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Even the name of J. Cole's new album, Born Sinner , is a nod to the hip-hop lineage from which he descends: Biggie> Jay> J. Even the name of J. Cole's new album, Born Sinner , is a nod to the hip-hop lineage from which he descends: Biggie> Jay> J. "Long live the idols - may they never be your rivals!" the rapper and producer J. Cole exclaims in a ... (more)

J. Cole continues to live up to the hype he initially got from rap great Jay-Z, delivering an assortment of quality songs on his sophomore album, "Born Sinner."

This Wednesday, June 19th at 4 PM PST, schlock-rock entity, Andrew W.K. will attempt to set a world record by drumming for 24 consecutive hours.

Rap superstars have been busy making announcements lately . Toronto's Drake joined the headline-grabbing party this morning by announcing a 41-city North American tour titled "Would You Like a Tour?" Auto-tune savant Future and R&B leg-dropper Miguel will also perform.

THEY are well known for their skills with a rugby ball but Simon Zebo and Paddy Jackson can also rap - sort of.

Jay-Z surprised fans on Sunday evening when he made the announcement that he will be releasing a new album called "Magna Carta Holy Grail" on July 4. With weeks until the release of "Magna Carta Holy Grail," the news of the album came as a surprise.

Hugely popular hip-hop artist Jay-Z has announced a new record titled Magna Carta Holy Grail and in a bold move, the record will be available first to owners of Samsung's Galaxy smartphones at no cost.

Bullock is apparently being lined-up to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in Jay-Z and Will Smith's update Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock is apparently the frontrunner to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in the upcoming remake of the musical Annie , with E! News confirming that the actress is set to star in the Jay-Z and Will Smith helmed project.

Kanye West with Kim Kardashian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala benefit in New York on May 6, 2013.

Kanye West with Kim Kardashian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala benefit in New York on May 6, 2013.

Jay-Z stays winning. Now, the rap mogul man has another trick up his sleeve, which will supposedly be this new big music streaming service with Samsung.

J. Cole recounts trying to give Jay-Z a copy of his beat CD, only to be rebuffed by the mogul.

With over 25 years in the music business, you would be forgiven for thinking that 45-year-old Kylie Minogue would be ready to Slow things down.

"You can't catch my hustle," Yeezy once said, "You can't fathom my love." But with his sixth album, maybe we can do both.

Rapper Kanye West performed new, darker material from upcoming album Yeezus at New York's Governor's Ball music festival.

Bosses at Jay Z 's Rocawear clothing label are facing legal action over allegations they failed to settle an invoice amounting to $450,000 .

In the fall of 2011, amid a glut of marquee releases from the likes of Rihanna and Coldplay, two young rappers - Pittsburgh's Mac Miller, In the fall of 2011, amid a glut of marquee releases from the likes of Rihanna and Coldplay, two young rappers - Pittsburgh's Mac Miller, now 21, and the North Carolina-bred J. Cole, 28 - each emerged from ... (more)

For a person of a certain age born in the 80s, say the musician most likely to have seen you from young adulthood to the current day is Ludacris.

Jermaine Dupri is a living legend. He experienced fame in his late teens with the breakout success of the pint-sized rap duo Kris Kross, and with the signing of R&B quartets Xscape and Jagged Edge, as well as rapper Bow Wow and female MC Da Brat to his infamous SoSo Def imprint.

With an average Pitchfork album review rating of 8.6, Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear is undeniably one of hipsterdom's most popular bands of the 21st Century.