From popping tags to popping plaques. Five months after hitting the ‘net, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ single “Thrift Shop” has gone platinum. The song is currently number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Congrats! Check out my PSA from our YouTube sit-down after the jump. UPDATE: The song is now double triple quadruple quintuple sextuple platinum. chartnews

Back like he never left, Ransom tours the city in his new feature presentation. Directed by Smokestack. Not acquainted with The Alternative? Go back here for it.

Forced out of Queens, Pharoahe takes across the Atlantic to South Africa in search of more peace. In the meantime, you’ll find a lot of it on his W.A.R.

Tito Lopez’s Y.O.U. mixtape is on its way. But while we wait, he pulls up and flosses on his new track featuring Trae Tha Truth and Jaamel.

Two weeks after scoring another platinum plaque, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ single is now the number one song in country. The duo make Billboard history as the only group to have their first two singles hit the top of the charts. Congratulations! Cop The Heist here.

Over J.Cardim’s production, Emilio plays love like a game of chess on his new duet with Emanny. Emilio Rojas’ No Shame No Regrets coming soon.

FUSE took a trip inside Kid Capri’s foxhole to showcase his extensive record collection. He says the most he spent on a record was $10,000. Whoa, no kiddin’.

Video killed the radio star. But Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg are taking their show on the road as The Turn Up Twinz. Here’s their debut video featuring three of the most commonly used terms in the game.

For Wyclef, waking up in his Bugatti is nothing but blurry and shaky images of random clips. If you’re up and haven’t done so yet, download April Showers here.

Naughty no! Following Treach’s comments about Vinny, he let his pen do the talking on this new diss. He tells AHH they haven’t spoke in years and it’s strictly business. “We never wanted to be the groups that couldn’t resolve our issues. Nobody is larger than the group. We always fit [Vinnie] in even if there wasn’t a spot for [him] to fit in. You will never see Vin do a Naughty show [alone], because he can’t. Me and KG (the groups […]