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MC Ren and Ice Cube have created musical magic together outside of the N.W.A before and 2014 seems to be as good as time as any to try to duplicate that gangsta feeling.

    Everybody is known to make a lifelong friend or two along the way and it generally happens in high school. Same goes for a snot-nosed, pubescent fresh-faced rapper. As they struggle to pay attention in geometry and Shakespearean literature classes, their aspirations to becoming a celebrated MC increases. Big Sean relayed to us […]

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What’s beef? That famous question was once posed by the late, great Notorious B.I.G. in efforts to really outline the seriousness of a feud on wax. Unfortunately, the legendary MC was gunned down before he could lyrically reconcile with any of his foes that he had serious issues with. Mainly Tupac Shakur.

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The world’s worst-kept secret was finally confirmed yesterday (May 29) when Apple decided to own up to the rumors that they were buying Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Music for more than $3 billion.

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N.W.A captured the minds of Hip-Hop fans with their classic 1988 Straight Outta Compton debut album, and a biopic sharing the same name as the record  has been in the works for years. The film takes another important step in coming to life after the studio signed a writer to rewrite the script.

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Few imagined a rapper in The White House when N.W.A infamously turned 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue into The Black House in their “Express Yourself” video.

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With his buddy cop movie Ride Along about to hit theaters tomorrow, Ice Cube made it a point to stop by The Breakfast Club. The interview revealed several interesting factoids about the west coast legend’s career.

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“Federal agents mad ‘cuz I’m flagrant/tapped my cell and the phone in the basement.”

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On April 26, 1995, Ice Cube, DJ Pooh, and F. Gary Gray changed the game with their comedy classic, Friday.

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For music artists, one of the greatest honors is to be inducted into Cleveland’s hallowed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While only a scant few Hip-Hop acts have been entered into the hall, West Coast legends N.W.A. (N-ggaz With Attitude) and pioneering Queens rapper LL Cool J are among the nominees for the 2014 […]

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Jimmy Fallon is just one week into his new gig as the new host of The Tonight’s Show, but he’s already killing it. Last night, the Saturday Night Live star turned on-air personality introduced new viewers to the “History of Rap” with the help of his partner in rhyme, Justin Timberlake.

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As you may or may not have known, Arsenio Hall made a return to late night television. Without missing the beat, the reboot of The Arsenio Hall Show had a pair of noteworthy guest last night in the legendary Ice Cube and independent MC Mac Miller.