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Kanye West Made Chance The Rapper Believe School Was Not A Priority
Amongst the many things performers acquire from other musicians in the midst of their upbringing, Chance The Rapper brings up quite a unique tactic and he says he got the idea from Kanye West. Mentioning Yeezy's debut album, Chance claims that as an impressionable kid, the project had quite an impact on him making him want to quit school as a youngster...
2 Chainz Is Still Gucci Mane’s Dawg Despite The Disrespectful Comment
Despite Gucci throwing an f bomb at him in his epic twitter rant, 2 Chainz still has the BSM rapper's back. Explaining that he can see exactly where Gucci was coming from regarding the "fake-ness" of the industry, 2 Chainz says that he too has wanted to say "F" a couple rappers quite a few times...
Omarion, Fabolous, And Pusha T Master Getting To Know The Ladies (Video)
Omarion joins with Pusha T and Fabulous in his latest clip. Off of Self Made Vol. 3, O takes a relationship to the next level in "Know You Better", as he confirms the special lady in his life, the singer relies on the help of his boys to make sure his girl's head is in the right place.
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Rappers Kicking It With Their Little Ones (Gallery)
Although these rappers have a hectic schedule most could not fathom, that doesn't stop them from embracing their daddy roles to the full extent. Scrolling through Instagram, XXL could not ignore the amount of rappers who show love to their kids on the social network quite often and decided to throw together a gallery in their honor. Tak...
Pharrell & Daft Punk Bring That Old School Funk In Latest Video
Transporting back to 70's, Pharell and Daft Punk literally get lost in the moment. Titled "Lose Yourself to Dance", the group takes it back to the disco era effortlessly recreating a time when dance was at it's prime.
The song is off Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories current LP, available now....
August Alsina Survives Hell On Earth In New Video
Off his debut EP Downtown: Life Under The Gun, August Alsina crafts up a dark visual for "Hell On Earth". Detailing his past life August opens up old wounds, spawning together the tale of his life which has been far from easy.
“I live shit to talk about it and show other niggas that anything is possible. When...
Bust A Cap: Action Bronson Goes Shirtless
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Best Hip-Hop Videos Of The Week 9/8-9/15
From Macklemore's "White Walls" featuring ScHoolboy Q to 2 Chainz's "Where U Been", many of hip-hop's hottest tracks delivered visuals this week. Videos that also made the cut this go round are Future's "Honest", The Weeknd's Drake assisted "Live For", and 50 Cent's “Can’t Help Myself (I’m Hood)”.
Check it out.
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12 Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week
From Birdman buying his entire YMCMB team iced out GTV pendants to Big Sean showing love for Tupac during his death anniversary week, hip-hop was a force to be reckoned with on the social network this week. Along with Birdman, Meek Mill also shined up his entire team, 2 Chainz spent some of his "ME Time" with his daughter, Swizz Beatz showed off a stylish old lady, Papoose took bets on t
Best Tweets Of The Week 9/7-9/14
This week's title should actually be changed to "Most Confrontational Tweets Of The Week". With Gucci Mane going off on just about everyone in the music industry, many beefs that we unheard of are now ever prevalent. Many of those called out in Gucci's epic rant also chose to fire back...
Bust A Cap: Feds Flick It Up With 2 Chainz (Winner Announced)
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Winner: "Honey, yeah check facebook... I met this rapper, 2 trains today. He's a t...
Tyga Searches For The Baddest Chick Of The Year In New Video
Tyga serves up an abundance of bad b*tches judging a beauty contest in his latest visual, "Don't Hate Tha Playa". With hotties everywhere, showing off their best swimsuit looks, Tyga is certainly tough to please in his new video.
"Don't Hate Tha Playa", is a deluxe cut off of Hotel California, Tyga's third studio album...