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Big Sean started in ‘Detroit,’ worked his way up to ‘Finally Famous,’ and now he’s being inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ in his career. To help celebrate the release of his new LP, ‘Hall of Fame,’ the G.O.O.D. Music MC partnered up with Hot 97 and the Source Magazine for a free album release concert at Terminal 5 in New York City Tuesday (Aug...

Class is back in session. You may or may not have accepted the fact that summer is done and a long grueling winter of school work, tests, unfair group projects, extracurricular activities and jobs are ahead. Before you panic at the thought, let's keep things in perspective...

This year, MTV brought the Video Music Awards to Brooklyn's Barclays Center to give out Moonmen for the best visuals in music over the last year. Of course some of hip-hop and R&B's biggest names showed up to the event making a statement on the red carpet. ...

Hip-hop fans have been spoiled in 2013. It's been a year that's seen welcome comebacks and huge releases. Jay Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' Kanye West's 'Yeezus,' and J. Cole's 'Born Sinner' are just a few of the more memorable ones. R&B fans got their share of presents, too. Ju...

Eminem has been making noise recently with his new single 'Survival.' The 40-year-old rapper has been stuck in the headlines since the controversial release of his debut single 'My Name Is' in 1999. The controversial entertainer has since gone through a public feud with his ex-wife and mother of his child, Kim, and his mother (killing them both in different songs), beefs with Benzino, Ja Rule and

From gifts to showing up at every concert, fans show devotion to their favorite artists in various ways. And some actually find so much inspiration in their favorite R&B singer that they take their creativity to paper or computer screen and come out with a work of art. ...

The way rappers string their words together with such flow and fluidity is a great art form. And for the fans who adore their work, their rhymes have become a source of inspiration. While some loyal supporters are inspired to become lyricists themselves, others show their devotion by putting paint or charcoal to paper...

With less than six months left in 2013, new artists have been cropping up everywhere. From hip-hop to R&B, from the streets of North Atlanta to the U.K., singers and emcees are determined to make their mark before 2014 arrives. The influx of new talent from year to year coupled with the speed of the music industry and the clipped attention span of most consumers makes it tougher for these arti

Whitney Houston would have hit a milestone today (Aug. 9) as it is her 50th birthday. The late singer, who passed in February 2012, had a very successful life and touched millions with her powerful voice. She may no longer be with us, but that doesn't mean the 'I Will Always Love You' songbird is forgotten, especially on her birthday...

Happy birthday, President Obama! What better to celebrate Barack Obama's born day (Aug. 4, 1961) than to honor him with a top 10 list of rap songs that mention his name. Most rappers have been inspired by our 44th president. However, there are a few outspoken emcees who have expressed their condemnation of him...