When N.W.A released Straight Outta Compton in 1989, they exposed the world to the West Coast rap scene, making it possible for kids from the suburbs to relate to every facet of life in Los Angeles. Well, almost. Despite the ...
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Who’s Gonna Take The Weight?
I knew something was bothering me about the ten year celebration of Notorious B.I.G.’s murder. The fact that this crime hasn’t been solved yet is what pisses me off. Black people go to prison unjustly every single day and you ...
Read MoreIce Cube Establishes Scholarship Competition
Ice Cube has partnered with McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota to form an annual music scholarship. The Ice Cube Scholarship is the first time an elite college has partnered with a hip-hop artist. The scholarship will ...
Read MoreFormer “Making the Band” member, Chopper, receives community service and probation
Kevin “Chopper” Barnes, also known as Young City from MTV’s “Making the Band,” was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service for robbing a Baltimore, MD, couple at gunpoint. The incident happened in September of ...
Read MoreMTV Rolls Out New Hip-Hop Lineup
MTV will premier two new hip-hop programs starting this April. Due to the success of his show Wild N Out, Nick Cannon is hosting his new project, Short Circuitz. The series is created and produced by Cannon and features a ...
Read MoreLAPD Detectives Sue City Over Searches Related to Biggie Investigation
A group of Los Angeles detectives have filed a lawsuit against the city seeking to end, what they call, "warrantless searches" of their workspace. The suit, filed by the Los Angeles Police Protective League on Monday (March 19), names as ...
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Rich Boy Lands at No. 3 on This Week’s Billboard Charts
Alabama native Rich Boy grabbed the No. 3 spot on the Billboard charts this week, moving just under 112,000 copies of his self-titled debut album. The strong showing was powered in part by his popular single “Throw Some D’s.” Also ...
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Hip-Hop News
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New Artists
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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
- Amber Rose Introduces Baby Taylor Merch?
- Drake Parties In Dries Van Noten Camouflage Print T-Shirt
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Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
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- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
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