TMZ — The night before his big court hearing for allegedly kidnapping his groundskeeper, Rick Ross was being held hostage by a lot of shaking ass at a strip club. Ross was at Club Platinum in Atlanta Thursday with Gucci Mane shooting the video for… ... more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow, the hitmaking Atlanta rap producer Mike Will Made-It, a master of evocative synthpop melodies over trap drums, will release his new album Ranson 2. It's set to feature a whole lot of famous guests, but none of them is more intriguing than K... more info

Consequence of Sound — One of the most anticipated cuts off Mike WiLL's Ransom 2 tape is here. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Red Bull Music Academy is back for it's fifth straight year in NYC, happening April 29 --- May 21 Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Red Bull Music Academy is bringing its month-long festival to NYC venues for the fifth consecutive year. Highlights from the upcoming concert and lecture series include Scales, Solange's multimedia dance performance at the Guggenheim Museum; Gucci Ma... more info

Stereogum — Thus far, one musician has already given us a must-read book in 2017: the Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle, whose deeply unsettling novel Universal Harvester is something you need in your life. Today, we learn about another. Gucci Mane, one of ... more info

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TMZ — Young Thug's former personal manager says his reputation has been ruined by Thug's finance guys who trashed him to cover their own incompetence. The manager, Manny Halley -- who's repped a bunch of stars including Keyshia Cole and Gucci Mane --… ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, preview "Perfect Pint" featuring Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, and Rae Sremmurd. more info

AllHipHop — CHECK OUT HOW THE NEW COLLABORATION SOUNDS more info