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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will.i.am will see Pharrell Williams in court because of an ongoing dispute over the use of “I Am” in the latter’s “i am OTHER” brand. No, this situation hasn’t been resolved.

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The Mrs. Carter World Tour was in London and Beyoncé and Jay Z, as well as Swizz Beatz were spotted out partying at a private nightspot called The Arts Club.

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The Tanning Of America series has recounted Hip-Hop’s transition from the block to the boardroom. The final installment brought the documentary to a masterful close with a focus on the culture’s now global reach.

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UPDATE: We’ve received footage of Kendrick Lamar’s CES 2014 performance courtesy of Ray P. See it after the jump. Last night (January 9), Dr. Dre closed out CES 2014 in Las Vegas with an extravagant Beats By Dre party at LIGHT Nightclub at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. There fans were treated to performances by special guests […]

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Pharrell Williams isn’t taking any chances with will.i.am‘s attempts to keep all things “I Am” for himself. The N.E.R.D. rapper/singer has sued the Black Eyed Peas frontman in order to keep using his own “i am OTHER” brand.

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Will.i.am’s legal action against Pharrell Williams isn’t a lawsuit, his lawyer says. Rolling Stone obtained court documents in which the Los Angeles native accused Williams of stealing his “I Am” moniker for “i am OTHER.”

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Beat jacking might just be rap’s not-so-secret epidemic. Yesterday, producer Major Seven accused K.E. On the Track of stealing the beat for “The Devil Is A Lie” (pretty ironic, given the title).

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Odd Future, one of Hip-Hop’s most versatile collectives, connected in the spirit of Halloween to create a short film called The Ghost of the Hotel. As the title implies, this is a good old fashioned mystery.

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will.i.am always had a knack for having out of the box concepts for visuals, and he delivers yet another for his #willpower track “#ThatPower,” featuring Justin Bieber.

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will.i.am is feeling quite generous today. Last night, the Black Eyed Peas artist dropped his new single “Fall Down,” featuring Miley Cirus, only to turn around and stream the entire #willpower project on on his Youtube channel. With that we receive this track, titled “Freshy,” with Juicy J.

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Hot 97 & Miss Info ran the show on the red carpet for yesterday’s inaugural YouTube Music Awards event. To be expected, there were a lot of unfiltered, unscripted moments.