Gunplay gets the break of a lifetime, avoiding potentially spending the rest of his life behind bars a his armed robbery case was dismissed.

Things have been on the “up and up” for Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group team over the past few years, that is until MMG affiliate Gunplay found himself potentially serving life in prison for armed robbery.

The video that surfaced quickly ended up going viral, showing Gunplay getting violent with his tax consultant, and many thought that the Miami based rapper would find himself behind bars in no time.

After turning himself over to the police back in October of 2012, and undergoing an extensive house arrest sentencing, Gunplay’s armed robbery case has been dismissed according to TMZ.

“Video alone is not enough to convict an individual of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt,” explained the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office. “Although the armed robbery is captured on the victim’s surveillance system, the victim, Turron Woodside, is uncooperative of the prosecution of this defendant Richard Morales [Gunplay].”

“Today I am grateful and blessed that the case was dismissed,” Gunplay revealed in regards to the case being dismissed. “I plan on picking up where I left off with my music and making hits with my upcoming debut album … The first thing I am going to do today is smoke a joint, relax, play video games, and just be with my loved ones.”

Frank Ocean keeps the promotion coming as a leftover track from his ‘Channel Orange’ album hits the scene in ‘Eyes Like Sky.’

With no sophomore album release date in sight, getting our hands on some “new” Frank Ocean material was definitely a pleasant surprise to say the least.

The Odd Future crooner’s latest offering, ‘Eyes Like Sky,’ is a track that was originally meant to appear on Frankie’s debut album ‘Channel Orange,’ but for one reason or another didn’t make the final cut.

It’s always hard to determine whether tracks like this belonged on the complete project as the music is almost seen through a biased lens at this point.‘Channel Orange’ was awarded album of the year by us personally, and was nearly perfect in the eyes of most music media outlets.

Whether it belonged on ‘Channel Orange’ or not won’t stop us from keeping the record on repeat for the next few days.

Listen to Frank Ocean’s “Eyes Like Sky” below.

Machine Gun Kelly has just announced that he’ll be hitting the road for a spring tour which will see him stop in cities all over the US. The rapper is also gearing up for the release of his ‘Black Flag’ mixtape and put out a promotional video to help build hype for his upcoming ventures.

MGK will launch his tour in Boston on February 28^thand follow-up the performance with stops in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Texas, Nebraska and Indiana before he stops for his first break on the 17^th.

The rapper will close out the tour with four additional dates starting with a stop in Athens, Georgia on March 21^st which will be followed by performances in Alabama, Florida and finally Memphis, Tennessee on March 30^th.

The ‘Black Flag’ mixtape is currently without a release date, although MGK has dropped the cover art for the project.

• February 28 – Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre
• March 1 – Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory
• March 2 – Brockport, NY – SUNY Brockport
• March 4 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Altar Bar
• March 5 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
• March 6 – Toledo, OH – Headliners
• March 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
• March 8 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
• March 9 – Dallas, TX – Zouk Nightclub
• March 10 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
• March 14 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
• March 15 – Indianapolis, IN – Old National Centre
• March 16 – Greenville, PA – Thiel College
• March 21 – Athens, GA – The Manor
• March 22 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
• March 23 – Tampa, FL – Amphitheatre Event Facility
• March 30 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall

50 Cent continues to promote his SMS Audio headphones range with another commercial for the innovative headphones.

The headphones market has literally exploded the last few years, and thanks largely in part to Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s ‘Beats By Dr. Dre’ headphones. After originally being manufactured under a license by Monster Cable back in 2009, the company continued to grow at astronomical rates, eventually cutting ties with Monster last year.

The success of Beats by Dre caught the attention of every other rapper and headphone maker in the industry, and since then we’ve seen a handful of companies take their stab at the ever expanding market.

Dr. Dre protege 50 Cent has been getting his feet wet in the business thanks to the his SMS Audio range, and this week Fif has decided to release a new commercial for the headphones. The commercial shows the headphones in action, and describes them as “studio master sound, improving the way you hear music.”

Check out 50 Cent in the SMS Audio commercial below.

Clipse member Pusha T sits down with DJ Whoo Kid to discuss his constant rap beef with Young Money, letting us know that he won’t shy away from anything including Drake.

Pusha T and Lil Wayne have been going back and forth for years now. Although Pusha T has been rather subliminal  in his diss tracks, Lil Wayne has openly said “Fuck Pusha T” for everyone to see on his Twitter account.

Pusha has continued to go on Weezy, and when asked about potentially going toe to toe with Drake, the Virginia native revealed that he’s ready for a battle with anyone.

“At the end of the day, I’m ready for anything and anybody. This is music to me. It’s something I’m good at. It’s something I’m very good at,” he explained. “I don’t shy away from anything. I’m not into it like that. And I keep it tasteful. And I keep it Hip Hop. I keep it Rap. That’s it. I ain’t trippin’. I’m not even here to discredit what they’ve achieved or their skills. Drake is good.”

Pusha T recently revealed his ‘Wrath Of Caine’ mixtape, and is currently in the studio prepping the summer release of his ‘My Name Is My Name’ album.

Skylar Grey reveals the cover art to her highly anticipated debut album “Don’t Look Down,” a project that will be executive produced by Eminem.

After teaming up with Eminem to drop the lead single for her upcoming album “C’mon Let Me Ride” at the end of last year, Skylar Grey has decided it’s time to pull the curtain back on the official cover art for her studio debut project.

The album is set to release later this year, and will of course be executive produced by Shady Records head honcho himself Eminem.

“When I was working on Recovery I was introduced to Skylar by Alex Da Kid and I was blown away with her talent as both a songwriter and vocalist. This album is really going to give her a chance to connect with the fans who probably know her music, but might not know her yet. I think they will be as impressed as I am.”

Again, no release date on this project yet, but Grey has confirmed that she’ d like to drop it during the Spring/Summer of this year.

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Last Night's Time 2 Shine Showcase Hot 97 Edition One Year Anniversary was a hit. All of the performances were great!!! The month of February in the year of 2012 was the birth of the Time 2 Shine Showcase. Last night was one year since the showcase started. Within the year the Time 2 Shine Showcase made many advances. When the showcase started the performers were mainly from New Jersey. In one year it has expanded from New Jersey to New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and California. Between now and next year it is expected to expand to many other states such as Florida, Boston, Virginia and many others. The showcase also started with rap as the main genre of performers which has also expanded to R&B and Reggae. The showcase is anticipating to expand it genres to house and pop also. The Time 2 Shine Showcase had gained a lot of success since it was founded by Luther Guerrier from Get GWOP Entertainment and DJ Drewski from Hot 97. 

          Thank you to Luther Guerrier and DJ Drewski for putting the showcase together every month. Thank you DAKI Beats, Joanna and Fontainn from Get GWOP Entertainment for the outstanding promotion every month and assisting the unsigned artists in every way possible. Thank you David L from Respect Da Grind for sponsoring the showcases as well as hosting them. Thank you Def Jam, Universal, J Records and Hot 97 for the special appearances at the showcases. Thank you to each and every unsigned artist for performing at the showcases. Thank you to the crowd for coming to watch the showcases which keeps getting bigger and bigger. Thank you everyone for your support and assistance at the showcases.

        This had been a fantastic year for the Time 2 Shine Showcase. There were many surprises at the showcases which were unexpected. As one year closes for the showcase and a new year begins there will be more surprises as well as many advances and accomplishments. This will be a wonderful year that everyone is looking forward to!!!! This is only the beginning!!! Everyone watch out there are more amazing things to come in the second year of the Time 2 Shine Showcase!!!

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