Robin Thicke is ready to debut yet another sexy classic with his forthcoming "Blurred Lines." The veteran crooner, who is often compared to Justin Timberlake, is in full promo mode with the release of the album cover, tracklist, and a killer performance with Pharell Williams on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Read More »
There is no doubt that J.Cole's sophomore album "Born Sinner," is a hit. The North Carolina bred rapper with the undeniable New York swag has been releasing single after single, and even lived streamed his album to avoid leaking prior to the June 18th release date. If spectators doubted J.Cole's hit factor, then his latest release "New York Times," featuring 50 Cent and Bas will certainly influence to reevaluate your thoughts. Read More »
Mstars News took all the must-see lists from publications like Rolling Stone and Fuse and ran the numbers to which artists made the most lists, to give you a better idea of who to believe and who to see. Read More »
It seems once a week we're getting something new from Schoolboy Q's upcoming album Oxymoron (we're not complaining). After "Yay Yay" and the promise that the new album will be the "hottest sh*t ever" we have this week's addition, "Collard Greens (feat Kendrick Lamar)." Read More »
It's become a bit of a Cole World around these parts and for good reason. J. Cole's hotly anticipated new album Born Sinner drops in 11 days. Here we have more new music from the album, the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Forbidden Fruit." Read More »
Eminem hasn't updated posts on his official Twitter and Facebook pages for weeks... hence, fans still remain in the dark in regards to details surrounding Em's highly-anticipated new 2013 album. An unofficial tracklist off of Slim Shady's alleged new record "Famous" recently leaked online... but whether it's real or not remains a totally mystery (in all honesty, it's probably fake). Eminem's pals Kendrick Lamar and Mr. Porter are the ones currently keeping fans pacified... both rappers were recently spotted hanging out at Em's Detroit studio with fellow members of the Black Hippy Crew. Hmm... is a collaboration in the works? Read More »
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While the talk around Hot 97's Summer Jam XX has been mostly positive, there has been a lot of questioning regarding Papoose's 5-minute set at the end of TDE and Kendrick Lamar's performance. While many people are accusing Papoose of pulling a Lil' Mama (who famously jumped on stage with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys), according to AllHipHop Papoose was invited. Read More »
Arguably one of biggest hip-hop concert events on the East Coast HOT 97's Summer Jam went down Sunday night at the Met Life Center in New Jersey. Celebrating 20 years of the ultimate hip-hop experience, New York's Hot 97.1 pulled no stops with an all-star line up featuring some of the household names in hip hop and R&B. French Montana, Kendrick Lamar, the whole TDE crew, 2 Chainz, Asap Rocky, Chris Brown, Miguel, and more, shut down the stage last night and just in case you missed (like us) we have a recap of some of the hottest performances of the night. Read More »
The Lonely Island, the comedic musical trio of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, will release their new album, The Wack Album, on June 7 and it features a bevy of guest musicians. Read More »
Kendrick Lamar may be from Compton, but his music is international. The TDE rapper’s “B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe,” single from his first studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city became a worldwide hit prompting Kendrick to make a new remixed version with UK songstress, Emeli Sande. Read More »
As the reigning king of "mainstream hip-hop as an art form" arguments, Kendrick Lamar has a few choice words about rap's drug du jour. In an interview with MTV News, K-Dot called Molly (a slang term for MDMA, if you haven't left the cool underside of your rock for a bit) "not that cool," claiming the drug has led to a rash of unoriginal and corny songs. Check out the interview below, if just to find out which one of Kendrick's many voices is his own: Read More »
Top Dawg Entertainment is the latest crew to offer up a remix to Rocko's "U.N.E.N.O" track. K.Dot, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and ScHoolboy Q, go in on the infamous track giving fans a sample of what's to come on Kendrick's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" world tour which kicks off in Las Vegas tonight. Read More »