A New Orleans man who authorities believe is responsible for the 2003 murder of rapper Soulja Slim has once again escaped indictment for a separate shooting. According to New Orleans' Times-Picayune, prosecutors in Orleans Parish failed to gather sufficient evidence ...
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Ice-T To Speak At Columbia University
Columbia University, the leading graduate school in the U.S., is organizing the Teach, Think, Play: Popular Culture in the Classroom event on March 24 and 25. The conference will explore the power and challenges of integrating popular culture into the ...
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Billy Sunday isn’t feeling the latest offering from Weezy F. Baby
The second great rap album of 2007
When I got El-P's new album in the mail a few weeks ago and saw the tracklisting, I couldn't help but think the worst - or the best, depending on how you look at it. I'll Sleep When You're Dead has ...
Read MoreTara Henley’s thoughts on El-P whose new album I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead hits stores today
Trina
So Fresh
Trina’s career blossomed after debuting on Trick Daddy’s 1998 breakout hit “Nann Nigga,” off his album, www.thug.com. Her sharp tongue, sassy style and voluptuous curves are, in large part, what made her an instant star. Two years later, Trina released ...
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Houston’s Grammy winning MC, Chamillioniare, has joined with Energizer to find new, unsigned talent in the Energizer Titanium Technology Freestylin’ Music Contest. Chamillionaire will be the celebrity judge in the contest, which takes place between now and April 21. Artists ...
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New Music
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Hip-Hop News
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
- Here’s A Look At Filling Pieces’ 2013 Spring/Summer Collection
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Lists
- The Best Work Bags Available Under $200
- Behind The Scenes: 20 Awesome Rapper Vlogs
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Hip-Hop Fashion
- Marc by Marc Jacobs Golden Foil iPhone 5 Case
- XXL‘s Memorial Day Weekend Survival Kit
- Marcelo Burlon’s County of Milan Moon T-Shirt
Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
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