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New Kid Cudi Music Revealed On Tour
Kid Cudi is currently out touring on his new ‘The Cud Life Tour’ with Logic, Tyler, The Creator and Big Sean. He surprised his fans by premiering a brand new tracks. Wether this is for a upcoming project such as Man on the Moon 3 is unclear. He only pl...
Game, Drake Donate $22,500 To Ohio Woman
On Sept. 15, the mobile home of Ana Angel caught on fire resulting in the deaths of her five young children and boyfriend while she was at work. Two hip-hop superstars took notice and are lending a hand. Game and Drake donated $22,500 to Ana to assist in her time of need.
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Fat Trel Doesn’t Hate Rah Digga
During a recent interview with Forbez DVD, Trel talks about Rah Digga's jab at him and Tyler, The Creator in "The Nigga In Me" in 2012. Rah raps in the song "This guy, you barely caught a meal short of fish fry/ Think I'm lettin' this fly, Fat Trel can kiss my/ Global rap ass, he barely out of D.C/ Tried to lo...
14 Rap-Related IPhone Game Apps
Not having your phone can be catastrophic for some individuals. A person phone is not just a mobile device to call someone, but your daily planner, your best friend, your assistant, your mobile office, your boombox and your portable gaming device
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Killer Mike Guests On New Freeway And The Jacka Album
Freeway and The Jacka are set to release their new upcoming porject, Highway Robbery, on November 12 of this year. Oakland meets Philly on this album as these two veteran MCs team up for what looks to be a quality project with features from Cormega, Freddie Gibbs, Joe Blow, Paul Wall and many more. They als...
Chance The Rapper & Myspace Have A Great Vlog Out Right Now
This could quite possibly be the most entertaining Vlog we seen in a while. The Vlog follows Chance The Rapper on tour through the eyes of Myspace’s Video Producer Sperry. This has been a major summer for Chance as his popularity risen so high, he was featured on Lil Wayne's new tape, Dedication 5. During th...
Check Out These Amazing Terry Richardson Photos With Big Sean
Big Sean and girlfriend Naya Rivera show off for the camera. The Detroit rapper and Glee starlet stopped by Terry Richardson’s studio for a photoshoot. In the images, the Big and Naya are posing for the camera, showing off their bodies, gold chains and having fun with Terry. Sean also wears an absol...
European Tour Dates Added To J. Cole’s Tour
Back in July, J. Cole announced on Twitter his What Dreams May Come Tour with MMG buddy, Wale. Today the Roc Nation spitta adds European tour dates for his What Dreams May Come Tour. The tour will now end in Dublin on December 11. You can see new tour dates below.
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Angel Haze Wants To Start Her Own Hunger Games
Gotta love how the 2013 XXL Freshmen member, Angel Haze, starts off the interview. She starts off the interview with her fantasy of starting her own "Hunger Games," referring to Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy. She also commented about the Miley Cyrus performance at the VMAs, which she enjoyed. She...
Mack Maine Charged With Sexual Battery Assault
Mack Maine has reportedly been hit with two felony criminal charges.
According to TMZ, Mack Maine reportedly sexually assaulted one female fan and punched another woman in the face. The two women were invited onto the tour bus. According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the rapper put his hand down one woman's shirt without her consent. Whi...
26 Hip-Hop Albums That Went 5x Platinum Or Higher
There was a time in hip-hop when album sales used to be astronomical. Can you remember the last album that went 5x Platinum? Now, album sales may not tell the whole story of how great the album is, however it is a significant factor of the album's impact at that point in time. XXL...
Web Candy Of The Week: Angel Bites
Angel Bites came referred, highly, by New Orleans radio host B. Rich Brinson, who hosts a great podcast every night featuring the best of independent artists and models. And he certainly has good taste. In this interview, the lovely Angel and I talked about who would win in a fight between Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, life in New Orleans, and where she sees herself in five years...