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VIBE Premiere: Beatfox 'Noire Series' UK Dubstep Beatbox [VIDEO]

Behind the Beats and Flyotw present the Noire series exclusively with VIBE. In this episode: "Finally, we get the incredible Beatfox to show off his latest mouth music techniques. This is incredible. This series we are going for a much[…]

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY: Look Who Got a Chief Keef Face Tat!!

DAMN! These kids are so lost. Their parents are more lost. This is a fail that will never be rectified. Look: Source: StreetKode Meanwhile Katy Perry falls ALL THE WAY BACK after she offended Chief Keef. I wouldn’t have apologized[…]

The Pope Receives Personalized Boston Celtics Jersey

Looks like Pope Francis has a reason to ball. The Pope received a special gift from Boston Celtics minority owner James Pallotta during his recent trip to the Vatican in the form of a white Boston Celtics jersey with "THE[…]

Chris Brown Unveils Single Artwork For 'They Don't Know' Featuring Aaliyah

Very little is known about Chris Brown's second single off his forthcoming album X besides its title, Aaliyah is featured on it and that the video has been shot. "I just actually shot a video and the song is dedicated[…]

V Playlist: Styles P, Le$ x Smoke DZA, Dawn Richard And More

Terrence Howard Issues A Bold Challenge To Idris Elba, Morris Chestnut Denies Black Panther Role

With the original cast from the 1999 cult classic The Best Man currently shooting the sequel, The Best Man Holiday, VIBE caught up with scene-stealer and unmitigated quote monster Terrence Howard. One subject that came up was the recent purchase[…]

6 Bass Acts To See At Movement Detroit's New Electric Forest

Morgan Freeman Falls Asleep During TV Interview, Gives Hilarious Excuse (Video)

Morgan Freeman has no problem being the butt of his own joke. The 75-year-old actor caught some zzz's earlier this week in the middle of a live TV interview with Now You See Me co-star Michael Caine, nodding off and[…]

The Funniest And Strangest Celeb Quotes Of The Week

Win Two Tickets To Datsik Mad Summer In L.A. Saturday Night

Datsik is helping to launch the Mad Summer series this Saturday, May 25 (Memorial Day Weekend) at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre Patio. Love Datsik? Then like VIBE and Datsik on Facebook. Comment on this article and/or share it with your friends[…]

Riff Raff Gets Grilled By HOT97's Program Director

Things got real on Hot 97’s morning show when Riff Raff stopped by yesterday (May 23). Accusing the Houston rapper of representing “a stereotype of a certain type of black person,” program director Ebro questions the authenticity of Riff Raff’s[…]

Kendrick Lamar Says “Molly Rap” Is Watering Down Hip Hop

(AllHipHop News) “Death To Molly,” are the final words on the screen at the end of Kendrick Lamar’s latest video for “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” Now the West Coast emcee is explaining the meaning behind his metaphorical killing of the[…]

French Montana vs. Wale in Pull-up Contest (N48H French Montana Teaser #2)

Follow French Montana during the album release week of Excuse My French as the rapper hops around New York City promoting his album and interacting with fans. In this Next 48 Hours With French Montana teaser #2 we see French, Wale and Chinx Drugz in a pull-up[…]

Ice Cube “The Big Show”

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Mixtape Download: Birdman & Rick Ross The H: The Lost Album Vol. 1

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Earl Sweatshirt Ft. Mac Miller “Guild”

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#HeaterOfTheDay: Le$ Ft. Smoke DZA [#BGA x 2] “Autobahn”

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Noah Jones X Jay Rock “When The Goons Come Out” [From The Hookah Lounge Volume 1[

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#AlternativePick: Quadron Ft. Kendrick Lamar “Better Off”

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Angel Haze Ft. Iggy Azalea “Otis (Freestyle)”

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Kanye West Stands Alone

On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Marques Toliver: An R&B Crooner With Strings Attached

Toliver's music is anchored by the violin, on which he is classically trained. He says he discovered the instrument in fifth grade — and that in a way, it chose him.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

First Listen: G&D, 'The Lighthouse'

