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SOB’s Issues A Statement After Shooting At Fat Trel’s Mixtape Release Party
On Wednesday, September 11 at Fat Trel's mixtape release party at SOB’s in Manhattan, violence erupted towards the end of the night when four people were shot in what appears to be a gang-related incident. According to the Post, three men and a woman were injured and taken to the hospital after four or five shots were fired following an argument. SOB's (Sounds ...
Earl Sweatshirt Thinks Canadians Are Weird
In a interview with New York Times, Earl Sweatshirt did an hilarious Q & A where he talks about Samoa, experiencing senioritis in his last year in High School, Canadians and Drake. Earl released his sophomore album, Doris, on August 20 and featured standout records such as "Chum" and "Hive."
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Fat Trel Freestyles Over “ADHD”
Fat Trel hops on the classic Kendrick Lamar's Section 80 cut "ADHD" and delivers a mind-numbing three minute freestyle that shows off the versatile delivery of the DC native. Trel recently release his new mixtape “SDMG” (Sex, Drugs, Money, Guns) on August 19. You can listen to th...
16 Of The Best Televised Tupac Interviews
Today is the day that one of Hip-Hop legends tragically fell to gun violence. Seventeen years ago on September 13, 1996, we lost a legend named Tupac Shakur. Throughout his career, the MC had done some memorable interviews. This polarizing personality was more than just a thug but an artist who was generally misunderstood
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French Montana Hopes Gucci Mane Gets Better
French Montana chimed in on the Gucci Mane twitter rant that went on for a span of three solid days. Big Guwop called out a ton of artists including Drake, Nicki Minaj, T.I. and Tiny, Waka, Yo Gotti and French Montana. Gucci tweeted "60 k...
Brick Squad Monopoly Was Not Involved In The SOBs Shooting
"One of the reporters said it was my entourage, they said they seen me come in with the people that did it. I'm getting funny vibes, I don't want niggas to—I got a lot of phone calls of people calling me, I'm so glad that XXL called me."
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Game Donates $10,000 For Child’s Funeral
Game donates $10, 000 to 6-year-old Tiana Ricks' funeral, who was recently fatally shot outside her Los Angeles home. The money will be wired to the family this saturday. Tiana was shot and killed in Moreno Valley when two men approached her family's home and opened fire, shooting Tiana and her father. Aft...
Kanye West, Miley Cyrus Collaboration Is Confirmed
Mike Will Made It went on MTV's RapFix Live and confirmed that Miley Cyrus is on Kanye West's "Black Skinhead (Remix)" He told Sway that he, West and Cyrus went to the studio following Miley's performance at the Video Music Awards. Mike Will added, "It's about done, just touching the beat up a little bit...
French Montana Calls Miley Cyrus A Genius
Miley Cyrus is one of the most talked about artist in music right now. The twerking-happy popstar has recruited some huge hip-hop names for her upcoming album, Bangerz, which is set to release on October 8. One rapper Ms. Cyrus recorded with gave her high praise to recently. French M...
Suge Knight Arrested In Los Angeles
48-year-old rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested earlier today in Los Angeles on a misdemeanor traffic violation and an outstanding warrant. The arrest happened about 12:30 a.m., and Suge was taken to the Los Angeles County Jail. His bail...
Behind-The-Scenes Of Hopsin’s New Album
Hopsin, the head of the independent label Funk Volume, teams up with Chill for a ongoing behind-the-scene series as he gears up to release his new album Knock Madness. This will be his third overall album. The series will give a inside look to fans of the making of the project. There you will see how ...
Frenchie Defends Brick Squad Monopoly After Gucci Mane’s Twitter Rant
Gucci Mane's now-infamous Twitter rant this week fired shots at just about everyone within range, but specifically targeting Waka Flocka, Frenchie, OJ da Juiceman and his former labelmates, offering to sell off Waka Flocka Flame and Young Scooter's contracts and telling Frenchie to sell himself as well, before rattling off a series of unverifiable claims and telling his followers to ask Waka and F