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In their new testimonial series for Noisey, video producer Orson Whales and prolific hip-hop journalist Kris Ex take a deeper look at Pusha T’s upcoming debut album, My Name Is My Name. The first episode, “A

He’s got the party anthem with “Get Like Me,” the funky R&B cut with “Rick James” and now Nelly serves up something for the streets with “100K,” featuring 2 Chainz.

It doesn’t seem that long ago when Lil Wayne was falling on his ass skating, but credit to the guy, he’s put in the time and effort. In fact, Weezy

Just 24 hours after debuting Uncle Murda’s new record “Wu Wuu Wuuu,” Funkmaster Flex returns with another premiere from East New York’s finest. With fellow Big Apple-natives Vado and Waka

It’s not often you see a documentary that attacks a subject from two different perspectives, but Rihanna’s “Half Of Me” documentary does just that. Hearing not only from Rihanna and

J. Cole was in Manhattan promoting his involvement with the video game, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, last month, but he got on the phone with Noisey to discuss plenty of topics outside of gaming.

Coming straight outta Chattanooga, Tennessee, Isaiah Rashad is an MC we’ve been keeping tabs on for some time now — and for good reason. First spun by Hot97′s Peter Rosenberg back in June, the

As announced earlier this week, A$AP Rocky is holding down a regular spot for the second season of Noisey‘s hilarious Back & Forth series. And for the first show, the Harlem rapper sits

Kid Cudi’s Cud Life Tour has made headlines for his custom-made spacesuit and extravagant stage set, but that isn’t the only way he’s been wowing fans. On a recent stop, Cudder gave his loyal followers

Despite a premature celebration on Twitter, The Weeknd’s Kiss Land did not top theBillboard 200 albums chart this week, but it wasn’t far off. The Toronto crooner’s album debuted at No. 2 with 96,000 first-week copies

J. Cole brings us another profound video/short-film in support of his Billboard-topping, gold-certified album, Born Sinner. “Crooked Smile” takes a very human look at the paths of two very different people: Cole,

Currently “working around the clock” on her upcoming album, Solange holds fans over with a cute new video off last year’s True EP. Ms. Knowles keeps it all the way retro, sporting

In the beginning of Grand Theft Auto 4, Niko Bellic was just trying to live a normal life. The first few missions were all about getting set up in America,

Just days after his much-talked about My Name Is My Name listening session, we now have the 12-songs that will appear on Pusha T’s debut album. Arriving on October 8,

as of 12:01 ET the Weeknd's Kiss Land album was released to the general public. As far as I've heard its a solid album… expect a Full review posted later

Day one of Rock the Bells kicked off on Saturday at San Bernadino’s San Manuel Amphitheater with a flashback to a hip-hop legend in Eazy E, who appeared for a virtual

It first began with Tupac Shakur at Coachella in 2012, now another rap pioneer was brought back to life at Rock the Bells 2013. On what would have been his 49th

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Just hours after Kanye West announced the Yeezus tour with Kendrick Lamar, Big Brother shares his own dates for the newly-announced North American leg of his Magna Carter world tour. Jay Z will get the

It’s going down, people. We’ll have more information on the upcoming Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar tour ASAP. We know that it kicks off on Oct. 19 in Seattle and

The summer of 2013 may be nearing its end but DJ Khaled has one more trick up his sleeve. After the long holiday weekend, the Miami DJ hits us with

Great timing, Folarin. With Miley Cyrus’ performance at the MTV VMA’s still one of the biggest talking points in music, Wale decides to drop the video to his strip club

Thanks to Concrete Loop, we now have the title track from Janelle’s upcoming album. The funky duet with Solange features the two harmonizing over a New Jack Swing-influenced production. Janelle even spits

M.I.A. is bound to surprise more than a few people with her new single, “Come Walk With Me.” I guess this is her interpreting a new pop record in her

Starting the day with some new Action Bronson isn’t a bad way to cure the post-Labor Day weekend blues. Connecticut’s DJ Semi brings us this new one from the Queens

A week on and Miley Cyrus’ performance at the 2013 MTV VMA’s is still a white-hot topic, but now the singer has finally addressed the #TwerkGate controversy herself. In a clip from an upcoming MTV documentary,

In eight days, The Weeknd’s sophomore album Kiss Land will release in stores and digital retailers. The 12-track deluxe edition includes the singles “Belong to the World,” “Love In the Sky,” and

Pharrell has had quite a year, topping the charts with hits by Daft Pank, Robin Thicke, and 2 Chainz. The Neptunes producer now adds his magic touch on a remix

Lil’ Wayne finally delivers. After an extended 24-hour delay, Weezy F. Baby releases the fifth installment of his Dedication mixtape series. Hosted by DJ Drama, Dedication 5 is 25 tracks of original music, remixes

The duo of Ryan Leslie and Fabolous have developed quite a musical chemistry in recent years. The singer-songwriter and BK rapper add another collaboration to their résumé with the song

Before the long weekend officially begins, our friends at Billboard dropped off their full Drake cover story. And, as you guessed it, they did ask Drizzy about Kendrick’s “Control” verse. We know Cole

We saw Rick Ross flex his acting chops in Magic City earlier this year, and now he’s back on the small screen alongside Birdman in their new “50 Plates” video. The YMCMB

Last night was supposed to be Dave Chappelle’s epic return to stand up comedy, but things seemed to go horribly wrong. Standing before a packed audience at the Comcast Theater

JAY Z connects to a higher power in the second visual off his current Magna Carta…Holy Grail album. With the assistance of Justin Timberlake, the two summer tourmates ignite mass destruction around them in

Announced in a new Beats by Dre commercial during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem gives news fans have been waiting for. The Detroit MC officially announces The Marshall Mathers

Thanks to LilWayneHQ we now have the Weezy’s official Dedication 5 artwork. Rumor has it that the project will hit the Internets on August 30. We’ll see about that. Designed by Olly.

Remember when Fabolous tweeted “any studios open yet?” right after Kendrick Lamar shook the game up with his verse on Big Sean’s “Control (HOF)“? And remember when Fabolous didn’t actually

Many of today’s stars have made their way to New York City in anticipation of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. Busta Rhymes used the busy weekend

In conjunction with MTV’s BK Hip-Hop Week, Lil Kim recently took Sway on a tour of her old hood. But not just hers, the same place where the Notorious B.I.G. and