On The Lighthouse, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins engineer an overstuffed, idea-packed collision of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, psychedelic space-rock, spoken-word poetry, protest music and more. Along the way, they examine innumerable intersections of love, politics, spirituality, healthy living,[…]

LL Cool J On 'Accidental Racist' And Authenticity

"The last thing that I want to do is be a hack," says the rapper and actor. His latest album, his first since splitting with the record label that launched his career, is called Authentic.» E-Mail This     » Add to[…]

On Two New R&B Albums, An Old Soul Sound That Glows

New York's Charles Bradley and London's James Hunter Six both mix inspiration and replication.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

20 Years Ago Biz Markie Got The Last Laugh

After the rapper lost a legal battle with far-reaching consequences over sampling, the mere existence of All Samples Cleared! was a triumph.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

First Listen: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film 'The Great Gatsby'

The soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann's latest high-end refurbishing of a lived-in classic, doesn't try to re-imagine Jazz Age tunes in a modern context. Instead, it attempts to transplant the sensibility of the 1920s to the hip-hop era,[…]

'The Talent Comes First': Roc Marciano Takes An A&R Gig

The New York rapper on his new role, Lil B's brilliance and doing business with good people.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

The Tyler Interview: Silly, But With A Purpose

In front of a paying audience, Tyler answered the questions of rap journalist Elliott Wilson. Tyler's buoyancy contrasted with Wilson's laid-back style, and resulted in a conversation that was at turns intimate and crude.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Talib Kweli On Mainstream Hip-Hop And Honoring The Old School

The New York rapper's political and layered rhymes have been pegged as "conscious rap," a label that has now become pejorative. His latest album challenges that image, paying homage to old-school hip-hop and working with the present.» E-Mail This     »[…]

New Music: Mayer Hawthorne - 'Designer Drug'

For years, yours truly has been a big fan of Michigan-born, LA-based singer-songwriter Mayer Hawthorne, mainly because of his cool, pseudo-Motown, distinctly soulful vocal style. But it looks like he might be going in a different direction on his third[…]

R&B News N Rumors: 03/31/13 Edition

Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week: Justin Timberlake's new album, The 20/20 Experience, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 968,000 copies in its first week. 20/20, which was released[…]

Spring 2013 R&B/Soul Concert Tours

Spring has officially sprung, and with the warmer weather comes more entertainment options, including concerts. And this spring, some of the bigger names in R&B and Soul music are out touring the U.S., North America and even the entire world.[…]

New Music: India.Arie - 'Cocoa Butter'

It's been a long four years since India.Arie released her most recent studio album (2009's Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics), but according to her music label, a new release will be on it's way to stores later this year. India's[…]

New Music: John Legend feat. Rick Ross - 'Who Do We Think We Are'

A few days ago, John Legend offered up a taste of his new music in the form of a promo/buzz song called "The Beginning," from his upcoming album, Love in the Future. And now, just a week later, the album's[…]

Album Review: Brian McKnight - 'More Than Words'

On his 13th studio album, R&B legend Brian McKnight proves two things: one is that he still has one of the purest, most silky-smooth voices in urban music. Despite being ...Read Full Post

R&B News N Rumors: 03/24/13 Edition

Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week: In mid-April, Prince is embarking on a seven city West Coast trek that's been dubbed the "Live Out Loud Tour," after the current single, "Live Out Loud,"[…]

Prince Announces West Coast 'Live Out Loud' Tour

If you live in a major city on the West Coast of the U.S. or Canada and have a yearning to see his purple majesty, Prince, perform live, you're about to have your chance. Or to be more accurate, you're[…]

Free R&B: Josh Xantus - 'The Antidote' Mixtape

Up-and-coming R&B singer-songwriter Josh Xantus, aka Josh X, has been featured on this site a few times, and deservedly so: over the course of the past couple of years, he's shown himself to be one of the better young artists[…]

New Music: John Legend - 'The Beginning'

If you hadn't heard yet, R&B singer-songwriter John Legend is due to release his fourth studio album, Love in the Future, in the coming months and is planning to launch a world tour in support of the album later this[…]