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J. Cole will provide fans with an one-time opportunity to hear Born Sinner before it releases June 18. Today, June 6 at 8PM EST/7PM CT/5PM PST, the Roc Nation will coordinate a listening session for his highly anticipated sophomore LP across seven cities.

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Most rappers are faking it ’til they make it. Don’t put Drake in that category, though. Reportedly, the Toronto rapper recently a copped a Bugatti. 

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Chicago rappers stay getting arrested. Chief Keef affiliate Lil Durk was arrested yesterday (June 5) with a .40-caliber handgun in the Englewood section of violence plagued city. Not a good look or a convicted felon.

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The biggest non-secret in Hip-Hop is that Jay-Z is working on an album. There is no inkling of a release date yet, but Hova was spotted in the studio with Nas, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. 

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With another 2000 Twitter followers under his belt, Nipsey Hussle liberates his fourth heater in recent weeks with “All Get Right.”

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Miguel want to set the record straight. The R&B singer is refuting reports that he was instructed by the producers of the Billboard Music Awards not to try his ill-fated leap across a pit of fans. 

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Young Dro is still Hustle Gang affiliated and the Atlanta rapper drops a video for “Swoop.” Just so you know, the last place you want to watch this video is during work hours or while you’re spending quality time with your underage kid.

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Michelle Obama is not for the disrespect. The first lady was speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Washington D.C. Tuesday (June 4), and confronted a heckler by saying, “One of the things I don’t do well, is this.” Yikes.

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When it comes to weed busts in America, Black people are targeted more often than Whites. Surprised? You shouldn’t be.

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The Roots have been ambassadors for Philadelphia in Hip-Hop and world culture overall since hitting the scene with 1993 debut Organix!. The City of Brotherly Love recently implored a bit of reciprocity to the hometown heroes by dedicating a mural to them in their honor on the corner of Broad Street and South Street.

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Most NBA debates nowadays about who’s the best player in the game right now start and end with LeBron James, with some Kobe Bryant thrown in the mix.

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With Born Sinner just two weeks shy of releasing, fans still know very little about J. Cole’s highly anticipated sophomore LP. It’s been difficult to differentiate between the fact and fiction in the news, but today, we receive a bit of truth with the project’s official tracklist.