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Kanye West typically runs a tight ship when creating an album, letting little to no information leak about forthcoming bodies of work. But we’d imagine that the rapper’s friends get a sneak peak, and that’s just what actor Seth Rogen was provided.

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VH1 star and Hit The Floor alum Stephanie Moseley on Monday morning was fatally shot by her rapper husband, Earl Hayes. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.

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Talk about a hell of the run. The OGs Reggie Osse and Premium Pete return with the latest installment of The Combat Jack Show, this time featuring the legendary LL Cool J.

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Battle Rap star Young B The Future was shot dead Monday (Dec. 8) night in Los Angeles, ending the rise of one of the west coast’s brightest talents.

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December 9, 2014, is a day that should live in Hip-Hop memorabilia. Not since June 18, a year prior, has a single date been packed with so many promising albums. Among the releases is PRhyme, a self-titled collaborative project by super duo, DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9”.

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President Obama stopped by The Colbert Report Monday night (Dec. 9) just as the host was about to offer up his “cure” for Obamacare in “The Word” segment.

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Chris Rock is seriously stating his case for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to be the best album of any musical genre. Despite the record’s universal appeal, Rock actually appears on the album, making his opinion a questionable one.

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This news will probably confuse most fully-initiated members of Black Greek-Letter Organizations (BGLOS). A Georgia chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has instructed its members not to wear paraphernalia during Mike Brown and Eric Brown protests. 

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For the second consecutive year, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been linked to a scuffle with a younger competitor in the music industry. The Internet is buzzing with word that Puff put hands on Drake at a Miami nightclub.

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Sad news for Kendrick Lamar fans. The rumored tracklist making its way around the Internet is a total fake.

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The wait (though not a very long one) is over. J. Cole officially debuted his third studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive.

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Rae Sremmurd scored early success sans any big features. But that changes on “Throw Sum Mo,” the Nicki Minaj and Young Thug-assisted third single from the young duo’s upcoming debut album SremmLife.