Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who steered Africans through the continent’s tense transition from apartheid to democracy two decades ago, passed away Thursday (Nov. 5) after battling an ongoing infection in his lungs. He was 95 years…

Producer-to-the-underground-stars Marco Polo recently released his new ‘PA2: The Director’s Cut’ album, which rounded up O.G.s like Talib Kweli, Styles P, Masta Ace, Posdnous of De La Soul and the reunited Organized Konfusion (a.k.a Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po) for…

Lil Scrappy has a message for the naysayers: stop hating. On his new single, ‘They Hate Me,’ the Atlanta rhymer addresses those haters who can’t stand to see him getting so much paper. Helping Scrap put them paws on the…

Rick Ross‘ ‘Mastermind’ album was initially set to drop this year on Dec. 17, but the Bawse shares that he’s pushing the album back to a date that hasn’t been revealed. During an interview with DJ Scream on SiriusXM’s ‘Hip-Hop…

The two songs Lauryn Hill released this year — ‘Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)’ and ‘Consumerism’ — have been met with a lukewarm response. The ill feelings are directed toward the overly esoteric nature of the lyrics, which has sometimes been…

While Jay Z celebrated his 44th birthday yesterday (Dec. 4), he also took time out to remember his late friend Pimp C, who died six years ago on Dec. 4, 2007. Hov dropped a remix to his summer hit ‘Tom…

One Direction has made Billboard chart history, debuting their third album in a row number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.The British pop band’s latest release “Midnight Memories” took the top spot on the chart, selling 546,000 copies,…

Kelly Clarkson performed at the 2013 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center Plaza in New York City on Tuesday (November 26). The singer – who announced her pregnancy last week – performed in a short red coat. Speaking…

As he does at the end of every year, DJ Earworm has put together a mashup of the year’s biggest songs, based on Billboard’s weekly Hot 100 charts. The remixed track is noticeably dominated by Miley Cyrus, who has two…

They’ve got Grammy Awards and No. 1 albums, but now, music power couple Jay Z and Beyonce are taking on an entirely new challenge! On Tuesday, the rapper announced that he’ll be following a strictly vegan diet for 22 days,…