East Coast legends DJ Premier and DJ Scratch faced off on the ones and twos last night (August 18), rocking a crowd of about two thousand strong of all ages and races at Red Hook Park in Brooklyn. The event was ...
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JR vows to proceed and continue to rock the mic for the West Coast...
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Earlier this morning (August 18), during a visit to Big Boy's Neighborhood radio show, Lil Wayne confirmed rumors that actress Lauren London is pregnant with his baby. There has been talks on the gossip blogs about Weezy’s relationship with the actress ...
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Jay-Z “Run This Town” Video To Premiere This Thursday
Meeting the God
I had a really long night mixing down Lloyd Banks Vol 5 mixtape. I have an early interview with a legend today and his publicist! I have many questions and beefs with this legendary artist. I want to ask ...
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As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’m a suburban kid. Well, “adult,” now, sadly. I grew up next-to-houses-that-all-look-the-same just as much as the next dude from a town, not a city. Living in the ‘burbs, I was too middle class ...
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
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- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
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Rap Videos
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Kings Of The Game by Reebok Classic
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