Rich Boy is ready to deliver his first album since his 2007 self titled debut. His new disc is titled Break the…

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Jay-Z and director Baz Luhrmann have recruited up an all-star lineup for the soundtrack to the upcoming remake of The Great Gatsby.

Jay, who executive produced the soundtrack will contribute a song. Other…

Entourage's Own Jeremy Piven stopped by Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

How's Jeremy's relationship with Lauren London? What's 'Mr Selfridge' on PBs going to be about? Has Jeremy really done over 40 movies? Why is Jeremy such a big Eminem fan? Did Jeremy really get Eminem on Entourage? Rap Beef?? Can Jeremy really rap?? Working with Kanye…

Meek Mill is building a strong team for his Dream Chasers Records. In addition to Lil Snupe, Meek has also signed Louie V Gutta. Louie's mixtape "Worth the Wait" drops on April 6th. Here's a nice leak off of the project courtesy of…

TDE's Own SchoolBoy Q stopped by Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

TDE Takeover? How's It Feel to be on…

The beautiful Lauren London stopped by Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

How did Lauren get on Entourage? Is Lauren a sneaker head? Would Lauren do a show like Love & Hip Hop? How did appearing on BET's…

Bones Brigante Performs + Announces His Return to…

It's been 2 1/2 years since Kid Cudi released his last solo effort, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. Since then he and producer Dot da Genius dropped their WZRD project. Cudi is now ready to give his fans a new solo album titled Indicud on April 23rd.

Peep the…

The beautiful LaLa Anthony stopped by Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

Does LaLa really taste like Honey Nut Cheerios?? Did Kevin Garnett really say that about LaLa? What does…

Dipset's Own Jim Jones called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

10 Years of Dipset?? Was Vado ever a part…

The Lox's Styles P has teamed up with producer/rapper Scram Jones to release a new album titled Float.

The project boasts features from N.O.R.E., Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Raekwon and Bullpen.

Check out the tracklist courtesy of…

Lil Cease called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

Did Biggie force Cease to rap? Did Biggie really ghostwrite for Cease?What does Cease think about the new female rappers? The Realest N*****?? What was Cease'…

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Papoose is out on the road putting in work promoting his upcoming album, The Nacirema Dream. In this radio tour vlog Pap makes a pit stop in Greensboro, North Carolina to visit 102 Jamz.

Check that out and watch the Brooklyn emcee spit a…

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On the final night of his week long concert series on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Justin teamed up with Jimmy to deliver the fourth installment of "The History of Rap."

The duo covered classics like "Me So Horny," "White Lines," "It's…

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On the fourth day of his week long concert series on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake performed another new track, "Strawberry Bubblegum." The song is off of JT's upcoming album, The 20/20 Experience.

Justin and Jimmy also took…

Everyone’s favorite Wild Boy, Machine Gun Kelly called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

How does it feel to be headlining your own tour? What artists does MGK have under his umbrella? Will MGK really have a platinum single with Wild…

As we recently reported, things got heated between Joe Budden & Consequence at the Love & Hip Hop Reunion. We've heard…

Hot 97's Own, DJ Mister Cee called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

Does Mr. Cee really have unreleased Biggie music? Biggie's Demo Tape?? Safe Inside a Safe?? What advice does Cee have for upcoming rappers? Why do we celebrate Biggie's day of death instead of his day of birth? How did Cee get started deejaying? Did Biggie really sign Cam'ron? Does Mister Cee still get…

Jadakiss called into Shade 45 to speak with DJ Whoo Kid.

What was Jada's fondest memory of B.I.G. ? Would B.I.G. be cool with the current state of hip hop? Skinny Jeans?? How different would hip-hop be if B.I.G. was still alive? What's Jada's favorite Biggie record? Was Biggie really looking to hurt DJ Clue at one point? What new…