Video: Rihanna – ‘Where Have You Been’

After a series of promotional tactics, Rihanna finally premieres the video for “Where Have You Been,” the latest visual in support of her album, Talk That Talk. Read More →

Big K.R.I.T. Unveils ‘Live From The Underground’ Album Cover

Big K.R.I.T. will make his major label debut with Live From The Underground via Island Def Jam. KRIT himself doesn’t appear on the cover, but a digital drawing of an old-school car crashing into the earth. He explains it represents how he feels about underground music in contrast to mainstream music.

“At times I feel like mainstream music operates on a totally different planet. This illustrates how I’ve crash-landed into the mainstream to bring the sounds from the underground back to the forefront.”

Live From The Underground crashes everywhere on June 5. Read More →

Ying Yang Twins Join The Fist-Pumping Craze

Watch out Flo Rida, Pitbull and Nicki Minaj! Another rapping dance-pop act has emerged.

The Ying Yang Twins are back again for “Fist Pump, Jump! Jump!,” featuring Greg Tecoz. Hit producer RedOne produced the atrociously generic record. Read More →

Lil’ Kim Is ‘Countin’ Money’

“B*tches throwing shots, they gon f*ck around and catch one.”

Lil’ Kim contributes “Countin’ Money” to the I.R.S. South Mixtape, Tax Season. The poorly produced track has potential, but the mixing is so horrendous it’s unbearable. Read More →

Miguel Drops Vol. 3 Of His ‘Art Dealer Chic’ EP Series

Miguel continues releasing “too-good-to-be-free” music with his third and final volume of his Art Dealer Chic EP series. The funky, Prince-inspired crooner offers three new tracks: “Party Life,” “Ooh!Ahh!” and “Candles In The Sun, Blowing In The Wind.” Read More →

Carmen Bryan (Nas’ Baby’s Mother) Is Disappointed By ‘Daughters’

Days ago, Nas released his new single “Daughters,” which openly discusses his experiences of being a father to his daughter (Destiny). Carmen Brown, his daughter’s mother, caught wind of the song, and she’s quite disappointed in Nas.

“Just heard ‘Daughters’ by Nas,” she tweets. “What a disappointment! He had nothing positive to say about our daughter and his depiction of her is false!” Read More →

Watch: Alicia Keys Has The Eye Of The Tiger In VIBE Cover Shoot

Alicia Keys covers the April/May global issue of VIBE magazine. Jill Greenberg’s finished product has been unveiled, displaying an edgier side of the purring feline. Now, VIBE provides a behind-the-scenes look at the cover shoot process. Read More →

Jadakiss Drops ‘Consignment’ Mixtape

Jadakiss has dropped his DJ Drama-hosted Consignment mixtape. He says he enlisted “the hottest mixtape DJ in the South” to coincide with his numerous southern rap features – including Young Jeezy, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Future and Yo Gotti.

It boast 19 tracks, including an intro, interview with Shaheem Reid and a remix of Swizz Beatz’s A$AP Rocky-assisted “Street Knock.” Stream and download Consignment below. Read More →