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Nick Cannon has been named the 2013 All-Star for ADCOLOR, a charity celebrating diversity in media related industries. Cannon will be honored during the Awards and Industry Conference in Beverly Hills, CA this September.

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Ludacris has never really gotten his proper due. So maybe that’s why he sounds so aggressive on “Raised In The South,” featuring trap rapper extraordinaire Young Jeezy. 

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will.i.am always had a knack for having out of the box concepts for visuals, and he delivers yet another for his #willpower track “#ThatPower,” featuring Justin Bieber.

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TMZ posted a story touting the dead Boston Marathon bomber’s ties to Hip-Hop. A clear reach, the story has pissed many off. 

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As far as we’re concerned, there are only two contenders for song of the year thus far: one being a certain Canadian MC’s spiel about where he started from and J. Cole‘s “Power Trip.” The latter surprised the Interents with a vlog, in which he shows fans how he created the hypnotic beat piece by piece.

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Do you remember Reggaeton? More power to you if you do. Our peeps at Latina are familiar with the genre, which blends Reggae, Soca, Bomba and more, and got nostalgic since N.O.R.E., now known as P.A.P.I, dropped a new album this week titled Student of the Game.

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Jay-Z has sold his stake in the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The move has long been speculated ever since the rapper/mogul announced the formation of Roc Nation Sports and his ambitions to become a pro sports agent.

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Despite being a multi-Grammy Award winner, Lauryn Hill’s life is coming apart at the seams. Already facing jail time after pleading guilty to tax evasion, now her landlord claims that the R&B singer and sometimes MC is a late on her rent, and needs to get out the crib right now. 

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Boston is on lockdown. A shootout last night left one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects dead, while the other is still at large and on the run.

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The FBI has released images of two men wanted for questioning in the Boston marathon bombings.  Authorities reached out to the public Thursday (April 18) in hopes that it will lead them two the suspects.

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Chief Keef just may never learn. The Chicago rapper took to Instagram to share a pic of him pointing at gun at the camera. Also, this man needs some lotion [II].

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Homage should only be bestowed to the deserving, and with that we receive a tribute to fallen Gang Starr MC Keith “Guru” Elam, affectionately titled “G.U.R.U.” Almost three years after his death, producer Marco Polo and the legendary DJ Premier connect to create a groove that perfectly embodies both of their styles.