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Lil B, one of Hip-Hop’s most polarizing figures, was part of a list of hopefuls to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards. But, it appears the Based God may have been banned from doing so.

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Frank Ocean may want to invest in a trophy case—if he hasn’t already. Ocean has been nominated for a GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Award.

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This doesn’t sound like a good idea, but Chris Brown is all about taking chances. The singer reportedly wants to perform with Rihanna at the Grammy Awards, next month. 

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Nas catapulted himself back into the forefront of Hip-Hop adoration after dropping the stellar Life Is Good album in 2012. Now the Queens rap veteran is already working on his latest opus, and gave props to some of last year’s best albums, too. 

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Music’s biggest night will be extra special for Ty Dolla $ign because he’s nominated for a Grammy. The L.A. native, born Tyrone Griffin, earned his stripes in the studio, producing and writing for a host of artists.

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The music world was ignited when the 55th Annual Grammy nominations were released during the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! last night. Unfortunately, for the Barbz, Nicki Minaj received zero nominations for the upcoming annual awards show.

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The Internets has been abuzz after the conclusion of the Coachella music festival this weekend, which included a hologram performance of west coast rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg that shocked revelers in attendance with its lifelike depiction of the late rapper.  MTV News interviewed the creator of the high-tech imagery who says […]

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Hip-Hop Wired has learned that Common and Drake actually squashed their beef at the Grammys, clearing up previous reports that the two rappers almost got into a violent altercation. Apparently, both Drake and Common’s entourages happened to be in the same area at the end of the Grammy red carpet, near where artists were being […]

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Lil’ Kim was a guest on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night. Fellow guest Willie Geist asked the Queen Bee what she thought of the “performance by a certain artist who kind of ripped off your style?,” at the Grammy Awards. After acting like she didn’t know who Nicki Minaj was, or that she […]

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Chris Brown is the master of pulling a “tweet and delete” and it looks like the singer has struck again. Brown learned the hard way that shooting from the hip in response to his critics isn’t always a good thing, so when he tweeted the haters who don’t like the fact that he performed at […]

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UPDATE (2/15/12): Multiple sources have told Hip-Hop Wired that Drake and Common did get into a shouting match, but there was no physical altercation between the two rappers. Word is that Lil’ Wayne had to intervene. Continue to stay tuned… — Sources are saying Common and Drake had to be separated by cops while backstage […]

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Last night’s Grammy Awards were a lot of things to a lot of people, especially The Catholic League. Nicki Minaj’s mock exorcism to the tune of her next single “Roman Holiday” left many bewildered, some disgusted. However, the Recording Academy appears to be standing behind Minaj…by not taking a stance. “One thing that is always […]