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Just after he came offstage following a triumphant set - on the Boom Boom Stage at the Hangout Festival , Compton, California, MC Kendrick Lamar switched from world-beating rapper to hip-hop fan.

"Don't do no press, but I get the most press, kid," said Kanye West on "Mercy." He's not wrong.

Soundtrack Mix Of Hip-Hop, Kraut-Rock And Electronica To Feature Kanye West, Frank Ocean, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Phoenix, Sleigh Bells, M.I.A., Azealia Banks, Deadmau5, Can, Klaus Schultze, Oneohtrix Point Never, And Much More ! Def Jam Recordings will release the original motion picture soundtrack for THE BLING RING, director Sofia Coppola's hotly ... (more)

On the Ben Affleck -hosted season 38 SNL finale, the artist played new tracks "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" as strobe lights flashed and signs with phrases like "Not for Sale" played in the background.

In a very-forward thinking fashion, Kanye West unveiled the first taste of his upcoming album on Friday night via video projection.

Maybe Kim Kardashian 's pregnancy and his upcoming fatherhood are starting to get to him.

Is a Chris Rock Eminem collaboration part of Slim Shady's next hip-hop album tracklist? The latest rumor mill says it appears so, based on Rock's own hints he's dropped about working in the studio.

The Purple Tape meets "The Blueprint" as two titans of 1990s New York Hip Hop apparently come together after 20 years of running in similar circles.

Baz Lurhmann's The Great Gatsby is at its best when it's having fun and re-creating the heartthrobbing electricity that pulsed through the veins of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York City.

Kanye West's $750,000 Lamborghini got stuck in girlfriend Kim Kardashian 's security gate on Monday.

The 26-year-old Canadian rapper is nominated three times for Video of the Year for his hits 'Started from the Bottom', 'No Lie' featuring 2 Chainz, and 'Problems' featuring A$AP Rocky, and is also up for Best Male Hip Hop and the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award.

Even in the midst of an epidemic of violence that's earned Our Town the nickname of Chiraq, life on the South Side is anything but one-dimensional. Gangs, drugs, poverty, a fundamentally flawed school system, and the despair that comes from knowing that so many people in a position to help just don't give a crap are inescapable facts.

Last week, Chris Rock released a photo of himself in the studio with Eminem, via his official website and Twitter account.

Whenever I log on popular websites, I tend to see Jay-Z and Beyonce all the time or Halle Berry.

I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much. The Rotten Tomatoes reviews, the fact that I was late to the movie and still got a seat, the lack of dressed up viewers, and the general feeling that several people in the audience hadn't even read the book all evidenced that The Great Gatsby would be a let down.

Jeffrey Tambor, left, and Jason Bateman appear in the trailer for "Arrested Development," which returns for a fourth season on Netflix May 26.

What's going on in the entertainment world today? Check out some of the big stories you may have missed over the weekend... Kim Kardashian Avoids Reading Negative Comments About Her Maternity Fashion Kardashian is eight months pregnant with her first child with Kanye West.

Jay-Z 's protg J. Cole has bumped up the release of his sophomore album, Born Sinner , to June 18 -- one week earlier than previously announced, a source close to the rapper tells The Hollywood Reporter .

Hudson Mohawke played two new Kanye West songs during his recent DJ set at a Polish festival - see above for fan shot video of the new songs.

During a house hunting trip in Los Angeles on Friday, Kanye West embarrassed himself by smacking into a sign post in front of a group of photographers.