Complex’s 25 Best Drake Verses of 2010

Complex Magazine is back this week with the 25 Best Drake Verses of 2010. Drake came into the year with a huge buzz following the success of his game-changing mixtape So Far Gone in 2009. He released his debut album Thank Me Later in June. The album went number 1 and was certified platinum. The [...]

PLAYLIST: Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli breaks down his current favorites on this week’s edition of Playlist.

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And The Nominees Are…

The nominations for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night (12/1) and hip hop is definitely representing. Eminem earned the most nominations with 10, Bruno Mars landed 7, Jay-Z picked up 6, B.o.B. & John Legend both got 5, Cee-Lo picked up 4 and Drake earned 3 including one for best new artist.  Here are some of the nominations…
Album Of The [...]

Grafh State of Mind

Angela caught up with Queen’s own Grafh on MTV2′s Sucker Free.  He talks about working with Bun B, the Dipset reunion, and making music that’s universal.  Be on the lookout for some new heat dropping from Grafh at the top of the year…
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BONUS: Young Dro interview from BET Hip-Hop [...]

Affion Crockett Spoofs T.I. & Jumper

Affion sounds just like T.I. in this spoof of how he talked the would-be jumper off the ledge. What!!!!

Tech N9ne Talks Ecstasy

Tech N9ne was a guest on Lip Service recently and was also featured on Friday Favorites. In the latest issue of XXL, Tech talks about almost dying from ecstasy and how a lot of big name rappers are on drugs.   T.I. got busted a few weeks back in L.A. for allegedly having ecstasy, not to [...]

T.I. talks Takers, Discusses Club Crucial & Producing

TI talks about how he became a producer for “Takers,” his “Li’l Homies” cartoon, and why he’s not too involved with Club Crucial anymore.

TI ducks personal questions, talks about Chris Brown stuntin’ and explains his character Ghost in “Takers.”

TI plays a game, and then we diss each other (no love lost):

T.I. Reveals He’s Producing a TV Project

We’re going to post the whole TI interview soon, but in the meantime here’s TIP talking about the cartoon he’s producing “Lil Homies.”
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Tiny & Toya Check In

Ms. Bourgeoisie and I had a fun phoner with Tiny and Toya, and now I can’t wait to get them in the studio. Toya said that she’s writing a book, started a company called Visual Beauty to work with young girls, and opening up a clothing boutique for kids with Tiny. Toya addresses [...]

Is “Bombs Over Baghdad” by OutKast The #1 Song Of The Decade?

Well it is according to Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork’s staff recently compiled their list of “The Top 500 Best Tracks of the 2000’s.” Below is the list of the hip-hop and r&b songs that made it in the top 100. Whether you agree with the list or not, it’s definitely good to see a hip-hop song top the [...]