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Sprite recently launched a new “Obey Your Verse” campaign featuring verses from Missy Elliott, J. Cole and Tupac emblazoned on their cans. To complement the collector’s items, Sprite debuted television commercial starring the God MC, Rakim. 

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Gladys Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, has turned himself in after being charged with tax evasion and stealing hundreds of thousands dollars from his mother’s namesake soul food restaurants. 

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Fat and big are the words that come to mind for the checks and dollars involved in this long-standing lawsuit between Fat Joe and the late Big Pun‘s widow.

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Producer Detail is claiming Drake had him set up for a proper fade. Allegedly, when he declined to became his main producer, Detail got his jaw broken by Drizzy’s “bodyguard.”

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Kanye West is finally releasing a video from The Life Of Pablo album.

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Drake instrumentals continue to be the hot commodity this summer. This time around it’s Yonker’s own Jadakiss and Nino Man who borrow the 6 God’s “Pop Style” beat and give it that grittyness that makes NYC the capital of the Beast Coast in the visuals to “Block Style.” And to celebrate the first official day […]

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Sometimes you get trap Wiz Khalifa. In other moments, the Taylor Gang founds approaches his songs a bit more melodically like on “More And More.”

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The Knicks have acquired former NBA MVP point guard Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls, the team announced today (June 22). 

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Troy Ave‘s lawyer has his work cut out for him. The Brooklyn rapper formally plead not guilty to attempted murder in a Manhattan court today (June 22). 

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Perhaps two of the most prolific names in Hip-Hop, Zaytoven and Future, have oodles of music together according to the Atlanta-based producer.

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A week after Democratic Party members of the U.S. Senate filibustered for gun control measures, House Democrats are following suit with a symbolic sit-in. The GOP-governed U.S. House of Representatives faces an equal challenge from Democrats on the issue of gun control in the wake of the Orlando shooting tragedy.

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This may not have been deliberate shade from Kevin Hart but if it is, call it shade from the biggest palm tree in LA County. One of the first things people tend to do when they get on in Hollywood is throw rocks and hide their hands—especially when a check is involved.