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The bad boys of rap are back. Riding the wave of their recently released The Beauty of Independence EP, The Unit has been making their media rounds. Most recently, 50, Banks, Buck, Yayo and Kidd Kidd made a stop through Philly and sat in for Power 99's Cosmis Kev show...

What you type and do on Twitter can be used against you in the court of public opinion. Cee-Lo is learning that the hard way. The fallout continues over the Atlanta musician's definition of rape debacle on Twitter as he has been dropped as the headliner for Louisiana's Gretna Heritage Festival...

How do you throw a party for a new credit card that gets you access to some of the more upper echelon events/venues in New York City? You rent out a warehouse on the water in Brooklyn. You get a four-hour open bar. You hire fire dancers and DJ Lucia...

Over the years, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell have collab'd for a number of hits with "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "Beautiful" just to name a few. But its been a while since we had a chart topping track from the east and west coast powerhouses...

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Get familiar with Atlanta's newest rising star, Raury. The MC/vocalist/guitarist has quickly taken the music world by storm with his single "God's Whisper" and recently released digital debut, Indigo Child. The 18-year-old talent recently stopped by Sway In The Morning and dropped a serious freestyle over OutKast's classic "Elevators" track...

It's a new day in the Queen City. Rising N.C. MC Deniro Farrar is pushing to be the next artists from the Carolinas to make it on the major level. After letting his gutter Rebirth EP rock out for the summer, Farrar drops his latest offering, "New Charlotte" featuring frequent collaborator, Duru Tha King, plus YB and BankRoll Bird...

As the struggle between residents and police continues in Ferguson over the killing of Mike Brown, hip-hop continues to make its voice heard on the matter. Rick Ross is the latest MC to speak on the situation with a remix of his Mastermind track, "Black & White...

This definitely isn't the roll out Meek Mill was expecting for his forthcoming project, Dreams Worth More Than Money, but the MMG rapper is making due. Currently locked up on a probation violation and not scheduled to get out until possibly after the album drops, Meek will have to strongly depend on his team...

Looks like Jay Z isn't backing out of this lawsuit without a fight. According to Billboard, the Brooklyn rapper plans on counteracting sound engineer, Chauncey Mahan, lawsuit for co-authorship of 45 songs by submitting a motion of dismissal...

While a lot of people chastised Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West for naming their daughter North, a few were actually infatuated by their choice. After being crowned by GQ for her hotness, Kim revealed to the magazine who exactly played vital roles in the naming of her precious daughter North...

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