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Erykah Badu calls out Drake: ‘You gotta come back boy’

Kendrick Lamar’s clip from the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher got fans buzzing this week after it surfaced online. In his verse, the brash Compton rhymer throws a not-so-subtle jab at a certain Young Money rapper with a recently-released album.

Lauryn Hill released from prison, drops new song ‘Consumerism’

Rapper-singer Lauryn Hill has been released from prison after serving her three month sentence for failing to file tax returns. The former Fugee served her time at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, a minimum security facility. Hill pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.8 million earned between 2005 and 2007.

Rick Ross blasts Jimmy Kimmel: ‘He ain’t welcome here no more’

The Kanye West/Jimmy Kimmel feud appears to be spreading. West went ballistic last weekend after Kimmel spoofed the rapper with a sketch on his late night talk show; and there is at least one other hip-hop superstar who is now taking sides in the conflict.

Drake and Chris Brown officially make peace

Chris Brown and Drake’s friendship has been as storied and tumultuous as the most dramatic of reality TV housewives’ as the two superstars have gone from being buddies

Steven Spielberg’s kids sign with Jay Z’s Roc Nation

Jay Z’s Roc Nation roster has expanded once again–and this time, the new signees are Hollywood royalty. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the children of famed director/producer Steven Spielberg have inked a deal with Jay’s management company.

Real music lives through Music Atlanta

How did you arrive at making the choice to create the Music Atlanta Conference? Was it a deliberate decision or a gradual and natural evolution? Who

Big Boi’s wife files for divorce

Big Boi’s wife, Sherlita Patton files for divorce Sherlita Patton, the wife of rapper Big Boi, is splitting from the emcee after 11 years of marriage.