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How ‘Adult Swim’ Became A Hip-Hop Staple
Since its birth in 2001 on Cartoon Network, Adult Swim has grown from just airing Space Ghost Coast To Coast to being basic cable’s No. 1 network with adults 18-49. The network is one of the reasons many people stay up late and come in tired for work. Who brought Family Guy and Fu...
ScHoolboy Q Shares Information On Upcoming Album
ScHoolboy Q has one of the most highly anticipated projects that has yet to come out. Fans have been waiting for Oxymoron for almost a year now but will have to wait a little bit more because the album release date was pushed back from November to January 2014, which he raps about on Isaiah Rashad “Shot You Down (Remix).”
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Selfies Friday: Emily Ratajkowski
Who is Emily Ratajkowski? She could quite possibly be the most beautiful woman on the planet right now, but that's neither here nor there. She is featured in the November issue of GQ and also one of the three gorgeous young women in the music video for Robin Thicke, T.I. a...
X-mini Speaker Giveaway
X-mini is all about Sound Beyond Size, and this new line of speakers is perfect for the music lover on the go. Now, it's even easier to get this mobile speaker in your favorite color, as X-mini's are now available in Office Depot stores nationwide...
Young Scooter Announces Release Date For New Mixtape
After serving a little more than six months for a probation violation, Young Scooter was released from prison Wednesday (October 23). Back in August, Scooter put out From The Cell Block To Your Block while he was still in jail. The tape was hoste
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Iggy Azalea Turns Down Dinner Date
Iggy Azalea rejects an "intimate dinner" offer from a Russian oil tycoon who offered more than one million British pounds ($1,618,500 in US dollars) for her time, as per The Sun. Iggy ran an online competition “offering to help change the lives of her fans” which the tycoon took noticed of and gave a shot in the dark for a chance to impress the Australian rapper.
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Kanye West Is Not Happy About Leaked Proposal Video
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian reportedly plan to sue the person who released their proposal video, according to TMZ. Ouch.
A video popped up on the internet and was published everywhere yesterday of Kanye proposing to Kim at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The fil...
Ghostface Killah Thanks Drake For Wu-Tang Tribute
Ghostface Killah talked with VladTV to catch up with what is going on in the Wu-Tang General life. Ghostface talks about his upcoming new projects that's in the works. He also shares his thoughts about current state in hip-hop and Drake's "Wu-Tang Forever" track. He comm...
Travi$ Scott Will Perform On Kanye West’s Tour In Las Vegas
Travi$ Scott will join Pusha T and Kanye West for the Yeezus tour stop in Las Vegas on Friday. They will be replacing Kendrick Lamar, who's opening for the tour in almost all of the dates. Travi$ tweeted earlier to confirm the news:
YEEZUS SHOW VEGAS...
Eminem Is Working Harder Than Ever
With the release date (November 5) of his upcoming album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, slowly creeping up, Eminem is putting overtime to finish mixing his album. In a interview with Rolling Stone, Slim Shady discusses that "Right now, I'm probably working harder than I've ever worked in my life," and the expectations for the album being so high. The Mars
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Pharrell Is A Tastemaker For eBay
Pharrell's year just continues to get better and better. eBay is introducing 200 curators who will serve as tastemakers, providing users with their latest product selections. Amongst the 200 curators is Pharrell Williams.
Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, in a statement...
Twerkteam’s Best Instavids
Whew lawd, the Twerkteam are two gorgeous women who are the self-proclaimed "Queens of Twerk." These ATL natives are not only beautiful and talented but are fitness gurus, aspiring rap artists and entrepreneurs. They are very social media savvy, using YouTube, Twitter, Vine and Instagram to build on their brand...