Come July 16th, Ace Hood will confront his hardships with his fourth album, Trials and Tribulations. In the vignette above, he unveils the project’s frontal display. UPDATE: Check out the 17 titles below. 1. Testimony 2. Trials & Tribulations 3. Another Statistic 4. Before the Rollie (Feat. Meek Mill) 5. We Outchea (Feat. Lil Wayne) 6. We Them N****s 7. The Come Up (Feat. Anthony Hamilton) 8. Rider (Feat. Chris Brown) 9. Hope Ace Hood 10. Pray For Me Ace Hood 11. […]

From the corner of his cubicle, Chamillionaire punches the clock in his new video. 9 to 5 ain’t how we trying to survive. Off his Elevate EP, which you can purchase here.

This comes as a surprise, but Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has filed a lawsuit against Pharrell. will claims that P is infringing on his “I AM” brand. In a statement given to RollingStone, P says: “I am disappointed that Will, a fellow artist, would file a case against me. I am someone who likes to talk things out and, in fact, I attempted to do just that on many occasions. I am surprised in how this is being handled and I […]

Snoop has a need for speed. And in support of the upcoming animated film, Turbo, he pushed the pedal to the metal. It’s for the kids. Film hits theaters on July 17.

Kanye doesn’t do the most press, but he sells the most records. According to HDD, Ye’s Yeezus will top the Billboard charts after moving an estimated 328,800 copies. Rounding out the top three are J.Cole and Mac Miller. Hip-Hop rules! Final tallies tomorrow. UPDATE: Billboard has the final #s. Kanye scores his 6th #1 with 326,841. Meanwhile, J.Cole’s Born Sinner racks in 296,642 and Mac Miller’s Watching Movies With The Sound Off tallies 101,600.

During the NBA Finals yesterday, Samsung aired their second commercial for Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. Seems as if Timbaland’s still got that bounce. Album drops July 4th. UPDATE: Included in yesterday’s app release is this third ad with Hov breaking down his “Holy Grail” track. Hear it in full when it drops tomorrow. UPDATE 2: There’s gonna be some good picnics on this July 4th.

Tiara Thomas of Wale “Bad” fame, deposits her new single under the Interscope umbrella. Sounds like money in the bank.

Inspired by jazz great Robert Glasper, D12’s Mr. Porter releases his new instrumental project. Grab a rhyme book and download it here.

YN’s dishing the Truth again and this this time, rolls up to the Roc Nation offices. He talks to Wale’s manager Rich Kleiman and weighs in on his client’s new album, The Gifted.

“Close mouths don’t get fed, that’s why she keep a dick in her mouth…” Everyone’s looking for a come up these days. And Miami collective MMC Da Clik highlight some of their city’s working girls in their new video. The MMC Da Clik EP drops July 2nd.