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Rappers getting their own sneakers are all the craze these days. Pusha T was already on that wave and gets bestowed with a re-up of his own signature line courtesy of adidas Originals.

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Chance The Rapper dropped his Coloring Book project exclusively on Apple Music, has an endorsement deal with Kit Kat and is one of today’s most popular and critically acclaimed MCs. Now, the Chicago rapper is finally getting around to working on his actual debut album. 

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Kanye West will be spending Thanksgiving in the hospital while conspiracy theorist debate whether or not he is pulling the jig. Sources say Yeezy may have faked his mental breakdown to avoid paying some hefty bills. 

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Luke’s been taking so many L’s lately that you’d think he was the embodiment of the Democratic party. From hot slugs to a hot acid bath, Luke Cage has been trying to hang on to dear life like Coolio’s been hanging on to his two braids that refuse to lose.

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Swizz Beatz and Uncle Sam are even. The super producer and art buff recently settled up with the IRS, paying back slightly over $2M in taxes for 2008 to 2010 and 2014 to 2015. 

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2 Chainz made a killing with his ugly Christmas sweaters featuring a dabbing Santa last year, but he may now have some competition. Nas is throwing his hat into the Holiday attire ring with his own Black kneeling Santa Claus knitted sweaters.

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Life is good for Gucci Mane right now. After doing a bid in both the clink and then in the crib, Guwop’s been living the life of a free man for a minute now. In his visuals to “Selling Heroine” Mr. Zone 6 shows that whether he’s on stage or backstage he’s getting the kind of […]

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As the rest of the world is praying for Kanye West, one Sacramento radio station is banning his music from the airwaves.

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After pressure from “old heads,” purist and online critics, Lil Yachty finally got around to listening to both of The Notorious B.I.G.’s albums after calling the legend “overrated.”

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Lupe Fiasco burst onto the scene in 2006 after slowly grinding on the mixtape scene and a feature on one of Kanye West‘s early solo hits in “Touch The Sky” from the Late Registration album. Fiasco has since forged his own lane but hasn’t forgotten his Chicago brethren in his time of need after he […]

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Kanye West is not having a nervous breakdown. At least that’s what the latest “source” claims, saying that Yeezy went to the hospital voluntarily, at his doctor’s request. 

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Michael Jordan re-lived the meme that’s making him internet famous when he was bestowed with the Medal of Freedom from President Obama.