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Drake Drops New Mixtape ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
It looks like the rumors were true. Drake releases If You're Reading This, It's Too Late, a project that has been rumored for a while now. He shared the link through his Twitter. A source from Drake's camp has confirmed with XXL that the project is a mixtape not and album...
Nothing but Trophies Surround Pardison Fontaine in ‘Hooporeerap’ Video
The rap game was introduced to Newburgh, New York rapper Pardison Fontaine when the charismatic MC released his debut single “OYYY,” which had its video world premiere on MTV Jams. Now the Newburgh native released the video for "Hooporeerap" off his highly anticipated mixtape, Not Suppose To Be Here. Pardison has never been s...
Kat Graham Is Drop Dead Gorgeous
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A photo posted by Kat Graham (@katgrahampics) on Feb 11, 2015 at 8:44pm PST
Kat Graham aka Bonnie Bennett is a bombshell. Folks may know her from The CW television series The Vampire, but this blood sucker is fine as hell. She was recently ...
Mick Jenkins, Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight and More Bring Soul to SOBs in NYC
Last night (Feb. 11), Mick Jenkins, Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, Pro Era, Saba, Chelsea Reject and Noname Gypsy took the stage at a sold out show at SOBs in New York City. Cinematic World Wide partnered with Mick Jenkins and Kirk Knight for their first heading joint tour. The scen...
Snoop Dogg, Method Man And More On ‘Game of Thrones’ Mixtape
With the fifth season of HBO's Game of Thrones premiering on April 12, the hit show is releasing a new mixtape entitled Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, Vol. 2 in March. The 15-track mixtape features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg and Method Man as well as heavy metal acts like Anthrax and Killswitch Engage. The tape will be for free and pla...
Twista Says Little League Baseball Is Racist For Stripping Title From Jackie Robinson West
Yesterday (Feb. 11), Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West was stripped away of their U.S. championship by Little League Baseball for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents...
Women With Curly Hair Are Sexy
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A photo posted by curlybeauties (@curlybeauties) on Feb 10, 2015 at 9:28pm PST
Is there anything more irrestible than a gorgious woman with curly hair? Let us answer that, there isn't Thank God for this gem of a page called curlybeauties. The...
Young Buck “Count Me Out” + “Exclusive” Featuring Lloyd Banks, Yo Gotti And Lil Reese
Young Buck dropped "Count Me Out" and "Exclusive" featuring Lloyd Banks, Yo Gotti and Lil Reese off his DJ Whoo Kid-hosted mixtape Before The Beast.
"Count Me Out" is ferocious. Buck raps aggressively how people left him for dead or told him he wasn't going to be nothing...
Things Get Wild In Rae Sremmurd’s “Lit Like Bic” Video
Rae Sremmurd drops the video for "Lit Like Bic" today and it's exactly what you think it would be. Everything is lit. Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy gives viewers a glimpse of their every day life of turn ups, weed and shows. "Lit Like Bic" is a standout track on their album...
Fabolous “Trap Queen (Remix)”
Fabolous hops on Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” for the latest remix. Last month, Fetty Wap’s hit single got a verse from French Montana. Now a heavy auto-tuned Fab drops one-liner after one-liner on another Shake The Block Street Mix presented by Bobby Trends. "Told her bring the La...
Assassin Breaks Down Kendrick Lamar’s “The Blacker The Berry”
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Three Places Kanye West Could Also Auction Off A Signed Copy Of ‘The College Dropout’
Yesterday (Feb. 10) marked the eleventh anniversary of Kanye West’s classic debut, The College Dropout. To celebrate, 'Ye signed a vinyl copy of the album so it can be auctioned off on eBay for MusiCares, the official charity for The Grammys. Right now the bid is at ...