Music exec and former hardcore singer Anthony Martini is distancing himself from the Augmented Reality rapper FN Meka, with whom Capitol Records “severed ties” earlier this week after clips of the project using the N-word and propagating racial stereotypes went viral. As Billboard lays out, Martini is a former artist manager ...

The incident occurred at Atlantucky Brewing, co-owned by Scales and fellow Nappy Roots member Skinny DevilleThe post Nappy Roots member Fish Scales shot during a robbery and kidnapping appeared first on NME.

Fish Scales, a member of the Southern hip-hop group Nappy Roots, was shot during a kidnapping and robbery that took place at Atlantucky Brewing in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday night. The rapper co-owns the brewery with fellow Nappy Roots member Skinny Deville — it opened earlier this year.

The Game, an extremely silly rapper, has an extremely silly new album called Drillmatic – Heart Vs. Mind out today. It’s 30 tracks over two hours, with tons of guests: Kanye West (twice), Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Rick Ross, Ice-T, Pusha T, Cam’ron, etc. There’s an interlude called “DRAKE ...

The black-and-white clip stars Run The Jewels and A$AP Rocky, who also feature on the recent single The post Danger Mouse & Black Thought share dizzying new ‘Strangers’ video appeared first on NME.