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Pharrell’s “Happy” Is iTunes’ Top Selling Song Of The Year
Pharrell's "Happy" was inescapable in 2014 and now iTunes is declaring Pharrell 's song as the highest selling track of 2014. Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" came in at number five. Along with its "Highest Selling Track Of The Year" list, Apple also released year-end "Best-of" lists including artist, album, song, etc...
Nipsey Hu$$le, E-40 & Chris Brown Are On TeeFLii’s Debut Album ‘STARR’
Los Angeles native TeeFLii, who's song "24 Hours" has been burning up radio, is gearing up the drop his debut album Starr at the top of 2015. With production from DJ Mustard, Sha Money XL, Mik & Keys and guest appearances from DJ Quick, Nipsey Hu$$le, E-40, Chris Brown, Skeme, and Dom Kenndy, Starr looks like another strong West Coast release. Check out the tracklis
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Jonah Hill Covers Drake’s “Marvin’s Room”
Actor Jonah Hill is an admitted hip-hop head who initially wanted to make beats before getting into acting and over the weekend, Hill got the chance to perform in front of a crowd. At the VICE 20th anniversary party in Brooklyn, New York, Hill was urged by director Spike Jonze to hop on the stage--which was graced by Ghostface, Lil Wayne, Raekwon and Action Bronson throughout the night--and perf
DJ Premier And Pete Rock Have A Joint Album Coming Out In 2015
DJ Premier and Royce Da 5'9" were gracious enough to take time out to join the Reddit community for their "Ask Me Anything" series. The two discussed future projects, a potential follow up to PRhyme, Preem's relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., Royce's
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Dr. Dre Is Building A 10,000-Square-Foot Home Studio
Is there new music from the good doctor on the way? According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Dre is building a massive 10,000-square-foot studio underneath his massive 20,000-square-foot house. Dre bought the Brentwood, California estate for $40 million just days after selling Beats to Apple for a reported $3 billion. Dre
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Apple Is Being Sued For Deleting Users’ Songs From iTunes
A class-action antitrust lawsuit against Apple claims that from 2007-2009 Apple deleted music that from users' iPods that was downloaded from iTunes competitors. According to the Wall Street Journal, the plaintiffs suit, which is being brought to the court by attorney Patrick Coughlin, says that when a user who had downloaded music from a rival service tried to sync an iPod to the user's iTunes
Fabolous “Lituation”
Fab's 'The Young OG Project' is coming on Christmas and the Brooklyn spitter unearthed "Lituation" to carry you through the weekend. Full of punchlines and name drops over a hard beat, "Lituation" encompasses everything we've come to know and love about Fab
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Mike WiLL Made It Featuring Riff Raff & Rae Sremmurd “Choppin Blades”
On the anniversary of Pimp C's death, Mike WiLL Made It, Riff Raff and Rae Sremmurd channel UGK with "Choppin Blades." The track is from Mike WiLL Made It's upcoming Ransom mixtape and features Riff Raff spitting his usual outlandish rhymes before Rae Sremmurd sprinkle in their energy to close out the track. Check it
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New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Says On Hot 97 He Doesn’t Want Another Eric Garner Case To Happen Again
The decision not to indict an NYPD officer who was filmed killing Staten Island resident Eric Garner caused protests around New York City. This morning, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio joined Hot 97's "Ebro In The Morning" show to discuss the case and what he will do going forward to make sure something like this won't happen again. De
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‘South Park’ Spoofs Iggy Azalea
First it was Kanye West and now Iggy Azalea is feeling the wrath of South Park. During last night's episode, a cartoon Iggy raps alongside a Michael Jackson hologram, shakes her ass, beefs with Lorde and raps about ripping off Missy Elliot. In
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A$AP Ferg And Model Cara Delevigne Challenge Each Other To A Walk Off
A$AP Ferg's Ferg Forever mixtape has been out for a week now, which has given the internets enough time to breakdown the lyrics and look for any interesting name drops between Ferg's bars. On "Dope Walk," a bouncy track produced by Stelios Phil, Ferg raps "I'm on my gangster lean like a dope fiend / My walk's meaner than Cara Delevingne's," which is a reference to British fash
NBA Star Stephen Curry And His Wife Remix Drake’s “0 To 100″
Before Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry started playing at an MVP level this season, Drake shouted out the baller on "0 To 100" with the line "I been Steph Curry with the shot/Been cookin' with the sauce, chef, curry with the pot,boy
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