Ja Rule Is Released From Prison

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  1 Comment

Ja Rule was expected to be a free man on July 28 after finishing up his tax evasion sentence. According to sources in the hip-hop community (Blogger Karen Civil and N.O.R.E.), the Queens native was released today. Just spoke to @ruleyork ...

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Kanye West Performs “I Am A God” at Met Gala

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Kanye West and, his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian attended the Met Gala last night in NYC. West treated celebrities and guests to a rare performance of new music. (Though, he went into songs like “Clique.”) Throughout the performance, audience members posted ...

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Today In Hip-Hop: Sir Mix-A-Lot Releases “Baby Got Back”

May 7th, '13  •  Today in Hip-Hop  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

On this day, May 7, in hip-hop history... 1992: Sir Mix-A-Lot releases the single "Baby Got Back." Leading up to the song's release, the Seattle rapper signed with Rick Rubin's Def American Recordings after his 1988 debut release Swass was certified platinum in 1990. ...

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Kid Ink Talks About His RCA Debut And Why Fans Don’t Want A Manufactured Artist

May 7th, '13  •  Music  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Ever since Kid Ink signed with RCA Records, the Los Angeles rapper hasn’t stopped thinking of new ways to climb to the top. It’s evident in his recent single “Bad Ass” featuring MMG cohorts Meek Mill and Wale, which has ...

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French Montana, Class of ’12 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, We're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up ...

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Azealia Banks Announces “ATM JAM” Single Featuring Pharrell

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  4 Comments

Azealia Banks released her bizzare video for “Yung Rapunxel” in early April. The Harlem spitter took to her favorite social media platform last night to announce her second single off the mythical Broke With Expensive Taste. This one will be ...

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21 Pictures Of Rihanna With Rappers

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  2 Comments

Yesterday, the world of music was rocked when news broke that Rihanna and Chris Brown had finally called it quits. It was surely a tragic day for the dozens - and that's a generous estimate - of people out ...

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Is Naughty By Nature Breaking Up?

May 7th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  2 Comments

Seemingly out of the blue last night, Treach of Naughty By Nature tweeted some hateful comments aimed at his group member Vin Rock. Vinnie from NAUGHTY BY NATURE is Officially FIRED!! Anything he does besides shows til Sept is Frugazy!! Fuck ...

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Ace Hood ft. Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Meek Mill, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Future, DJ Khaled, & Birdman “Bugatti (Remix)”

May 6th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

With Ace Hood recently receiving a Gold plaque for his “Bugatti” single, he unleashed a remix of epic proportions tonight. Featuring every big name rapper in the game, Ace plans on revamping his hit song for a certified summer anthem. ...

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