Lil Wayne is officially part of the cannabis industry. On Dec. 1, the multiplatinum-selling rapper shared an Instagram photo of himself smoking a joint while revealing his new partnership with the cannabis brand Gkua. Naturally, it includes his own strain of marijuana.

Houston rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire and Bay Area legend E-40 announced a contest geared towards investing $100,000 into minority and female-owned tech startups.

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have pulled back the curtain on the timeless album 2001. In a sit-down interview with Apple Music, the Beats co-founders reflect on the process behind its creation, including hits such as “Forget About Dre” and “Still D.R.E.”

On the surface of it, it’s easy to sum up Los Angeles-based singer-producer Mayurath Sinh aka ILLAH as a musician who makes hit records out of his $100 bedroom studio, but there’s much more in the mix. From his days in multiple bands, being an engineer and to being on the come-up as Illah, Mayurath has established stable footing in the independent music world.

Dave East is back with an album titled Survival. The 20-song LP (including a bonus track) is his first full-length solo work since last year’s Karma 2 mixtape.

Kanye West has earned his ninth consecutive No. 1 Billboard 200 album with Jesus Is King, tying Eminem’s streak for the longest in the chart’s history.

Deepa Unnikrishnan aka Dee MC,  is on the forefront of the female rappers in India. She has finally released her awaited debut album, 'Dee = MC2 ' which has been produced by the Sunit Music who is a behemoth in the Desi community in the UK.

Rahul Jaluthria aka Smoke Tha Rapper is an upcoming New Delhi emcee who's, 'Delhiness' can be seen in his ruthless battles or  mettlesome remixes of currently trending Desi Hip-Hop anthems.

In the track, Badshah is discharging his opinion about his naysayers and others who consider themselves his competition. You can hear him bragging about how his hardwork has changed his circumstances, how going mainstream helped him become financially stable, stable enough that he bought himself a Rolls Royce and a has a park in his house.

Mass Appeal India just dropped the video for the track, 'Vibe Hai' from Kohinoor which features Jungli Sher himself and his entire GULLYGANG posse which consist of Aavrutti, D’Evil and Shah Rule. 

Naezy's latest drop, 'Fatkey' is his answer to conspirators who have been stirring rumors and raising ambiguities about his life since the release of 'Gully Boy'. The movie which was loosely based around Naezy and Divine's life is India's entry for the Oscars but has also affected Naezy's personal life.

MC Heam is an OG from New Delhi who has recently been stirring a lot of buzz since his exit from India's first Hip-Hop reality competition, 'MTV Hustle' which airs on MTV every Friday and Saturday at 7:00 pm.