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Once again, yours truly closes out your Friday night with music to groove to via The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.
Azealia Banks joined the Twitter discussion regarding Kendrick Lamar’s Billboard cover story — particularly statements he made regarding Black people.
The 50 Cent-produced drama series Power turned out to be a hit for Starz in 2014. Season two kicks off this summer and here are some exclusive pics.
After DJ Mustard spoke his peace with MTV, his parter YG sat with Hot 97 a day later (January 8) to discuss what happened following their infamous Instagram beef.
In 2014, it was the Year of the Stan Smith, and this year the equally iconic adidas Superstar appears to be the apple of the sportswear maker’s eye. So much so that sponsored artists and athletes Pharrell Williams, David Beckham, Rita Ora, and Portland Trailblazers star Damian Lillard were called to star in a short […]
As many as 2,000 people were killed in what is being called the deadliest massacre to be carried out by Boko Haram. The terrorist group invaded and torched the Nigerian town of Baga Wednesday (Jan. 7), after overthrowing a military base last weekend.
Kendrick Lamar defended Iggy Azalea and said Black people should be accountable for their own actions when asked about Ferguson in one fell swoop in Billboard‘s recent cover story. Bad decision. That’s essentially a recipe for slander on the Internets, and Compton’s resident good kid is feeling the web community’s wrath.
HS87’s Audio Push and QC’s OG Maco made their presence felt in 2014 in polar opposite ways. Now they join forces on a booming track aptly titled “Heavy.”
New York City was overcome by frigid temperatures on Thursday night (January 8), but that didn’t stop Angela Yee, one-third of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, from bringing in her birthday in style at Brooklyn’s Milk River.
Since the fatal shootings in the Charlie Hebdo magazine office in Paris on Wednesday (Jan. 7), the city and the entire nation of France has been gripped by terror. As authorities took aim to take down the alleged shooters in the massacre that sparked current tensions, other developments have arisen.
Chicago native and Treated Crew rapper Gerik “Gzus Piece” Raglin was hand-cuffed and taken into custody on New Year’s Day.
Stop the presses. The collaborative relationship between Ghostface Killah and Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD has already been a godsend for listeners, but the rapper/producer connection turn up the heat with “Ray Gun,” featuring DOOM.