Recording artists Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean and Daddy Yankee have teamed up with the American Red Cross to produce and star in a series of public service announcements for print, television and radio. The PSAs were developed by the nonprofit ...
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Check out Fat Joe’s new video for “Clap and Revolve”
Tavis Smiley interviews Common.
New bangers from Talib Kweli, J.R. Writer and Cam’ron, Memphis Bleek, Kool G. Rap, Crime Mob and Gravy are up now!
Ain’t no sucka for love
If there’s one thing I’ve never understood about hip-hop, it’s the sucker for love mentality. A rapper can sing his mother’s praises all damn day, and get as syrupy and corny as he pleases, and it’s all good. But if ...
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Aspiring rapper Kanyva, 21, from Pittsburgh, Calif., was sentenced to 50 years in prison after being found guilty of shooting music promoter Shani Renee Holloway to death. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Judge Mary Ann O’Malley concluded that the ...
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Download 50 Cent’s interview with Hot 97′s Funkmaster Flex here.
Kanye Teams With Chris Martin for New Album
Kanye West has announced that Coldplay’s Chris Martin will be appearing on the Chicago MC’s third solo LP, Graduation, which is due out on Def Jam Records later this year. The Chicago MC recently told billboard.com that Martin is slated ...
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Hip-Hop News
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Today in Hip-Hop
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Sneakers
- Check Out COMME des GARÇONS’ PLAY for Converse Pro Leather 2013 Collection
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
- Check Out COMME des GARÇONS’ PLAY for Converse Pro Leather 2013 Collection
- Marc by Marc Jacobs Golden Foil iPhone 5 Case
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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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- Video Premiere: Lil Twist “Understand Me”
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