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A$AP Rocky Plays Football With Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn And Eliza Cummings
How great is A$AP Rocky life is right now? For DKNY, The A$AP Mob leader plays some football in Times Square with supermodels Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Eliza Cummings for a Ad Campaign. With "Fashion Killas" playing in the background, they throw around the pigskin around and taunt the crowd...
8 Outrageous Videos Of DMX Being DMX
DMX performed at The Masters of Ceremony Hip Hop Reunion concert at Radio City Music Hall this past Saturday (Jan. 24). The show featured DMX, EPMD, Rakim, Naughty By Nature, Big Daddy Kane, Brand Nubian, Slick Rick, Biz Markie and Black Sheep. DMX...
Rap Genius Just Released Their iPhone App
Just a couple days after their partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group, Rap Genius is now available as an app. The app will provide the same functionality as the website—reveal references, define unusual terms, break down technical aspects of songs, and give context to songs—and has a pretty neat feature that will find lyrics to any song playing around you. The app is...
Plies Supplies More Street Anthems, But Rarely Breaks New Ground In ‘Da Last Real Nigga Left’ Mixtape
The art of rapping recklessly, un-filtered and making it listenable is a skill Plies has thrived with. Just look at his catalog since his debut album, The Real Testament. Plies knows what he’s good at; he's like a Juicy J but with a lot more yelling. Like...
Check Out These Terry Richardson’s Photos Of Kanye, Jay Z And Pharrell From 2005
On Terry Richardson's Tumblr, Terry's Diary, the photographer unleashed shared pictures of Kanye West, Jay Z, Pharrell and Rosie Perez from 2005. They crazy thing about the pictures is that they all pretty much still look the same, especially the ageless Skateboard P. Check it out above...
8 Iconic Album Covers Transformed By Drake Shake
What could quite possibly be the best app ever, Drake Shake made by creative agency OKFocus, is a free app that lets you add Drake into any photo you have on your phone. The possibilities are boundless. Here are 8 iconic hip-hop album covers that gets spiced up with Drake Shake.
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Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj And Meek Mill On Set Of YG’s “My Ni**a (Remix)”
The certified platinum YG single "My Ni**a" featuring Rich Homie Quan gets a star studded remix. Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill were on set last night in Los Angeles to shoot the video for remix. Take a look at some behind-the-scene photos above...
What We Learned: Russell Simmons’ ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session On Reddit
Super Hip-Hop OG, Russell Simmons, was today's guest on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything Session. Russell answered fans questions about everything from the Kendrick Lamar/Macklemore Grammy debate, his favorite producers, politics and up-and-coming MC 3D Na'tee .
Check out some selected Q&A’s from t...
51 Reasons @BootyOfTheDay Will Make Your Day Better
Are you having a day? Well, you need to follow @bootyoftheday as soon as possible. Here 51 hot reasons why.
The Hennessy Grammy Takeover Weekend
The Grammys is not just about the awards. The after parties for Grammy Night are among the best of the year.
Throughout the weekend, Hennessy hosted the hottest events with the biggest names in music including LL Cool J, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa and more. Hennessy Pri...
MC Lyte Says Hip-Hop Needs Gender Balance
Among the new collection of essays by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Eva Longoria, LeBron James and more in The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From the Brink, Beyoncé’s essay stating that gender equality is a myth made headlines everywhere. In the essay, th...
7 Things We Would Have Liked To See At The 2014 Grammy Awards
The 2014 Grammys has come and gone. The even t was filled with tons of memorable moments from start to finish. But there were a few things we would of liked to see. Here is a list of 7 things that would of made the star-studded event better...