R. Kelly: A Pair of Flying Black Panties Inspired My New Album (VIDEO)
R. KELLY NAMED HIS ALBUM “BLACK PANTIES” BECAUSE OF FLYING PANTIES (VIDEO)

Eminem Talks New Album, Kendrick Lamar & More In Billboard Cover Story
EMINEM ON KENDRICK: WHAT HE’S DOING IS PRETTY F**KING INCREDIBLE

Google Helps Fund Lyor Cohen’s New Music Company
LYOR COHEN GETS BACKING FROM GOOGLE FOR NEW MUSIC COMPANYU

Eminem Will Perform At First Ever YouTube Music Video Awards
Eminem Will Perform At First Ever YouTube Music Video Awards

Jay Z and Drake Make "Pound Cake" For Nothing Was The Same Outro
Jay Z and Drake Make “Pound Cake” For Nothing Was The Same Outro

Drake Responds To Kendrick's "Control" Verse, Says "He Ain't Murdering Me"
Drake Responds To Kendrick’s “Control” Verse, Says “He Ain’t Murdering Me”

Billboard Recognizes Jay Z’ s MCHG As Platinum
BILLBOARD RECOGNIZES JAY’S PLATINUM

Kanye West, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Nelly & Diddy Make Billboard’s All-Time Top Hot 100 Songs List
See Where Kanye, Diddy, Usher & More Landed On Billboard’s List Of All-Time Top Hot 100 Songs

Jay-Z Meets The Original Magna Carta In England, Kinda Changes Name
Jay-Z Meets The Original Magna Carta In England, Kinda Changes Name

J. Cole’s ‘Born Sinner’ On Pace To Reach #1 On Album Chart
J. Cole Is Eyeing That Number One Spot

Can Jay-Z Rewrite The Rules? Three Experts Weigh In!
#newrules Jay-Z locks in a deal that bestows upon him platinum status before his album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, officially drops on July 4th. Reaching a new level of independence, the rapper-turned-mogul no longer has to conform to the rules of the music industry thanks to his new deal with Samsung. The mobile monolith has […]

Wale Breaks Down Each Track Off ‘The Gifted’ [VIDEO]
Watch Wale’s “Track-By-Track” Breakdown Of ‘The Gifted’

Billboard Not Counting Jay-Z’s 1m Samsung Downloads
Jay-Z’s Samsung Deal Doesn’t Impress Billboard Magazine

Rihanna Becomes 1st Artist With Ten #1 Pop Songs, Set To Release 777 Tour Documentary
No Bowing Down: Rihanna Becomes 1st Artist With Ten #1 Pop Songs, Set To Release 777 Tour Documentary

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ ‘Thrift Shop’ Breaks Chart Record
(AllHipHop News) Sorry DJ Khaled, but you’re no longer the best. At least not when it comes to holding the record for the longest running #1 rap single on Billboard Magazine’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. That distinction now belongs to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis after their mega-hit “Thrift Shop” topped the chart for the 12th consecutive week. Previously, […]

Drake’s Closer To Another Chart Record With 30th Top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop Hit
(AllHipHop News) YMCMB rapper-singer Drake edged closer to breaking another Billboard chart record this week when his latest single “Started From The Bottom” jumped from 19-3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. This is Drake’s 30th appearance on the chart’s top ten trailing only Lil Wayne (34) and R. Kelly (32). Drake already owns the record […]

Lil Wayne Tops Elvis Presley For Most Entries On Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
LIL WAYNE CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY AND TOPS ELVIS PRESLEY’S RECORD ON THE CHARTS!

Flo Rida's "R U On the List" Tour Adds Cee-Lo, B.o.B. and Kirko Bangz; July Dates Announced
(AllHipHop News) With one week to go before his fourth studio album, Wild Ones, hits stores, Flo Rida has announced the month-long “R U On the List” tour, which is set to hit cities across the country with openers Cee-Lo, B.o.B., Kirko Bangz, and Karmin in tow. Flo Rida currently has a number of songs from Wild […]

Chuck D Offers Update On Public Enemy’s Two New Albums “Most Of My Heroes…” and “The Evil Empire of Everything”
(AllHipHop News) Public Enemy will mark the 25th anniversary of their 1987 debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, with the release of the group’s 13th and 14th studio albums, respectively titled Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp and The Evil Empire of Everything. Chuck D spoke on the group’s two […]

When Hip-Hop Met R&B: A Love Story
DO YOU REMEMBER A TIME WHEN RAP & R&B WEREN’T TIED AT THE HIP? NEITHER CAN WE!