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While the status of a new Wu-Tang Clan united effort still hangs in the balances, Raekwon pushes forward with his sixth album Fly International Luxurious Art. Today we get a formal invitation to the project with “The Living Room.”

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David Letterman recently announced that he plans to retire in 2015. With much speculation on who would be his replacement on The Late Show, CBS just announced today (April10) that Stephen Colbert will be replacing the late night funny man. 

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A local rapper named Blood Money (aka Big Glo), a cousin of Chief Keef, was shot and killed in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago last night (April 9). Born Mario Hess, the 33-year-ol had reportedly just signed a deal with Interscope Records. 

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A$AP Ferg is in the business of jacking for beats. After releasing freestyles over Young Thug’s “Danny Glover,” ScHoolboy Q’s “Man of the Year,” and more, he returns with his take on Future’s “Move That Dope.”

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The student who went on a stabbing spree at a suburban Pittsburgh high school has now been identified. Alex Hribal was taken into custody on Wednesday after the shocking incident, and has been slapped with several attempted homicide and assault charges.

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40 Glocc just can’t win for losing and it doesn’t appear his luck will be changing anytime soon.

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The late, great Nate Dogg’s family is still fighting over the Hip-Hop crooner’s Pomona, CA home. Family members are arguing over the sale of the home, to basically get as much money as they can out of the deal. 

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The 20th anniversary for Nas’ legendary debut album Illmatic is fastly approaching and while it may have changed the boundaries of an MC’s skill set, it wasn’t exactly a commercial success.

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When it’s all said and done, Drake could make the Guinness World Book of Records for being the most triumphant, yet consistent victim of slander the world’s ever seen. Yesterday, the Toronto rapper cleared up the slanderous accusations saying that he’s a bandwagon Kentucky Wildcats fan who switched sides after their NCAA national championship game lost.

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Accused child molester Woody Allen may have to add another unfortunate stigma to his name of “alleged racist” after a report is claiming he dismissed the notion of having any “Black gangsters” for his new play adaptation of one his previous films.

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The line between independent up and comers and established artists is very blurred in that it’s far from unusual to see both sides collaborate. That’s why it’s possible for a rapper like Iamsu! to connect with 50 Cent on “Show You.”

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NFL linebacker Brandon Spikes made an ill-fated pop culture reference to the Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave in a diss to his old team, the New England Patriots.