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It’s not a “Lovely Day” for Kendrick Lamar. Bill Withers’ publishing group is suing Lamar and his recording home Top Dawg Entertainment for sampling his 1975 song “Don’t Want You To Stay” for 2009’s “I Do This.”

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For the first time since a nearly fatal overdose last October, Lamar Odom shared an update on his goals for the future. Entertainment Tonight caught up with the 36-year-old former NBA player at the Staples Center following Kobe Bryant’s final game Wednesday (April 13) night.

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The Netflix’s Luke Cage series just got even more anticipated, at least in Hip-Hop circles. Marvel’s Luke Cage will be scored by A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge. 

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If you’re riding around this Saturday and you happen to see a bunch of people standing in line outside of that record store that you rarely go in, do not be alarmed, it’s not a “Going Out Of Business” sale, it is the eighth annual celebration of Record Store Day.

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The violent murder of rapper and French Montana protege Chinx was a shock to fans of the rising rapper, who was on the cusp of stardom. Since investigating the 2015 incident, the NYPD said that the recording artist was a target of a hit.

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Besides dealing with a $15M defamation lawsuit from Ciara, Future has music to promote. Last night (April 14), the Atlanta rapper hit The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “Wicked.” 

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Looks like Drake is done with Moscato and ordering something a little stronger from the bar. The Canadian-rapper is coming out with his own American Whiskey called Virginia Black.

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At one point, Kobe Bryant was down with adidas. But now it’s strictly Nike, and as Nick Young learned, that goes for shoes that will bear his autograph, too. 

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As Barbershop 3: The Next Cut arrives in theaters nationwide today, the movie franchise’s creator Ice Cube admits that he really didn’t feel like making another one.

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Early this morning (April 15), Kid Cudi dropped another surprise cut called “All In.” Like the previously released “Frequency,” there is no word yet on where this song will land.

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Comedian Chris Rock and his new lady, actress Megalyn Echikunwoke, are the latest hot Hollywood item, with the pair turning heads after appearing together at media events. Although Echikunwoke is an industry veteran known to fans of her small screen work, not many people know much about her.

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Most of today’s Hip-Hop visuals are being shot in places like studios, mansions, and trap houses (junkyards are slowly creeping into the top 3). On his Young Thug and Young Dolph featured “Trap House” Lil Durk was able to make use of two out of the three locations as the trio got it crunk and […]