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Since their much-publicized breakup, Damon Dash and Jay-Z have refused to ever publicly blame one another for the unexpected split up of Roc-a-fella Records. Well, apparently Dame has finally pointed the finger at Hova over the Roc’s demise…sort of.

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Joseline Hernandez was in top form on last night’s episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. The Puerto Rican Princess was spilling major tea on half the cast, old and new.

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It’s no secret that Drake is the ambassador for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors franchise and has been for the last few years. We’re not entirely sure what the job description entails, but he must being doing a hell of a job if his affiliation to a specific NBA team isn’t stopping other players from expressing their […]

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Kanye West called into The Steve Harvey Morning Show and hinted that he will be hitting the road very soon.

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J Dilla lives on in his hometown Detroit. This morning Dilla’s Delights doughnuts shop opened in downtown Detroit and they’ve already sold out.

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Let’s start this by pointing out that 50 Cent is 40-years-old. The Queens rappers took to Instagram to make fun of an airport worker who turned out to actually be autistic, and now said airport worker may be lawyering. 

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Hamilton was already a tough Broadway ticket to score (at face value)—now it might be up there with hitting the Lotto, spotting a Yeti or Jay Electronica dropping his album. Today (May 3), the play was nominated for a record breaking 16 Tony Awards. 

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Beyoncé‘s spring is off to a super start with the release of her no. 1 Lemonade album and the start of her Formation tour. The latest win for Queen Bey is investing in WTRMLN WTR, a start up that makes cold pressed watermelon juice. 

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Metro Boomin trusts Lil B. Earlier this week “The Based God” tweeted that he and Metro have been cooking up and they plan to release the work soon.

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Very sad news in Hip-Hop today. Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac “2 Pac” Shakur, died at 69-years old.

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The music world is still grieving the untimely death of Prince. One of the ramifications of his passing, besides a pending battle over his estate, is plenty of interesting stories coming to light—including word that the Purple One wanted to mentor Chris Brown. 

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The Met Gala went down last night (May 2). Besides the usual chatter over who slayed and who failed on the red carpet, Kanye West trolled us all by rocking blue contact lenses.