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Bust A Cap: Straight From Cam’ron’s Instagram
Can you come up with a funny quote? Place your caption in the “Comments” section below. The best caption will be announced today at 4 p.m. Happy captioning!
Winner: "Those aren't ass shots baby that's my diaper !!" by Pete Abitanto...
August Alsina On Wendy Williams
August Alsina graced the stage at the Wendy Williams Show today performing his smash hit, "I Luv This Shi*t." Donning quite dapper apparel, the singer switched it up for the TV broadcasted appearance.
After wrapping the performance the host joked with August about the difficulty of singing while wearing grills. Rep...
Did Chris Brown Fight Back In Self Defense?
Reports are now claiming that Chris Brown did not actually initiate the fight which led to his arrest on felony assault charges in Washington D.C. over the weekend. According to TMZ, the initial police report states that the singer did not throw the first punch in the altercation, a fact that could end up working in Chris' favor...
Jhené Aiko & Childish Gambino Have Found Peace
Dropping the visual to go along with her mellow tune, Jhené Aiko joins with Childish Gambino for "Bed Peace." With a 1970s-esque feel to it, both artists are surrounded by the sun-filled scenery of a beautiful morning, in efforts to pay homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-Ins for Peace protest.
"Bed Peace" is off...
Al Sharpton Doesn’t Think Jay Z Needs To Pull His Barney’s Collection
Although many are demanding that Jay Z pull his upcoming holiday collection from Barney's in the midst of the racial controversy, surprisingly the rapper's product assortment is the last thing on Al Sharpton's mind. Stating that the protest should be more about the department store and less about Jay Z, the civil rights activist says that people should focus more on Barney's alleged reluctance to
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Ever witnessed a mini icon? Well you're about to see a bunch as XXL has gathered together a gallery of hip-hop's top stars when they were just little rose buds in the garden of life. Capturing 50 Cent, Jay Z, Missy Elliott, Action Bronson and a host of others; check out XXL's "A Trip Down Memory Lane...
Best Hip-Hop Videos Of The Week
This week, the long-awaited visuals arrived to Mavado's Nicki Minaj assisted "Give It All To Me", Ty Dolla $ign crafted up an unexpected yet dope video for "Paranoid" featuring B.o.B, ScHoolboy Q brought forth the video for "Banger" (MOSHPIT), Rick Ross unveiled the clip for his remix to Drake's "Hold On We're Going Home", and Plies returned to the scene wi
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week
Instagram was indeed the social network to be on this week. Catching flicks of Drake's B- Day celebration, an explicit tattoo of Nicki Minaj, a cancer patient thanking Macklemore for his support, along with many other crazy things!
Check out the top hip-hop posts of the week...
Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week 10/20-10/26
As always, Twitter unveiled an abundance of news this week. From everyone wishing Drake a happy birthday, TDE releasing several projects on the social site, Nicki Minaj throwing up a vintage XXL cover, and Ja Rule releasing a cookbook; things were surely entertaining...
Watch ScHoolboy Q’s New Video “Banger (MOSHPIT)”
Schoolboy Q isn't playing any games radiating a not-to-be messed with attitude in his new video "Banger" (MOSHPIT). In the dark visual, the TDE rapper spits fierce bars as the scenery shifts from a warehouse ultimately ending in the subway...
Drake Performs With Jhené Aiko At His Birthday Concert
Drake really turned things up at his birthday celebration, even performing his NWTS hit "From Time" with feature Jhené Aiko. Bringing the beauty out for the standout track, she sang the beautiful tune while Drizzy hung out on the steps taking it all in.
Fu...
Diddy Channels Puff Daddy, Twerks on TV
Channeling his old spirit, Diddy recently evoked the return of Puff Daddy. Saying that the vibrant essence has returned to him upon launching Revolt, the mogul is now officially referring to himself as Puff Daddy again.
Appearing on the Ellen show, Diddy and the host joked about his reluctance to stick to one name...