When it was announced a few weeks ago that Fiddy Cent was firing Sha Money XL from G-Unit and threatening to kick the likes of Lloyd Banks and Young Buck off of the label, I assumed it was a publicity stunt to generate interest in the forthcoming release of Curtis, if only because it occurred so near to the album's would-be release date. Think about it: if this was just a business decision, because there isn't a case to be made financially for releasing albums from bums like Banks and, let's face it, Mobb Deep, then he could have just as ...

Today her book drops. So the mouth that roared gets a musical tribute. Why? Well, she’s from Astoria; I was raised up in Woodside. It’s ...

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Before Marshall saved his sinking ship and years before 50 was even a blip on his radar, Dr. Dre was rollin' hard with fellow West ...

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I remember a time before YouTube kids. When if I witnessed an historic hip-hop moment on my TV, I grabbed my boombox threw a Maxell ...

Pardon the holiday silence! This week we're back in full effect...

Just a little addendum to the last post. ...

Yeah that was us Vinnie Barbarino was clutchin' on the couch (pizzause!) in last night's ep of Entourage. Thanks to HK for alerting the God. ...