50 Cent Leaves Interscope Records, New Album Coming June 3rd
50 CENT LEAVES INTERSCOPE RECORDS AFTER 12 YEARS, RELEASING NEW ALBUM ON JUNE 3RD

Dr Dre Suing Death Row Records For $3 Million
DR. DRE SUES FORMER LABEL FOR UNPAID ROYALITIES TOTALING OVER $3 MILLI

Kendrick Lamar Talks Drake, Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu & 2Pac In New Interview
KENDRICK LAMAR SHARES WHICH ARTIST HE WANTS TO WORK WITH & WHAT ALBUM HE’S LISTENED TO THE MOST

Ice Cube and Schoolboy Q Stop By For The Season Finale' Of SkeeLive
(AllHipHop News) On Monday January 28, SkeeLive concluded its season on AXS TV and for the finale’ host DJ Skee brought in TDE’s own Schoolboy Q and Hip-Hop legend Ice Cube. Schoolboy Q in promotion of his upcoming Oxymoron album (due February 25) performed “Collard Greens,” “Break the Bank,” and “Man of the Year” to […]

Persian Poetry Flows Through The Veins of Azad Right
The West Coast is the home to so many talented rappers on the come-up and one of them is the Iranian/American story-telling lyricist Azad Right. As the son of well-known blind poet Majid Naficy and trained in classical music, Azad has been putting his creativity to use since early childhood and has brought that creative […]

Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine’s “Beats Music” Streaming Service Release Date Announced
BEATS MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE TO HIT MOBLIE DEVICES LATER THIS MONTH

Greg Mack Shares More KDAY History and Discusses Racism In Radio
We now conclude our two-part story with radio legend Greg Mack and for those who might dispute that, yes he is a legend. Back before the artists that you now refer to as legends became legends, they needed a home to be heard and 1580 KDAY was that place whether it was an East Coast […]

Exclusive: Greg Mack Breaks Down The History of 1580 KDAY
No story about KDAY can be complete without going back to the beginning of where it all started and to do that you have to talk to the man responsible for putting together the format that would alter radio to this very day – Mr. Greg Mack. In the early to mid-80’s on an AM […]

Ice Cube Produced N.W.A. Biopic "Straight Outta Compton" Gets A Writer
UPDATE: THE N.W.A. MOVIE
TRY THIS: The 10 Best Beats That Use Strange, Non-Musical Elements
From beat-boxing to Grand Wizzard Theodore developing scratching, it became clear early on that Hip-Hop music was being created by unconventional means. With Hip-Hop continually reinventing sounds from samples and various DJ techniques, it was inevitable that production would evolve to the point where beats could be made by incorporating entirely non-musical elements. Rap is […]

Raekwon Talks ODB, Drake, Jay Z, Dr. Dre & More With Whoo Kid
RAEKWON SAYS HE HAS UNRELEAED TRACKS WITH DR. DRE IN THE VAULT

Dr. Dre: A Psychic Told Me I Don’t Have To Come Back If I Don’t Want To
AN ANONYMOUS PSYCHIC MAY BE THE REASON DR DRE HAS NOT RETURNED, ACCORDING TO DR. DRE

Nipsey Hussle Speaks On His Past Differences With Dr. Dre
NIPSEY HUSSLE: WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE DR. DRE SITUATION WAS JUST ME BEING A REAL N***A

Exclusive: Ty Dolla $ign Sounds Off On New EP And Imitators
Tyrone Griffin, better known as Ty Dolla $ign, started a fire in Los Angeles when he played a big role in ushering in a radio and club friendly sound which the streets called “Ratchet Music,” opening up doors for fellow hometown artists to break away from the traditional West Coast G-Funk and Gangster Rap, and […]

New Kendrick Lamar Song Produced By Dr. Dre Previewed In Beats Ad (VIDEO)
LISTEN TO SNIPPETS OF A NEW KENDRICK LAMAR TRACK PRODUCED BY DR. DRE

Dr. Dre’s New Streaming Music Service Debuting In January
DR. DRE’S NEW MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE, BEATS MUSIC, SET TO LAUNCH IN JANUARY 2014

Gossip Site Responds To Dr. Dre's Cease & Desist With Snark-Filled Letter
WEBSITE TO DR. DRE: YOU COULD BE LYING ABOUT THE AFFAIR LIKE BILL CLINTON

Suge Knight: I Helped Make "Ready To Die" + Talks Kendrick Lamar
SUGE KNIGHT SAYS HE HELPED MAKE THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.’S “READY TO DIE”

Suge Knight Says Daz Produced Snoop's "Doggystyle" Not Dr. Dre
SUGE KNIGHT: DR. DRE PAID DAZ TO TAKE CREDIT FOR PRODUCING DOGGYSTYLE

Hip-Hop Rumors: These Blogs Better Leave Dr. Dre Alone!
CHEATING RUMORS PROMPT LEGAL ACTION FROM DR. DRE!