Backed by his crew, Cory Gunz takes it underground and justifies his thug in his new video. You don’t want no problems? Download his Datz WTF I’m Talkin’ Bout tape here.

YG’s home. And as soon as he gets released from the clink, he rides around the A with Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan. In other news, he’s scrapped the title of his upcoming debut Welcome To Bompton to now My Krazy Life with the release date of November 19. His and Jeezy’s RapFix Live session below.

Well here’s another fuckin’ problem for A$AP. TMZ reports he’s been hit with a misdemeanor simple assault for allegedly slapping a female fan during this weekend’s Made In America festival. We know … the alleged victim, a young mom, filed a criminal complaint with the District Attorney’s Office today claiming she was attending the Made In America concert on Saturday when the rapper got violent. The woman claims A$AP was trying to make his way through a crowd of dancing fans […]

Inside Engine Room Studios, CTRL caught up with Renaissance man, Ryan Lewis. In part one of their inaugural interview series, Ryan speaks on life after selling over 10 million records and VMA wins.

A few years ago, Young Guru said he wanted to teach at a university. Now he’s getting his chance this fall at USC’s (University of Southern California) Thornton Contemporary Music Division. As an an artist-in-residence, Guru will conduct lectures and help develop a degree program in music production.  Read his Q&A with the LA Times after the jump.

 According to Page Six, rumor has it that Jay-Z will be selling his Brooklyn Nets stake to former NBA player, now team head coach Jason Kidd. In 2003, Kidd convinced Hov to buy a stake in the franchise.

Round of applause for the Kang. As of last week, his LP Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head has surpassed the 500,000 mark in sales. Congrats! Available on iTunes here.

Drake still plans to do right and kill everything. In his Billboard cover story, he gives his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse and says he’s impervious to his attack.

Drake’s all smiles on the cover of this weeks edition of Billboard. Say cheese when Nothing Was The Same drops September 24th.

We been mobbin’ since day one.