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Joey Bada$$ is getting the train running as the B4DAMONEYTOUR tour kicks off today (Sept. 26). He starts in Connecticut, but those in the other 49 states still have a reason to celebrate. Bada$$ dropped "Get Paid," a loosie, to commemorate the start of the tour.The ...

Reading is fundamental. Cash Money Records is encouraging the youth within the African American community to pick up a book and read. According to a press release, Cash Money content division launched a campaign entitled #IRead #WeRead in order to fix one of the biggest problems affecting the children today ...

Season Four of Scandal made its premiere last night (Sept. 25) minus one important character played by former cast mate Columbus Short. After a series of mishaps including allegedly fighting his wife, Short was let go from the show leaving the life of his character Harrison Wright up in the air...

Bas' Last Winter release should've been a good enough warning about not to sleeping on J. Cole's Dreasville label. Folks still do, so the up-and-comers still gotta hustle for their props. Cozz is the latest to step up from the clique in "Wait's Over...

Hip-hop wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the funk and soul artists that came before it. Whether it's Dr. Dre looping Leon Haywood's "I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You" as the backbone to "Nuthin' But A G Thang," Jermaine Dupri flipping Ohio Players' "Funky Worm" for the basis of Kriss Kross' "Jump" or Redman dipping into Parliament/Funkadelic's deep ca

Of course, there are no Morgan Freeman appearances on the video for "Lean On Me." But B.o.B in black-and-white high fashion is a decent substitute—not that there is a perfect one, if we're being fair. There aren't that many inspirational, Crazy Joe-type moment. Ther...

Beatnick & K-Salaam drop off the first visuals off their upcoming LP titled "Checkpoints: Ghetto To Gaza," and they brought Talib Kweli and dead prez's M1 along for the ride. Filmed on the streets of Brooklyn, the video is an indictment of the relationship between the cops and the inner city youth, which came to an explosive flashpoint last month with the events in Ferguson, Mo. Th..

In a recent sit down with Footaction for their "Style Means" series, super producer Hit-Boy spoke with the sportswear retailer about his music and fashion style. In the clip below, Hit-Boy says his music approach intertwines with his sense of style, "I used to do too much in my music and in my dressing, you just learn how to pick things together more properly, and you learn that l

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Yesterday, Kim Kardashian West was attacked by Ukranian prankster, Vitalii Sediuk, at a Balmain show during Parish Fashion Week. The incident shook the couple so much that they requested armored vehicles for the remainder of their stay in Paris over the course of Paris Fashion Week plus hired 2 additional teams of armed bodyguards. Ever since Kim Kar...

Andre 3000 is one of the most respected and revered rappers in the history of hip-hop. Someone who likely has artists far and wide flocking to him to ask him to feature on their respective songs. But, the rarity of an Andre 3000 verse (we're lucky if we get 2 in a calendar year) is such that it begs the question: Are artists just not asking him to feature on their songs, or is he turning them all