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T.I. and Jeezy closed out the annual hustle and bustle of the BET Hip-Hop Awards with an intimate cookout to celebrate their birthdays–the former’s is September 25, while the latter’s is September 28–in their native Atlanta.
The position of power shifted from the DJ to the MC as Hip-Hop became a larger cultural phenomenon, but it’s important to acknowledge what the former means to the culture’s progression. Each year, the craft of deejaying is commended on a grand stage at the Global Spin Awards, which returns this year on November 18.
What a difference a year can make. In that amount of time, Lil Bibby went from a rising Chicago rapper to an XXL Freshman, who’s undoubtedly one of the game’s better rookies.
Yesterday’s shocking announcement of LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t fail to illicit a response from nearly every across the board. While embittered Miami Heat fans sulked and patient Cavs rejoiced, the middle ground bore witness to shameless fans hopping on the bandwagon back to the heart of the Midwest.
Atlanta rap ambassador DJ Drama has been showing no signs of his hustle slowing down. As for his soon-to-be-ex-wife Summer Walker, well that’s quite the polar opposite story.
Agenda Las Vegas is one of the world’s most enthralling fashion expos. Buyers, designers, distributors and media from all corners of the earth convene under Sin City’s bright lights before the show ventures off to Long Beach and NYC.
The quest over Crenshaw’s crown has already been sowed up by Nipsey Hussle this year but he’s going to keep it 100 the only way he knows how. And that’s with hard work and dedication to the music he puts out.
DJ Khaled returns with a cinematic visual for his feature-heavy track “Never Surrender,” guest starring Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Akon, John Legend, and Anthony Hamilton.
Young Jeezy and his CTE World imprint debuted their #Itstheworld EP earlier today. After a first listen, it’s clear that the closing track, “4 What,” is a standout in the bunch.
DJ Drama’s latest single from his fourth studio album, Quality Street Music is “So Many Girls” featuring Wale, Roscoe Dash and Tyga.
Every day this week, Hip-Hop Wired and the Wired 25 will be counting down the best of everything from 2012.
You want that reprise of J.Cole’s “Miss America?” Well, it’s yours.