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Fans gathered in New York City on Tuesday night (December 16) to hear Nicki Minaj speak during the latest edition of Elliott Wilson’s CRWN interview.

Closing out a stellar year, the good folks at The Combat Jack Show return with a new episode featuring super group PRhyme, which is comprised of DJ Premier, Royce Da 5’9″, and Adrian Younge.

Wale and his obsession with all things Seinfeld has been long documented, including a nod to the show gracing his upcoming The Album About Nothing release for 2015. The D.C. wordsmith gives yet another nod to the classic sitcom after announcing a new mixtape titled Festivus.

Representing the West Coast, Fashawn and The Alchemist connected to create a joint project called FASH-ionably Late.

Fans of XXL magazine have definitely been alerted to the on-again, off-again happenings of the publication’s print future. It was recently announced that XXL will remain in print, running quarterly issues.

Tuesday night marked the final performance on Comedy Central mainstay The Colbert Report. And with the unveiling of a new, untitled song viewers were given the opportunity to meet Kendrick Lamar’s secret musical weapons.

The 1990s were a tumultuous time for Hip-Hop. While the music and culture was becoming a global phenomenon, there were plenty of artists hopping on the bandwagon and making heavy bank with minimal actual rap skills. 

The mid-90s were a testy time to be rapper, especially if you hailed from either the East or West Coast. Whether the media created the beef between the two sides is still heavily debated, but both 2Pac and Biggie lost their lives in the thick of the drama so there was actually some tension there.

Chris Brown and Tyga’s newest single, “Ayo,” could mean their oft-delayed Fan Of A Fan 2 album is finally on its way.

Actors and actresses have the darnedest time escaping roles that go on to become larger than life. In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Natalie Portman expressed how she was a living testament to said hardship when she revealed that her portrayal of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequels almost ended her career […]

Bobby Shmurda‘s lawyer thinks the police are out to get his client. After getting popped by NYPD after a two year investigation into gang-related shootings and drug trafficking in Brooklyn, the “Hot Boy” rapper’s lawyer says Shmurda, born Ackquille Pollard, is the victim.

When selecting a rapper to dub Mike Tyson’s rapper counterpart, Earl Sweatshirt is definitely not the first name that comes to mind. Nevertheless, the clever minds over at Citizens of Humanity decided to shake things up and allow the young Odd Future rapper to profile the legendary boxer for their latest issue.