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Kanye West says he's an activist. “I’m not a celebrity, I’m an activist,” said Kanye West in his recent interview with the New York Times' T Magazine. "The fact that when I see truth it's really hard for me to sit back and just allow it to happen in front of me on my clock makes me, a lot of times, a bad celebrity." In the profile piece, t...

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Wais P The Pimp was arrested yesterday in New York City as part of the NYPD's "Bright Lights, Big City" operation that targets sex trafficking in Midtown Manhattan. According to the NY Daily News, the rapper, who dubbed his brand of hip-hop as "pimp hop," was arrested on Wednesday after appearing in Manhattan Supreme Court on a DWI charge...

HUF will be taking it back to the '50s with their newest Canvas Pack collection centered around the Golden age of American culture. Comprised of heavy-duty fabrications, tanned leather labeling, metal eyelets and zipper slash pockets, the release includes a pair of Classic Lo’s and Canvas Bucket Hats, available in a Black, Crimson Red and Natural Ivory colorway, along with a signature mechanical

DMX says the New Jersey man's robbery claim against him is the work of the devil and the forces of evil. "If things like that don't happen, then I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing," says the Ruff Ryder. "The harder the devil works at trying to destroy me, is because I'm special to God. Not that I lo...

Kendrick Lamar sat down to chat with Flying Lotus last night (Apr. 9) on BBC's Radio 1 show. The interview was structured in the same format as Lamar and Tupac's conversation at the end of "Mortal Men" on To Pimp a Butterfly. K. Dot talk...

Kingpen Slim drops the video for "Grindin'" The new mini movie for his “Grindin'” freestyle features the D.C. native as the big boss whose always one step ahead of his enemies. The crown is always heavy for the bearer who wear it and that's the case for Kingpen. As Slim ma...

Paying tribute to the 1986 World Series Champions, the New York Mets, footwear company PONY will be launching a pack of sneakers honoring the MLB team from Queens. Taking the classic PONY Top Star silhouette, the New York-based brand adds a refreshing touch to 1975 sport shoe...

Drake now has his own search engine. Need some random Drizzy facts? Let Me Drake That for You has the answers. Unlike Google, Yahoo or Bing, LMDrakeTFY only gives results related to the "6 God." According to Buzzfeed, the site was created by 26-year old web developer Tyler Smith, who calls searching on the site "Droogling." Creativ...

Public Enemy's 'Fear of a Black Planet' celebrates its 27th anniversary.

Lil Wayne isn't happy with the title of Young Thug debut album, Carter 6 and he finally spoke his feelings about it. While performing last night, Wayne took a second to stop his set to share his thoughts about Thugger's upcoming project. He ...

Q-Tip The Abstract is still going strong in hip-hop.