Jay-Z set Twitter on fire when he decided to send five tweets in a matter of four minutes Monday afternoon. Not one for social media, Jay-Z has only composed 46 tweets since November 2008 when he initially joined Twitter.

Everyone from Complex Magazine to Diddy are calling these series of tweets a "rant." Compared to Kanye West's outbursts, I'm not sure if Jay's five tweets are worthy of such a distinction.

Signed with hashtags of the Holy Grail and New Rules, the five tweets signify his union with Samsung that was officially introduced Sunday night during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. ...READ MORE

Growing up, I used Hip Hop as a way to learn about the world around me. From politics, to culture, language, geography, history, all this could be heard in your rap record of the late 80′sa and early 90′s. Then something changed in the late 90′s. Rap records talking about something other than partying and using drugs, became "underground" and labeled conscience. There was a shift, that continues to live on today. Listening to your radio or reading your popular Hip Hop zine all you hear and see is the same stories of niggativity.

With that said. Salute to emcee and homie Homeboy Sandman for taking the time to put this great piece together addressing the connection between Hip Hop and the prison for profit system. HS wrote this article for Huffington Post who refused to post it recently. No worries... It's right here for you to digest. It's a great read I definitely suggest checking it out. Thanks to H ...READ MORE

Keep an eye out for this guy... because he's on the rise (and because he's bouncing around so much nowadays he'll likely be in your city soon)! It's like he took the T.I. vibe to the Jersey Shore with this one.

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K.Dot drops in at K-104 FM in Dallas where he kicked an exclusive freestyle for the listening pleasure of those in the 214, 469, 972 area code.



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D-12 Member Bizarre is flexing his "moobs" Rick Ross style.

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Coline Creuzot's 'A Capella Now' cover

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Dr. John and John Legend backstage at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

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I'm really excited about doing things a different way this time around", says Joe Budden. This isn't a send-tracks-around, and everyone-records-in-their-own-studio type of album. Joell Ortiz said that he is happily looking forward to the process as well: "The creative being creative! Fun, fun fun!"

Royce Da 5'9" added that "everyone is in the perfect space, mentally. It feels great to be back in the studio with the guys and I think that I can speak for everyone when I say that we just wanna make an album that will stand the test of time and mean sum'n to Hip-Hop."

If Crooked I's attitude towards this project is any indication of where it's headed, prepare for an onslaught. "God of the Westcoast, I birthe ...READ MORE