On July 17th, The Don returns as Nas releases his highly anticipated Life Is Good album to the masses. Just after setting the blogosphere ablaze ...

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Last year, T.I. and author, David Ritz, teamed up to pen the novel, Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets. Now, the ...

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