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This weekend, 50 Cent will take the stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam for the first time in a decade, after his infamous chair throwing incident left him banned for life from the station in 2004. He may be one of the most high-profile, but 50 is far from the only rapper who has been banned from a venue, an event, a radio station, a University, or even a nation, even if reports earlier this week that Ya

Kanye and Kim’s wedding photo has become Instgram’s most-liked photo ever. According to The Hollywood Reporter the kiss the couple shared after saying their  “I Dos” has garnered more than 1.9 million likes since being posted Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The large number likes o...

Imagine what would happen if two legendary producers teamed up to create a super album consisting of monstrous production. Well, it almost happened with Kanye West and Swizz Beats, according to Miss Info. In a recent interview with HipHopDX,  she details how the two almost made that fantasy a reality when they went toe to toe at Summer Jam. “...

Now that Kanye West has inked a major footwear deal with adidas, the prices on the Nike Air Yeezys have skyrocketed. eBay sellers are aiming to get top dollar for any pair of the Air Yeezys, but one eBay seller in particular is shooting for the stars with his asking price of the entire Yeezy collection...

brightcove.createExperiences(); It's no secret that this is 50 Cent's first time back on the Summer Jam stage in 10 years. Back in 2004, at the height of his career, the G- Unit mogul was banned from Hot 97's annual show after an on-stage altercation caused mayhem in the Giants Stadium...

G-Eazy’s These Things Happen is coming in weeks, and the anticipation increases a bit with the release of the music video for “I Mean It.” In the Bobby Bruderle-directed clip, G-Eazy plays a news anchor who delivers the breaking news story of the hour: He may have had sex with your girl. And if he says so, he mean...

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The ladies of King Of Diamonds in Miami made some serious money over Memorial Day weekend.  The popular strip club is known to bring in some big names with even bigger bank accounts and this particular weekend called for celebrities and athletes alike to reserve a record $3.2 mi...

The Pitchfork Music Festival has released its schedule. The weekend event in Chicago known for showcasing indie talent has a strong line-up this year that even includes TDE's 2011 XXL Freshman Kendrick Lamar, 2013 XXL Freshman ScHoolboy Q, 2014 XXL Freshman Isaiah Rashad and SZA. Oth...

Paisley has been a print in style for quite some time now, and the good folks at Staple Design have joined the craze with a basketball-inspired jersey. The tank, made up of polyester mesh fabric, features bandana print graphic throughout most of the top...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there's always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it's out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap hea...

In a recent interview with Vlad TV, Arsenio Hall recalls his classic interview with Vanilla Ice. As Ice was just breaking onto the scene at the time, many deemed Hall's reception of one of the pioneer white rappers as harsh and many even believed that the iconic talk show host was making fun of the rapper...