XXL’s highly anticipated 5th Anniversary Freshmen Special has been released, and we must say, it’s a very interesting group of emcees. XXL’s 2012 Freshman Class only trumps one female rapper, Iggy Azalea, who is surrounded by a slew of multiracial male counterparts.  From Machine Gun Kelly to Iggy Azalea, right across to newly signed Bad […]

If you are a fan of model-esque rapper Iggy Azalea and you follow her on Twitter, then you may have already heard she did a special edition shirt with California-based brand The Hundreds.  STORY: NEW COUPLE ALERT!? Iggy Azalea Opens Up To VIBE About Relationship With A$AP Rocky! Today we have some detailed images of the shirt […]

Harlem rapper Azealia Banks is throwing in the towel! DETAILS: BURY DA BEEF! Azealia Banks Airs Out Lil Kim On Twitter! After a few rap beefs and Twitter tiffs, the “212” rapper hopped on Twitter to vent her frustrations with her genre.  Earlier this year, Azealia found herself in the middle of a slight beef […]

This weekend Machine Gun Kelly was banned from his own show at Highline Ballroom following the reports of a lawsuit with a bouncer he injured in Florida. Yelawolf “Happy Father’s Day” (NEW MUSIC)  Instead of throwing around his normal hothead temper though, the rapper took the high road and was more concerned about his fans […]

Female emcees like Nitty Scott, MC, Iggy Azalea and Rye Rye have been taking center stage in the rap game recently. Their skilled word play and innovative musical stylings have garnered them well-deserved props in a male-saturated industry. GlobalGrind’s 10 Favorite Up & Coming Female Rappers  Another one of these artists to add to your playlist […]

Once again, XXL Magazine has released their annual Freshman Class cover, which showcases some of hip-hop’s most exciting up-and-coming rappers. And once again, the Internet is pissed. XXL put out their cover out around noon Tuesday, and that basically set Twitter off for the entire day. Hip-hop fans blasted the site for a variety of […]

One by one, Azealia Banks has been winning over the ears of many after hitting the scene with her single “212” and it looks like the New York Times has finally got their hands on her as well. DETAILS: Azealia Banks Working With M.I.A. On New Project The femcee chatted with the newspaper to dish […]

Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up and take a hit … of Snow Tha Product, one of the most exciting up-and-coming female rappers out there. GlobalGrind’s 10 Favorite Up & Coming Female Rappers  The Texas-based rapper just released a video of her ripping Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky’s street smash “Hands on the Wheel.”  Snow Tha Product […]

President Obama’s support for gay marriage opened up avenues for entertainers to come out and voice their opinions on the issue. DETAILS: Listen UP! According To T.I. Iggy Azalea Is A Free Agent! Fat Joe, Chuck D and Jay-Z have already given their two cents on the controversial issue, now Atlanta rapper T.I has joined […]

Just a couple months ago Nicki Minaj pulled a twitter disappearance on us and now Azealia Banks has done the same. The femcee is going on a complete make over of her career. She deleted her Twitter, fired her manager Troy Carter and is now saying she is trading in her rapper title to be […]

Yelawolf, MGK and 50 Cent’s recent public gripes with Interscope illuminate how even some of the industry’s most successful rappers face frustrating roadblocks from the major labels. In a recent interview, Yelawolf fired shots at the industry as a whole, expressing: “You don’t really fuckin’ need a label anymore… you don’t need none of that shit.” […]

T.I.’s been out of jail for a while now, and he’s loving life.  VIDEO: Iggy Azalea & T.I. Perform “Murda Bizness” In Atlanta The “King of the South” rapper T.I. released a snippet of his forthcoming song “Love This Life.”   The 30-second snippet features T.I. talking in the intro, “Why don’t you be real […]