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Chris Lighty is gone but not forgotten. The music industry executive shot himself outside of his Bronx apartment last month, reportedly over the fall of his marriage, and financial issues. As friend and manager to many notable figures in entertainment, Lighty is credited with cultivating the careers of the likes of 50 Cent, Mariah Carey […]

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While a lot of the North East coasts’ rap fanbase was up in Philadelphia for the Made In America festival, the other chunk of hip-hop heads were in New Jersey for Rock The Bells. Artists such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Curren$y, Murs & Fashawn, and plenty of others touched the stage, it was Nas’ set that stole the show. Nas, […]

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Drake is a funny (and clearly delusional) guy. October’s Very Own foolishly believes that he is the first rapper to “successfully” mix rapping with singing. His words caused an instantaneous stir in the online atmosphere with commenters hitting up both our Twitter and Facebook pages giving tons of examples of reputable artists who not only […]

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Although Canadian rapper and singer Drake has found fame as a dual threat artist who can belt out the vocals along with the bars, he’s not much of a historian after revealing in an interview that he considers himself the first artist to find success in both rhyming and singing. Speaking backstage at a sold-out event […]

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Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill are still not friends. While their relationship may never be restored to what it used to be in their Fugees days, it looked like the former group members could put the past behind them and move forward. When asked about her on-going tax issues, Jean admitted to VladTV that he […]

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When you’re bringing in millions of dollars, making sure that your taxes are paid should be priority No.1, but it seems like just about everybody in the game fails to take heed of Uncle Sam’s wrath. Earlier today Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her failure to pay taxes on 1.6 million in […]

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R.Kelly doesn’t appear to be strapped for cash, but for whatever reason he refuses to settle his tax debt. The “It’s On” singer owes Uncle Sam $4.85 million in back taxes, for bills dating back to 2005.

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Nas gives his thoughts on the dumbed down state of Hip-Hop, in the second part of his interview with The Life Files.  The site released part one of his interview last week, but the sequel  addresses a different set of topics.

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Nas was originally scheduled to appear as one of Nicki Minaj’s  guests during her headlining set. As a result of the opinions of Peter Rosenberg, Mr. Jones was awarded his own set to fill in  for Young Money’s decision to pull off of the bill. Nasir graced the stage with Lauryn Hill in tow. In a brief interview with […]

You think you’ve seen everything there is to see at the controversial Hot 97’s Summer Jam this past weekend? Think again. Hip-Hop Wired and our homie, Ernest Estime takes you behind the scenes of all the sights that only a select few got to see this past Sunday at the Metlife Stadium. Check out exclusive […]

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Nicki Minaj‘s no show for Hot 97’s Summer Jam put a monkey wrench in the plans of the show. Minaj’s planned set included special appearances from Cam’Ron, Foxy Brown, Nas and Lauryn Hill. However, Lauryn Hill was a guest but no for Ms. Minaj. After the jump, you can read Ms. Hill’s entire diatribe about […]

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Lauryn Hill recently performed at the ZulaSoundBar in South Africa for artist Kanyi Mavi’s release party. In the footage Ms. Hill sound damn good, wowing the crowd with an impromptu performance that slips into an interpolation of her hit “Lost Ones.” However, while Lauryn Hill impressed in the video below, fans at the  Capetown Jazz Music […]