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MMG drops music more frequently than any crew in Hip-Hop. With their current focus on Wale’s sophomore album The Gifted, it’s easy for smaller scale projects like Rockie Fresh‘s The Birthday Tape to slip your minds. Today, we receive a quick reminder via the “Kush Do” remix.

Myspace is pulling out all the stops after a complete overhaul of the former social media giant was announced by Justin Timberlake earlier this year. In a new high-energy promo ad aimed at beefing up interest features Pharrell, Mac Miller, Schoolboy Q, RiFF RAFF, Ciara, and plenty of others. 

The largest indictment of its kind in Santa Clara County history was handed down to 48 suspected gang members believed to be part of the Nuestra Familia crew. The suspects are charged with crimes ranging from murder to selling drugs.

Sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but Joey Bada$$ will no longer release his Summer Knights EP today as originally planned. Fret not fans. This dark cloud has a silver lining, because the project will now drop July 1 as a free full-length album. We receive another sampling today with “95 Til Infinity.”

Eminem’s publishing company alleges that Facebook used an unauthorized version of one of the Detroit rapper’s songs in an advertisement for the Facebook Home application. The social media giant, and an advertisement agency named in the infringement complaint, will have to respond to the allegations this month or face penalties.

Marlon Wayans has been around long enough to have seen and met some interesting people. One person in particular was Tupac Shakur, who he starred with in street basketball film Above The Rim. The Wayans brother had some interesting commentary about the late actor and rapper. 

Yeezus season couldn’t go unhitched, huh? French Canadian model, Leyla Ghobadi, claims Kanye West cheated on Kim Kardashian with her almost a year ago. Mind you, this news arrives as the Chicago native anxiously awaits the birth of his first child with the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star.

Earlier this morning (June 12), news broke of a French Canadian model named Leyla Ghobadi claiming that Kanye West cheated on Kim Kardashian with her. However, Hip-Hop music’s version of Michael Jordan and Steve Jobs is denying her claims, stating that 23-year-old woman is just out for publicity.

Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie (also known as The Mad Rapper) has deep roots in Hip-Hop and is partly responsible for the success of a few noteworthy artist. One happens to be the incomparable Kanye West. Unfortunately, the two no longer have a working relationship.

Pusha T has a new album, My Name Is My Name, dropping this summer, but music isn’t the G.O.O.D. Music rapper’s only endeavor. The Clipse member and Play Cloths founder just opened a new boutique in Norfolk, Va. 

Curren$y is a one-man factory when it comes to creating music. Count up the amount of material he’s released since the top of the year if you don’t believe us. Spitta returns today with a new track featuring Trinidad James$ called “Killers.”

Lil Wayne is a man of his word, apparently. Having missed two scheduled appearances —one after suffering a seizure— the Grammy winning rapper appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to speak on his current health, his plans to retire after Tha Carter V, and more.