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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...

Dr. Dre is the world's richest man in hip-hop. With ink officially dry on his $3 billion deal with Apple, the rapper/producer is pulling in an estimated net worth of $790 million. While the selling of Beats Electronics has not made him a billionaire just yet, it has boosted his income...

Common’s string of militaristic songs for Nobody Smiling continues with Long Beach MC Vince Staples getting a feature on “Kingdom.” The rhymer again gives a detailed depiction of urban strife and struggle over empowering choir vocals and the rollicking percussion pattern. It’s right up Common’s alley, b...

I bet you guys didn't know that T.I. gets busy with the footwork. I'm not talking about on the dance floor. I'm talking about his soccer skills. During his trip in Brazil, T.I. showcased his talents against some hot local Brazilians in a pick-up game...

Eminem has been feeling awful charitable as of late. Earlier this month, Mr. Mathers auctioned off limited edition G-Shock watches and ticket packages to his upcoming Monster Tour on eBay and donated all the money to the Detroit-based charity Focus: HOPE which provides food and basic services for seniors and their families...

Where has Bizzy Crook been? On tour. The Miami rapper will wrap up the “My Own Lane” tour with Kid Ink on Saturday at Cincinnati, and he’s released a clip that chronicles some of his exploits. The music video for “Never Mattered” features Bizzy Crook hanging with his crew, dapping up Kid Ink, and conversing with some female fans. The main theme through it all is how the sociali...

Killa Cam has a new commercial. After teaming up with Reebok last year to promote its “Ghost of Christmas” Pack, the Harlem rapper has linked back up with the classic sneaker brand to promote its “Blacktop Retaliates.” While Cam’ron called on assistance from fellow Diplomat member Juelz Santana for the first commercial shoot in Miami, he goes solo for his second commercial. Hitting the blacktop in

On Memorial Day, Wiz Khalifa unearthed his latest musical offerings in the form of 28 Grams, a DJ Drama-hosted mixtape featuring 28 new tracks. Along with a heavy trap influence, Wiz also took to Twitter to reveal that Rihanna was the main inspiration for the well-received collection of music...