The 2013 Soul Train Awards aired on BET and Centric last night (December 1) and was hosted by comedian Anthony Anderson. The show featured an Legend Award for Dionne Warwick, a Lifetime Achievement Award for R&B crooner Keith Sweat and numerous other awards given to...

Earlier this week, Chance the Rapper performed at the Riviera Theater back in his hometown of Chicago and treated the audience to some long-awaited new content. The song falls in with the sound that Chance has established for himself but still shows his growth as a musical...

Man, this is tough to report on. Last night, the news came out that famous actor Paul Walker passed away in a fiery car crash at the age of 40. The famous actor was in the passenger seat of his Porsche when the vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree in Santa...

After just releasing his DJ Drama-hosted All Or Nothing: Failure's No Option mixtape on Halloween, Lloyd Banks unleashes the animated cover art for a new project, Cold Corner 3. No date has been announced as of yet, but if it's anything like the 2nd installment,...

To keep it G over your gobbler, Jeezy releases the second edition of the #ItsThaWorld mixtapes. #ItsThaWorld2 is loaded up with 8 tracks from the YG, Doughboyz Cashout and the Snowman with features ranging from Rocko and 2 Chainz to BIG K.R.I.T. and Pusha T. Be also on...

Earlier today, Childish Gambino provided a short trailer for Because the Internet, which is set to drop on Dec. 10. Later on a song from the album entitled "Telegraph Ave" was also released to the public. Check it out after the jump.–Keith Reid-Cleveland Continue...

YMCMB's Tyga took to Instagram to release the cover art for his Well Done 4 mixtape. The Young Money artist also announced that the mixtape will be released on December 9th and will include "Wake Up In it," a track that features Mally Mall, Sean Kingston, Pusha T and...

Jeezy and CTE World showed their generosity in Atlanta by feeding the homeless for Thanksgiving today. Serving a full house at the Atlanta Missions in the Northwest section of the city, The Snowman, who recently joined forces with Roc Nation, piled up a few plates himself....

Rihanna's doobie wrap has remained the talk of the week since the 2013 American Music Awards aired Sunday night (November 24). The first-ever IDOL winner accepted the award with her tresses protected by embellished pins. The rule-breaker turned quite a few heads as she...

Eminem falls into the Matrix and transforms into Max Headroom as he delivers the "Rap God" lyrical onslaught against a trippy, psychedelic background. Fall into the Matrix with Slim Shady above. - Alley...

Timbaland is hard at work prepping the release of his forthcoming LP, Textbook Timbo, and he is inviting us into the studio to watch the magic happen. The beatsmith/rapper has already enlisted Jay Z alongside Drake and Fauntleroy for "Know Bout Me." Now, Timbo is reeling...

The Soul Train has chugged into Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and it is now wrapping up in New York and Philadelphia. Ahead of Centric's airing of the Soul Train Awards December 1, the Soul Train Effect tour has spread the retro soul train line across...

Ashanti is back with a second version to her Future assisted track, "I Got It." On this track, we find Rick Ross laying down a verse with Future still lending a few ad-libs. There's no word as to whether Future will be on the official version but we can look forward to...

Doubling as both a R&B singer-songwriter and a producer, Tinashe has released her new mixtape Black Water. Although she is great on her own behind the boards, Black Water features production from the likes of Boi-1da, Ryan Hemsworth, Dev Hynes and Legacy. The new...

Halloween was a month ago and people still find ways to use blackface. If you're not creative enough to pull off a costume without putting something on your skin to make yourself look darker, try something else. It's not worth it and it's offensive to far too many people...