We put together a gallery of classic hip-hop tracks that were released in 1993, one of the greatest years in the genre's history!

Brandon Bell and Ashley Blaine Featherson flex their triple threat skills in a scene from the final season of "Dear White People." The actors play Troy and Joelle on the popular Netflix series, which premieres on September 22nd. The fourth and final season was revealed to be a musical endeavor in a released teaser.

Too Short has just been hit with a major blow to his legendary reputation after reports surfaced that the Bay area rapper is a suspect in a rape case. According to TMZ, the alleged victim was once signed to Short’s label. The unidentified woman claims that back on November 1st, she was at an L.A. residence with […]

The team behind late rapper Chinx unveiled the video for “S.A.B. (Sorry Ass Bitch),” off his posthumous debut album Welcome to JFK. The video stars Chinx, Mally Mall, Too $hort, and Meet Sims turning up in the VIP section of the club. Chinx’s fellow Coke Boy French Montana also makes multiple cameos in the video. Each rapper takes turns trying […]

Ariana Grande gives us a first look to her upcoming video for “Love Me Harder.” Featuring The Weeknd, the pop star has revealed a few behind-the-scenes photos on her Twitter account. The duo first performed the single on SNL Peep the photos here —>[Rap-Up] Andre 3000 has been actively promoting his new film, Jimi: All By My Side. After making […]

Lady Gaga has been prepping for her iTunes Festival performance in London since she took over the MTV VMAs last Sunday. The “Applause” singer has been releasing teasers of her new tracks like “Manicure,” “Swine,” and “Sex Dreams,” but the track most monsters were excited to hear was the collaboration she teased with Too $hort […]

Lady Gaga tore up the MTV VMA stage last night, but not without dropping a few gems along the way. During her red carpet interview with MTV’s Sway Calloway, Lady Gaga revealed a few details about her highly anticipated album, ARTPOP. Known for her unconventional collaborations with rappers like Kendrick Lamar and Wale, Sway decided […]

Oh Too $hort… Last month the rapper tried to flee the scene when he was charged with possession of a controlled substance believed to be meth but now legal documents are clarifying the drug was actually Ecstasy. NEW MUSIC: Kid Cudi & Too $hort “Girls”  Actually to Too $hort it makes no difference because his story is DENY […]

If you’re an ’80s baby and you listened to hip-hop growing up, then chances are you’ve heard of Too Short. His first LP cover for Raw, Uncut, and X-Rated was released way back in 1986, but soon Too Short will be releasing yet another studio album entitled No Trespassing. The Oakland rapper is a big deal […]

Two XXL staff members have been suspended after they posted an offensive and explicit video hosted by Too $hort on the popular hip-hop site.  Details: Too $hort Is NOT Dead!!   Yesterday, XXL’s Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa Satten, wrote this statement about the incident on her magazine’s website: As the Editor-in-Chief of both the magazine and the web site, I do […]

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player With so many Christmas songs, you can’t help but think, do Jewish people feel left out? Well, it looks like TMZ was thinking the same thing. Our friends over in the ‘thirty mile zone’ hit up rappers Jim Jones and Too $hort for a little Hanukkah freestyle. Check out the […]

Did we hear someone rap the words retirement? Yup and this time it isn’t Jay-Z. “Grove St.” rapper Waka Flocka is retiring. Well at least, that’s what he claims. Waka took to his Twitter page to vent about his frustrations with the rap game and then he dropped a bomb on his “No Hands” fans. […]