Fabolous and Pusha T kick off their anticipated joint tour "The Life Is So Exciting" presented by MTV Jams on April 24, and don't think that they're taking these shows lightly. Fab, for one, has a strict training regimen for his team to make sure that they're in tip-top shape. Read More...

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Making the right career moves can be tricky when your business partners have also become close friends, so Kid Cudi was naturally nervous about breaking the news to Kanye West that he was ready to part ways from G.O.O.D. Music. Nervous might even be an understatement, as Cudder told MTV News that the days leading up to the big phone call were some of the most stressful moments of his life, but now he's just trying to cook up some beats for 'Ye. Read the full story at MTV News or hear Cudi explain in the video above.

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Amanda Bynes isn't giving up on her goal to bag Drake just yet. And since a not-so-subtle approach didn't work the first time she's decided to try, try again on Twitter for everyone to see. Read More...

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In the digital era, when getting an exciting feature on your latest single can be as easy as trading verses and beats via e-mail, there are still rare moments when artists spend quality time vibing in the studio to create something special. Kid Cudi did just that with Michael Bolton, telling MTV News that the legendary singer turned out to be like the uncle he never had. Read the full story at MTV News or hear Cudder explain in the clip above.

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The 2013 NBA Playoffs kick off on Saturday (April 20) with a few tough first-round match-ups. The Milwaukee Bucks will go up against reigning champions the Miami Heat, while the Golden State Warriors will face off against the Denver Nuggets without much previous experience in playoffs, but everyone loves a good upset, right? To get prepped for playoff season a few players from teams like the Warriors, Nuggets, Hawks, Bucks and Grizzles shared their pre-game playlists with RapFix. Not surprisingly, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and even Rocko made a few appearances, but we weren't expecting to see Justin Timberlake in rotation. See the picks below. Read More...

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A few weeks back we shared Azad Right's video for "Showtime" and now the Los Angeles based rapper/producer returns with his latest single "Long Way To Go" which is produced by Jonathan Marquez and appears on DJ Bootleg Kev's Empire Business mixtape. Read More...

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One of the first things that J. Cole's fans might've noticed when he announced the title of his upcoming sophomore album, Born Sinner is that it discontinued the basketball-themed titles that he'd been working with for the past few years. Cole tells MTV News that this signals the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Read the full story at MTV News or hear Cole explain in the video above.

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During Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' performance at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards we were wondering why there was a pirate ship of sorts playing on the screen behind them, and we found the answer in their new video for "Can't Hold Us." Watch it above.

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It took about three days after Drake released "Started From The Bottom" for every rapper from Wiz Khalifa to Soulja Boy to drop their own freestyles over the catchy beat, but for the remix Drake switches up the title completely to "No New Friends." This new track will appear on DJ Khaled's upcoming album Suffering From Success and it features Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. Read More...

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Some fans were surprised to see 22-year-old Logic on XXL's 2013 Freshman class cover, but those who were unfamiliar and took the time to research found that the Maryland rapper already has a huge following, and he can spit. Read More...

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