A court hearing scheduled for this morning in the racketeering case of DJ Drama and his business partner Don Cannon has been postponed. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that neither Drama nor Cannon were present in Fulton County Superior Court ...
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Go here to watch Lil Scrappy’s brand new video for “Oh Yeah”
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter Criticizes Violence and Hip-Hop Culture
In a recent speech at North Carolina Central University, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, criticized hip-hop culture and called for an end to the violence that has pervaded the community in recent years. King, the youngest daughter ...
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The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday and I was pleased to see that both Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou received nods for Blood Diamond—the best film nobody has bothered to see. I actually only saw it myself last week, but ...
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Mix tapes are illegal now? I understand the notion although I never agreed with the laws concerning sampling. Some of that shit is crazy unfair and it smells crooked. How the fuck can someone ...
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Show & Prove
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Rap Videos
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