NEW YORK CITY

Drake has repeatedly thrown shade at HOT 97 during the course of his 4-night Summer Sixteen stint in New York City. On the first night he declared, "Fuck HOT 97," directing his ire at Funk Flex in particular.

Situated on the corner of 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square, Playstation Theater hosted the second stop of the “Hitunes” Tour on Monday night.

Bill de Blasio is holding it down for hip hop! The New York City Mayor signed a bill into action today that renames 42 streets and places throughout the city. Two of those renamed streets pay tribute to pioneering moments and people in hip hop.

Gerald Gillum, stage name G-Eazy, is trending right now. It’s easy to assume the emcee is riding white rapper fame to the top of the charts, but the man has been grinding for years.

On Monday night, The Weeknd took on his first ever show at Madison Square Garden, perhaps the most elite venue listed on his fall "Madness" tour, sponsored by his new XO-branded PAX vaporizer.

The NBA All-Star Weekend is going down in New York this year, and with the weekend arriving shortly, Roc Nation has announced a new event to take place during the weekend, their first annual Roc City Classic.

The good news concerning OutKast just keeps on coming today. Following the official announcement from Coachella that the duo would be headlining the festival, another concert with the ATL legends has been announced.

In November, Atlanta rapper Trinidad James caused a firestorm with comments he made while performing in Brooklyn, New York City.

Jay Z is lending his name and style to Barneys New York for a limited edition holiday line.

Lloyd Banks' pedigree as an ill emcee speaks for itself at this point. During G-Unit’s active days, Banks was widely considered the best pure spitter in the group.

Troy Ave's buzz is growing steadily. The New York rapper is getting ready to drop his new album, named after his city, and the project sports plenty of notable producers and features.

Nas turned 40 yesterday, and HOT97's Miss Info had the opportunity to interview him at his Hennessy-sponsored birthday celebration (he recently started a business relationship with the company).

Appearing as a feature on some of the hottest recent tapes, and on the heels of dropping a successful project himself with Bricks In My Backpack 3, Troy Ave is gearing up to drop what he considers his first full album.  In a recent interview he also