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Young Buck continues his assault on 50 Cent and G-Unit and this time and went on a verbal tirade against his nemesis during a concert over the weekend in Detroit and also made point that his issues had nothing to do with Eminem.  Buck Marley told the crowd, “I’m gone clear this Shyte up real […]

Well, just in case anybody happened to forget, whether it was voluntarily or just through utter confusion, February 2 will be the day the world gets to see Lil Wayne’s new album Rebirth officially drop.  Showing his dominance on the music industry, this rap/rock hybrid establishes the fact that Wayne has some stretching room to […]

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Dancehall and reggae music is in trouble as yet another one of its stars is doing battle with the law.  As previously reported Buju Banton was arrested December 10 after police say he conspired to buy more than five kilograms of cocaine from an undercover police officer and is currently fighting those charges. Now adding […]

In light of the tragedy in Haiti, a new problem is rising in the capital of Port Au Prince, human trafficking. Ten Americans were arrested Sunday on charges of human trafficking after Haitian officials say they tried to take 33 Haitian children ranging in age from 2 months to 12 years to the Dominican Republic […]

Never in one’s wildest dreams would anyone have ever thought they would see the day when Lil Wayne and Eminem actually collaborated on a track together. So far with two tracks down, the two partnered up at the Grammy Awards last night to deliver the single from Lil Wayne’s Rebirth, “Drop The World”, which drops […]

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards took place last night highlighting the best in musical entertainment for the year. One thing you didn’t see “highlighted” however were winners from last night’s Rap categories. In typical Grammy fashion Hip-Hop was snubbed and several of the categories were not aired on television. In case you didn’t know “Best […]

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Apparently, Houston rapper Bun B is one to always deliver and give the people what they want with the drop of his recent mixtape “No Mixtape” Originally meant to be an outlet for a lyrical exercise, Bun dropped freestyle after freestyle over instrumentals such as Jay Z’s “On To the Next One”, USDA’s “Bag Music” […]

Hip Hop may be the platform for an artist to spin their street tales to the masses, but some have come to find out that the rap money doesn’t stretch that far and there must be other means to support one’s self as they perfect their craft in music. Mos Def is an artist that […]

Atlanta’s own B.O.B., also known as Bobby Ray, has been on a grind like no other as an up and coming rookie in Hip Hop. Opting to not using his status under T.I. as part of Grand Hustle as some means of leverage, the rapper has been heavy at work to build his foundation through […]

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“Communication is the key to any unit staying together for so long.  Even I’ll admit that 18 years is a long time for a group of people to stay together.” ?uestlove Many groups are unable to stand the test of time.  Legendary groups such as the Jackson 5, the Wu Tang Clan and The Beatles […]

While artists such as 50 Cent, Eminem and Jay Z were celebrating their Grammy wins at Sunday’s awards ceremony, some artists were still ecstatic to be in such an arena, but took note of Hip Hop being snubbed by the show. As acts such as Taylor Swift and Beyonce were able to receive their awards […]

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With February serving as the celebration for Black History Month, Hip Hop looks to be making its own history with an onslaught of mixtapes being dropped. As Cassidy continues to work on his fourth album C.A.S.H., the rapper intends to leave the streets with something to feast on with the release of the mixtape Apply […]