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Emceeing is officially back in a major way and every well-versed rhymer is taking advantage of. Queens rap king Consequence is back in the mix, helping the De La Soul bunch plant their latest set of Da.I.S.I.E.S. with the “Vocabulary Spills (Remix).”

Iggy Azalea is becoming quite the visible figure in the realm of music and fashion but she had to pump her brakes on bits of crowd participation at her shows. The reason being, her scantily clad Australian frame was continuously becoming the victim of a pervy finger trying to poke into her honey pot and […]

After experiencing some well deserved traction with the Black Hystori Project mixtape, things have slowed down for CyHi The Prynce. But today the rapper delivered a new visual for “Is It Me,” featuring Tate Dumonde and Crystal Renee that could keep his name buzzing a while longer.

Today, April 22 marks the 20-year anniversary of Matty Rich’s coming-of-age classic, The Inkwell. To celebrate the feat, we follow-up with the film’s main stars and update their whereabouts.

The NYPD is clearly suffering from a lack of self-awareness. Earlier today the department (foolishly) asked the Twitterverse to tweet photos of their favorite flicks with NYPD officers, under the hashtag #MYNYPD.

Saturday, April 19, Hip-Hop Wired traveled to Washington D.C. to see if the hubbub surrounding the second annual Broccoli City Festival was warranted. But before we get into the experience, it’s important to understand that the cause behind the concert is much grander than the event itself.

 Funkmaster Flex is taking being the self-proclaimed “Digital King” very seriously. Today (April 22), Emmis Communications announced that it is partnering with Flex to have him create digital platforms (read: websites) for the brand’s various radio personalities. 

House Budget Chairman and former Vice President candidate Paul Ryan, R-Wi, has some explaining to do to African-Americans–and he will, following comments he made that basically implied Black people in the ghetto don’t work hard.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots has long been considered one of music’s most knowledgeable minds. Considering Questlove established his foundation drumming for one of the world’s most popular Hip-Hop groups, his thoughts on where the genre is and where it can go are worth observing.

Last week, rapper Andre Johnson cut off his penis and testicles, then jumped out of a second-floor apartment window –all while he was high on PCP. The 40-year-old allegedly attempted suicide, and somehow survived the harrowing incident, but he won’t be getting his genitalia back.

If Scarface had a quarter for every time someone announced “Mr. Scarface is back,” that child support struggle he faced shortly before his return to rapping, probably would have never even happened.

Well, everyone knew this was coming. Today, ScHoolboy Q debuted a visual for his Oxymoron fan favorite “Studio,” featuring crooner BJ The Chicago Kid.