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Protestors gathered together in Capitol Hill on behalf of Jason Goolsby to express their anger and frustration with police brutality and racial profiling.

The Hot 104.1 “Who’s Next” series spotlights artists who we feel will be the next to blow in the world or urban music. Tinashe, Ty…

With the success of Bryson Tiller’s acclaimed LP T R A P S O U L, the Louisville, Kentucky native returns to his hometown to shoot the video for his breakout song “Sorry Not Sorry.” The dark new video, which simply features images of Bryson walking around Louisville, appears to be shot with a ’90s VHS filter. […]

As the summer came to an end, Disney announced the arrival of a new compilation album featuring the company’s greatest musical hits. Last month, Ne-Yo released his remake of Aladdin’s “Friend Like Me,” and now, Jhene Aiko has released a remake of Alice In Wonderland’s “In A World Of My Own / Very Good Advice.” In […]

The hardest part about college is figuring out how to pay for it. And with the constant rise of college tuition, one brothel in Nevada decided to match its workers’ college tuition payments. Dennis Hof, owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, has heard girls complaining about their college loans during job interviews, and thinks there are […]

The first trailer for the Jesse Owens is out, and though it’s just 15 seconds, it looks powerful. Race is centered around track-and-field star Jesse Owens…

According to Gary Wit Da Tea, Matt Barnes spoke out in an interview about crazy rumors that he drove manically for over 90 miles to start a fight.…

Headkrack and Da Brat are back with another Flow & Go freestyle and this one, not unlike the others, is fire! Listen to the audio player to hear them go in on…

Jeff Johnson reminds us that in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, we can’t forget that black women- as victims, survivors and voices -are…

Headkrack hit up the red carpet at this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards and chatted with a whole heap of today’s hottest rappers! He got a chance to…

Tonight, the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out in 41 categories, as well as 4 special awards. Co-hosted by Erica Campbell and Sadie…

Yesterday morning, the 2015 American Music Awards  nominations were announced on Good Morning America. There was a glaring omission when all the names and categories…