You're going to want to put on your tin foil hats for this one, but here's something that occurred to me the other day: What if this story about Joss Stone fucking Raphael Saadiq for tracks is nothing but a ...
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Omar Cruz
My City
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 ...
Read MoreWho’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 ...
Read MoreCheck out Sean Price’s recent interview with Wendy Williams
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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
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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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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