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The Big Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal, recently attended the Reebok Classic Breakout Camp and spoke to the youth about the dedication and hard work it takes to be a dominant force in the NBA. Shaq provided some great insight tips he learned throughout his career, while letting the young high school ball players ask him questions...

Shawn Kemp recently attended the Reebok Classic Breakout Camp at Philadelphia University and spoke to over a hundred of the best high school basketball athletes on the importance of having events like the Reebok Breakout Camp to help nurture and support the next generation of basketball players...

It's official: King James is coming home. LeBron James told Sports Illustrated today that he's returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers after four seasons with the Miami Heat. Naturally, Twitter has exploded since the news broke, and it's become nearly impossible to keep up with the barrage of tweets congratulating LeBron, baiting Miami, bigging up Cleveland and celebrating their own predictions. Luc.

REKS got some new work coming up. Eyes Watching God, a collaborative album with Hazardis Sounds, is a concept project featuring a good and evil contrast. It comes with a “God Side” and “Devil Side”; "Garvey," featuring Noreaga and Saigon, is of the "God Side." Over triumphant horns and a ...

Despite Gangsta Boo's leave from Da Mafia 6ix, the show must go on. During an interview with HipHopDX, DJ Paul announced the official release date of their forthcoming album, Watch What U Wish, on Oct. 31. Paul also confirmed that it is slated to have verses by the late Lord Infamous, who died last December...

Summer is known as the turn-up season, and T-Pain was doing just that last year with "Up Down (Do This All Day)" — one of his best joints in years. On "Look Like Me," he's slowing things up to be a bit more transparent. There isn't much going on here but T-Pain staring longingly into the camera as he croons. He's very...

UPDATE: Here is the official trailer for HBO's special presentation for Jay Z and Beyonce "On The Run" Tour which is set to premier in September. ---- Jay Z and Beyonce's monster "On The Run" Tour will be coming to a TV near you this fall. According to ...

Long time collaborators Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch are heading overseas for an eight-date tour through Europe. The tour kicked off last night in Dublin, Ireland and will roll through France and the UK over the weekend. The duo were heavily involved in the original Wu-Block album and with rumors of a Wu-Block 2 in the works, the two could be working on music while on the road together ... Re

Raz Simone isn't the conventional rapper, but even the video for "Bow Down" is a little left-field for his catalogue. The new clip, directed by Joe Garber and animated by Carina Simmons, is a unique one featuring some magic in the forest. ...

According to published reports singer Chris Brown and Drake have mended their rift that resulted in a 2012 bottle throwing donnybrook in a New York nightclub. Brown surprised more than a few observers when he posted on his Facebook page, “Hangin with Drake in the studio.” No word ...

For the past four years, Fool's Gold has closed out the summer with a "Day Off" concert series scheduled on and around Labor Day. For its fifth year, the New York edition of "Day Off" will take place September 1 in Brooklyn and feature acts like Danny Brown, French Montana, The LOX, Yung Gleesh, AraabMuzik, and many more ...

The Trill OG is back, and this time he's tipping his toes a little bit into EDM. Bun B connects with MiM0SA for "Boss Shit" — a cut off Future Trill Vol 2. There are very few rappers who can convincingly rock a track called "Boss Shit" over a sometimes maligned genre like EDM. But the b...