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Suge Knight Claims He’s Blind in His Left Eye
Suge Knight's defense is now claiming that the rap mogul is blind in his left eye and he couldn't see in the fatal hit-and-run incident that happened back in January.
"How can he go left if he can’t see?” said Suge's new lawyer, Matthew Fletcher, to New York Daily News. “This was a literal prese...
There’s Been A Shooting at Lil Wayne’s Miami Beach Home
There has reportedly been a shooting at Lil Wayne's Miami Beach Home. Miami's WSVN-TV is reporting live that police received a phone call from someone through their non-emergency line that he or she shot possibly four people. Police confirms the incident is a hoax and that they could not find anything that showed a shooting occurred on the property. Miami po...
Lauren London Is One Hot Mom
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‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Blame Hip-Hop for SAE Racist Chant
After Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers at the University of Oklahoma were caught on tape chanting racist slurs this past weekend, Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough suggested that rappers are actually to blame for SAE's actions (see above)...
Kendrick Lamar Releases the Cover Art for His New Album ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
Around Midnight, Kendrick Lamar unveiled the cover art and album title of his forthcoming LP through Instagram (see below).
"Don't all dogs go to heaven? Don't Gangsta's boogie? Do owl shit stank? Lions, Tigers & Bears. But TO PIMP A BUTT...
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Pharrell and Robin Thicke Have to Pay the Gaye Estate $7.3 Million For “Blurred Lines” Plagiarism
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were found guilty of plagiarizing their 2013 hit song "Blurred Lines" today. The Associate Press reports that they were guilty in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit with Marvin Gaye's family and must fork over $7.3 million to t...
Zuse Gets a Private Strip Show in ‘Big Tymer’ Video
Zuse drops the video for "Big Tymer" exclusively through XXL. The song is an ode to the beautiful women with nice booties. He's seen throughout the music video getting a private show from a stripper with amazing assets. The Kingston, Jamaica-born MC borrows from Juvenile's "Back That Ass Up," sampling the song and using some of the original lyrics ("After you back it up, t
Listen to Maroon 5 Feat. Nicki Minaj, ‘Sugar (Remix)’
After teasing the song earlier today on Instagram, the official remix to Maroon 5's "Sugar" featuring Nicki Minaj is released. It's the third single off of Maroon 5's V album. The Queen of the Barbz puts her stamp on the record, which was already a top ten Billboard Hot 100 song...
Snoop Dogg, Jhené Aiko and More Star in New PSA Against Gun Violence
Snoop Dogg, Jhené Aiko, Aloe Blacc are among a handful of entertainers, athletes and tech leaders who want individuals with 401K plans to divest from the gun industry. The campaign is called the "#ImUnloading" movement and it's a partnership between Unload Your 401K and anti-violence movement No Guns Allowed.
"How I've be...
Listen to Charles Hamilton Feat. Rita Ora, ‘New York Raining’
Charles Hamilton, fresh off his signing with Republic Records in February after his hiatus from hip-hop, has officially returned with "New York Raining" featuring Rita Ora. This is the 27-year-old's first major single since 2008's "Brooklyn Girls...
Follow A$AP Ferg and YG on Tour in ‘This Side’ Video
Last year A$AP Ferg and YG linked up for Bestcoast Connection Tour, traveling to cities such as Philadelphia, Sliver Springs, Md., New York, Toronto and Boston. Today, they used some of the footage from their trip for the music video for "This Side...
Trina Signs to Penalty Entertainment
Trina signed a new imprint venture with Penalty Entertainment, which is distributed through Sony Red. She's prepping her sixth studio album, which is currently untitled, to release worldwide around mid-2015 on Penalty/Rockstarr Music Group...