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The sun done reached the southern vernal equinox and you know what that means? It’s Wyclef time cause he’s a Libra y’all.

The release of the official soundtrack for Birth Of A Nation brings us new tracks from Nas (“War” featuring Raye), Pusha T and Meek Mill (“Black Moses” featuring Priscilla Renea), Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne (“Oh Lord”), and more.

Score another win for the Jigga Man, this time in Hollywood. Jay Z has inked a two-year deal with The Weinstein Company (WTC) to develop projects for film and television. 

The talents of Dave East aren’t exactly a secret thanks to a Nas co-sign and serious bars. Now even more people will become aware as the Harlem rapper revealed that he signed a deal with Def Jam Records. 

As promised, Juicy J delivered his video for “Ballin,” featuring Kanye West today (Sept. 29). Guys hoop and throw down dunks while the Trippy One got Yeezy to be his hypeman in a warehouse.

While it may seem like John Legend’s taken a break from making baby-making music, the truth of the matter is that for the most part he’s been taking care of the baby that he’s made for the past few months like a responsible man is supposed to. 

Tristan Rettke, a white student at East Tennessee University, was arrested for civil rights intimidation after wearing a gorilla mask at a Black Lives Matter protest. Rettke also handed out bananas with nooses tied around them to Black protestors who peacefully gathered Wednesday afternoon.

Chance The Rapper’s ascension to superstardom and household name recognition continues as the Chicago rapper has found himself engaged to give a private performance for another fellow Chicagoan, President Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama has been vocal surrounding this year’s presidential election as he nears the final months of his second and last term. In a radio interview, the president urged voters to show up to the polls this year as each person who doesn’t vote may as well be casting the ballot for Donald Trump.

Hillary Clinton, riding the wave sparked by her mopping of the floor with Donald Trump in last Monday’s debate, has gone back to campaign mode but this time reaching out to Hip-Hop fans. Clinton tweeted out a voter registration contest that gives fans a chance to meet Pusha T, but Twitter wasn’t having it.

Thot King has gone from making rap videos to being careful not to drop the soap. Back in June, the Columbus, Ohio rapper born Eric. D. Chavis plead guilty to recruiting underage girls to appear in his music videos, and he was just sentenced to 15 years in the bing. 

Beanie Sigel went on Taxstone’s Tax Season podcast to passionately and eloquently explain his fall out with Meek Mill, questioning the rapper’s street cred in the process. Meek has responded, by posting a text on Instagram.