A little under a month before it hits newsstands here is the much anticipated XXL‘s 2011 freshman class. Here’s a roll call from the top. Starting at the the left: Lil Twist, CyHi Da Prynce, Big K...
Up and coming rapper Pill has jumped ship from Asylum Records and signed to Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group. Earlier this month, the label acquired free agents Meek Mill and Wale. These rappers are build...
The early bird gets the worm. Straight from the lab, 50 runs up on us during the wee hours of the morning with his new recording. So run up on it and check it out.
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Harlem's mighty rap collective The Diplomats have been teasing a potential deal with industry veteran Jimmy Iovine and his Interscope label since last year. Now, it looks like things are a little more certa...
After weeks of speculation, it is now official that Rick Ross has signed his Maybach Music Group with Warner Bros. Details are still scarce but it’s pretty much confirmed that Ross will remain signed to...
For the entire month of April, Wiz is embarking on his Green Carpet Tour. The show kicks off on the first in Raleigh, North Carolina and ends on the 17th at Penn State. Remaining dates after the jump. Roll...
Raekwon’s new album Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang dukes it out on March 8th. But today, he rolls out the final version of his next single with DJ Khalil on the track. Pardon the auto-tune, but this still rocks...
After collaborating on a multi-million dollarSuper Bowl XLV commercial, Lipton and Detroit rapper Eminem have agreed to an extended partnership. The New York Times reports Lipton will help promote artists f...
Talk about grinding to the top. After 18 weeks on the charts, Wiz’s hit, “Black & Yellow” tops the Billboard Hot 100. 2011 should be a big year for Khalifa. Congrats to the entire Rostrum team...
Eleven weeks after the release of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday, the album lands at the top spot on the Billboard charts. This makes her the first female rapper to do so since Eve’s 1999 debut, Let Ther...