hop world and the music industry as a whole lost one of it's pioneers and icons -- The Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls. Leaving this earth at the young age of 25, Biggie was able to give the...

Consequence decided to hop on the SweetSexySavage train bring fans a new banger. While we still relishing in the recent release of "Spaceship 3," the New York rapper released his remix to the Cali native's track. He rhymes of his affections for his "boujee babe." Cons...

Nicki Minaj just leveled up yet again as she is now tied with one of the queens of soul, Aretha Franklin for the most total appearances by a woman on Billboard's top 100's 58-year history. The superstar's new single "Make Love" with Gucci Mane, which debuted at No....

Good news comes from Wale and it looks like things are only going to get more exciting in the near future. For the past few months, the rapper has kept fans satisfied with the premieres of a slew of freestyles and new music, all while he currently works to perfect his...

Though he's no longer our Vice President, Joe Biden is continuing to stay in the mix as he is set to serve as a guest speaker at the 29th annual South By South West (SXSW) conference and music festival down in Austin, TX. Following the footsteps of former president...

After meeting with Illinois governor Bruce Rauner last week to discuss the city's public school system, Chance The Rapper took to Instagram today (March 6th) to announce that he would be holding a press conference this afternoon on the South Side of Chicago. Making his...

Happy Monday, folks! We're back this week with another new edition of Civil Selects, where we highlight the noteworthy up and coming artists deserving of some shine. Normally we run these on Sundays, but with the Civil team taking over the iHeart Awards last night (March...

Bruno Mars is keeping the momentum rolling with the singles of 24K Magic. With his single “That’s What I Like” blazing, Bruno drops a supporting video. Showcasing his dance moves, Bruno Mars stands in a spotlight in a dark room and lets animations serve as the...

There are plenty of artists for you to see this summer but make sure that you add Lil Wayne to the list. The Young Money head honcho is set to go out on his 'Kloser 2 U' Tour. With music hopefully on the way Weezy F will visit 12 locations across the country starting...

The Grammy winning Chance The Rapper will be rocking the stage with many greats at this year's Essence Festival. Chance must be on cloud nine. Not only will he be sharing the stage as a headliner with legendary artists like Master P., Diana Ross, and Mary J. Blige, but...

Popular clothing brand Ethika is making waves in the music industry, and not just threw endorsement deals with artists. Today, Ethika releases a brand new mixtape full of original music from a slew of popular rappers including Meek Mill, Lil Durk, Dave East, Kid Ink,...

After being sentenced to serve 120 days back in September for two misdemeanor weed charges, Kodak Black has been managing to stay out of trouble since his release on $100K bond the following December. The 19-year-old has been working on new music, including the release of...