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New Orleans police made good on their promise to get to the bottom of last week’s Mother’s Day shooting, arresting two men this week. The suspect are brothers.

On Fridays, it’s customary to count down the hours until you’re free to gallivant the streets seeking imminent “turn up.” You can always count on Juicy J to drop a tune perfect for said occasion. His latest cut,”Boss N***a,” is less trippy than most of his releases, but proves to be worthy of multiple spins.

Blue Ivy is going to be a big sister sometime next year. Reportedly, Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child by husband Jay-Z.

There is no Hip-Hop collective as revered, or as influential, as Native Tongues (or just “Native Tongue”).* Anchored by The Jungle Brothers, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, with many other members, you can find their DNA in plenty of today’s rap acts.

At this point, it’s safe to assume that Gucci Mane is willing to release any and every track from his forthcoming Trap House 3 project prior to its release. He’s dropped three in the past week, and returns today with a visual for another titled “BreakDance.”

Don’t tell Drake, but somebody is trying to make Toronto look bad. A video has surfaced, allegedly showing Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack.

We’re now halfway through May. A full third of 2013 is behind us and things are really beginning to heat up in more ways than one. Quality Hip-Hop is popping up with more and more frequency as the temperature rises, so we have new jawns to rock for sundress and cargo shorts season.

Fat Joe returns with the full visual for his single “Ballin’,” after providing a behind the scenes look via Instagram weeks ago. The Bronx rapper kicks slick rhymes about the fruits of his labor, backed by a verse of affluent bars from Wiz Khalifa and a catchy chorus from Teyana Taylor.

Even drug dealers have side hustles. A Papa John’s pizza delivery man was popped for selling coke (the powdery variety) to undercover cops in Brooklyn since 2011.

The Weeknd relishes on the element of surprise yet again, as he liberates “Kiss Land” out of the blue for fans to enjoy. The sensual title track from his forthcoming album is a steamy eight minute long record, on which the Canadian singer shares his inner most fantasies.

On this fine Friday morning, the Hip-Hop gods have blessed us with new tunes from Wu-Tang Clan.  The track is expertly titled “Execution In Autumn,” and is presumably the first sampling from the legendary group’s forthcoming  album A Better Tomorrow.

Besides writing a lot of rhymes, we guess, Ja Rule lifted plenty of weights in prison. An Instagram photo yesterday revealed that the formerly bird chested rapper could be a contender in your local body building contest.