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Jay Z has come very long way since his day spittin’ bars before he dropped his class debut, Reasonable Doubt. No some alleged demos from the Hip-Hop mogul’s halcyon days have made it onto the Internets.
Rosie Perez, who for the last four months has been a part of ABC morning talk show The View, will be leaving the program according to sources. Perez has been absent from the program all January due to acting obligations.
Cuba is about to become a tourist destination for Americans. Today (Jan. 15), the Obama administration announced that it will be easing travel restrictions to the Caribbean island starting tomorrow (Jan. 16).
Certified Fresh alum Snootie Wild has been moving and shaking since he last spoke with Hip-Hop Wired. So much so that he’s documenting his journey in a vlog series titled “Go Mode.”
Quality bars come a-plenty on a track by rapper Freddie Gibbs and Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist and producer Hanni El Khatib called “Satin Black.”
Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era got some great free promotion when a photo of Malia Obama, President Obama’s 16-year-old daughter, rocking the crew’s t-shirt went viral. It turns out that the Brooklyn rapper didn’t realize who she was, at first.
2 Chainz has a nostalgic moment on a new track called “Road Dawg” from the upcoming T.R.U. Jack City compilation mixtape.
Jay Z and Beyoncé know their marriage is forever under the microscope and it’s the littlest things they do that can transform into a headline. This time out, it’s the wandering eye of Yoncé that has the entire Internet buzzing over an instance that Complex slyly dubbed “Beywatch.”
If you happened to watch HLN Tuesday night, you got a treat in the form of 2 Chainz demolishing Nancy Grace in a debate about legalized marijuana. There probably couldn’t be a more odd pair sharing screen time.
It’s something about tracks driven by smooth piano keys that draws in listeners. Add an Atlanta bounce to the equation, some bars from Future, and there you have the equation for “Just Like Bruddas.”
Action Bronson stopped through Hot 97 and as expect dropped a “Funkmaster Flex Freestyle.”
Calvin Klein photoshop f*ckery aside, Justin Bieber is aiming to be taken seriously this year. Musically, at least.