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Kanye West Designed A Sneaker For Adidas 8 Years Ago
According to a good friend of Kanye West, the Air Yeezys weren’t his first sneaker. Longtime barber Ibn Jasper shared in photo via Instragram that the rapper producer had a shoe in the works with Adidas before partnering with Nike.
Jasper...
ScHoolboy Q Announces Ab-Soul’s Album Release Date
Ab-Soul’s debut album These Days finally has a release date. After being pushed back numerous times, the LP is set to hit shelves June 3.
Fellow label mate ScHoolboy Q released the good news on Twitter this weekend in tweet that said “June 3rd old blood!!!”
His ...
Mac Miller Has Been Doing Drugs Since He Was 10
Mac Miller admitted to doing drugs since childhood in a recent podcast interview with Billboard.
The “Friends” rapper said "I've been doing drugs since I was 10-years old. I just hid it better back then. For me personally, it's never one D or C (drug of choice). Yeah dude,...
Jay Z And Solange’s Fight Inspires A New Ad
The employee who leaked the Jay Z and Solange fight footage isn't only one making money off the incident, so is the brand who made Solange’s clutch. British label Any Hindmarch, makers of the bag the singer wore the night of the Met Gala are also looking to cash in. The company release...
Ludacris Will Be A Judge On A New Singing Show
Ludacris won’t just be hosting the Billboard Music Awards this year. The rapper is also slatted to judge a new singing competition show on ABC. The Atlanta rapper will join pop singer Ke$ha and country artist Brad Paisley on the expert panel of Rising Star.
M...
Nas Will Release ‘Lost Tapes 2′ And A Posthumous Pimp C Album On Mass Appeal Records
Nas is following in 50 Cents footsteps and going independent. The rapper who recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut album Illmatic is launching an independent label called Mass Appeal Records. Once his Def Jam deal expires later this year, all new music will through Mass Appeal...
‘Jeopardy’ Features Nineties Hip-Hop Trivia
Jeopardy! Has expanded its catorgories to hip-hop. On a recent episode of the famed game show entitled “Battle of the Decades,” it introduced “The 1990s Rap Song.”
Former champ Ken Jennings took the reigns in the new category racking up on his knowledge of hip-hop trivia. Jennings was unabashed...
Mariah Carey Debuts New Single Featuring Wale On ‘The Today Show’
Wale got to share the stage with Mariah Carey this morning when they performed a new single on The Today Show. The diva joined the morning program to kick off its 2014 concert series and enlisting the help off the MMG rapper to debut their collaboration “You Don’t Know what to Do,” which will appear Carey’s upcoming album.
During the performa...
Solange And Jay Z’s Elevator Fight Parodied By Punk Rock Legend Debbie Harry
Jay Z and Solange's infamous fight has taken the media by storm in various different forms. On top of becoming a trending topic on Twitter, it has been made in to a cartoon, a short film and many different tumblr gifs, even catching the attention of punk music icon Debra Harry.
The Blondi...
OutKast, Eminem And More Will Perform At Lollapalooza 2014
Lollapalooza has announced its schedule. The long awaited Chicago festival is slated to kick off Friday August 1, with performances from Australian bombshell Iggy Izalea, 2014 XXL Freshman Vic Mensa and headliner Eminem.
Saturday, August 2 will include hip-hop performances from another 2014 XXL Freshman Rich Homie Quan, as well as one from Nas...
Ab-Soul’s Fans Will Pick Out His Album Release Date
Top Dawg Entertainment is all about fan participation. In response to their impatience over Ab-Soul upcoming album These Days, TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith is allowing them to pick its release date. He’s offered up four choices including June 3rd, 10th, 17th or 24th.
YALL BEEN ON MY...
Beyoncé And Solange Set Aside Differences To Attend Kelly Rowland’s Wedding
It’s still not clear if Beyoncé and Solange have squashed their beef in regards to the elevator debacle, but it they seem to be on the road to recovery.
According E! the Knowles sisters set aside their differences fly to Costa Rica May 8 to attend Kelly Rowland's wedding. Just three days after the ...