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Troubled rapper Shyheim Franklin began his career at the age of 14 as a young affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan back in the 1990s. The former “Rugged Child” is now in his 30s and has endured some legal issues along the way. Last week, Shyheim was arrested on felony and gun charges after police raided […]

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Big Boi‘s Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors album was a sleeper and one of its best cuts is “In The A.” For the remix, T.I. and Ludacris’ verses get cut while Killer Mike adds on a potent 16-bars to the horn fueled instrumental.

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You don’t clearance from the Treasury to check out Cubana Lust. This ridiculously thick piece of Cuban tenderness loves showing off her assets, and no passports are needed.

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The body ofman missing since last month, and wrongfully identified as one of the Boston bombing suspects, has been found in Rhode Island. Authorities uncovered the body of Sunil Tripathi in the Providence River Tuesday (April 23) evening.

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Many people struggle to live life with no regrets. Fret not if this applies to you, for Snoop Lion cares if nobody else cares and proves such on a Reincarnated leftover, aptly titled “No Regrets.”

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The Associated Press has become one of many Twitter accounts that have been hijacked recently. The account was hacked Tuesday (April 23) with a claim of a White House attack and an injured President Obama.

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Politicians are usually found with prostitutes, but here’s a flip side to that story. A Mississippi mayoral candidate has detailed her life as a former “working girl,” who married one of her customers.

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Just to be clear, you don’t listen to Gunplay if your seeking righteous political rhymes or lovey dovey rap songs. That said, the Human L.A. Riot drops a video for “Pyrex.”

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Last night, the first #CRWN interview was held in New York City’s Highline Ballroom. The interview was veteran Hip-Hop journalist and Rap Radar founder Elliott Wilson and the man answering the questions was Tyler, the Creator of Odd Future fame, or infamy depending on how you feel about the guy.

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Talib Kweli‘s highly anticipated, long delayed new album, Prisoner of Conscious, is surely on the way. But to hold fans over a bit longer, the Brooklyn MC drops a video for “High Life,” featuring Rubix Cube and Bajah, off of the project.

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The next rapper from the A$AP Mob clique not named A$AP Rocky to get a push is clearly A$AP Ferg. The Harlem rapper drops a video for “Persian Wine,” off the Mob’s Lord$ Never Worry mixtape that dropped last year. 

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Still snoozing on Wale‘s Folarin mixtape? The Maybach Music Group rapper provides some incentive to give it a spin by dropping an unofficial video for “The One Eyed Kitten Song,” featuring Travis Porter.