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Jeezy Is Ready For The Next Stage Of His Career
After the release of his seveth studio album, Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy announced yesterday (Oct. 8) that he is going on a massive three month tour starting today (Oct. 9) at Daytona Beach, FL​ Bethune-Cookman U. Homecoming. Seen...
Things Get Trippy In Rome Fortune And OG Maco Video For “Four Seasons”
Rome Fortune drops one trippy video for “Four Seasons,” his latest collaboration with fellow buzzing ATLien OG Maco. Directed by GOLDRUSH, the visuals are hilarious, sexy and very psychedelic. Check it out above.
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A$AP Yams Calls 2014 The Worst Year In Rap Music Ever
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N.W.A. Among Nominees For The 2015 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
The nominees for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are in are in and on the ballot for the third consecutive year is one of hip-hop's most illustrious groups, N.W.A. Others on the ballot are Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, the Smiths, Lou Reed, Sting, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kraftwerk, Chic, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Marvelettes, the Spinners, Stevie Ray Vaughan, War and Bill Wit
Party Supplies, Action Bronson And Black Atlass “A Light In The Addict”
Whenever Party Supplies and Action Bronson get together it's always magic. For "The Light in the Addict" they team up with Montreal-based crooner Black Atlass for an soulful record that you'll have on repeat. This is a single from Party Supplies' upcoming debut album Tough Love that drops Nov...
Watch BET’s 2014 Hip-Hop Awards On October 14
Oct. 14, BET will be showing the 2014 Hip-Hop Awards. The host for the event will be Snoop Dogg. Part one of the hip-hip cypher has already been up featuring Emilio Rojas, Dreezy, Dillon Cooper, Andy Mineo, Conceited And Two-9. The other participants of the cyphers are Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Ty Dolla Sign, Tuki, Berner, Chevy Woods, Lil’ Mama, G. Eazy...
Charlie Murphy Talks ‘Black Jesus’, Wu-Tang Clan And ‘Chappelle’s Show’
Adult Swim—the cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network—has done it again. The network is one of basic cable’s No. 1 network with adults 18-49 and always has a show that develops a following. The new show that caught t...
The Lavish Lives Of Rich Rappers’ Babies
It was reported yesterday (Oct. 7) that North West has her own personal stylist. The carefree life of a baby is already pretty great. But nothing compares to how incredible it must be to be a baby of the rich and powerful rappers in hip-hop...
Ty Dolla $ign Will Have Kendrick Lamar And Nicki Minaj On His Debut Album
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Nicki Minaj Looks Super Hot On The Cover Of ‘L’uomo Vogue’
Nicki Minaj rocks a suit on the cover of L'uomo Vogue October issue. The YMCMB rap star looks flawless rocking very conservative yet extremely sexy outfits. Check out the photos above.
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Say Hi To Jhonni Blaze, The Stripper Who Allegedly Claimed Drake Threatened Her
via @ihatejhonniblaze/Instagram
News broke out every where reporting that Drake was reportedly under investigation in Texas over allegations that he threatened a stripper's life. The stripper, Jhonni Blaze, came out on radio to refute that rumor. On anoth...
Vince Staples Faces Reality On ‘Hell Can Wait’ EP
For little over a year, Vince Staples’ growth as a MC has been a sight to see. The Long Beach MC has always been a young rapper with talent, but it seemed something has clicked now. After a scene-stealing verse on Earl Sweatshirt's “Hive,” releasing his impressive 10-track project Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 and two guest ...