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With the PRhyme album officially in stores, Hip-Hop veterans Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier announce their plans to hit the road early 2015.

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As previously reported, Floyd Mayweather was on FaceTime with his rapper friend, Earl Hayes, Monday morning when he fatally shot his wife and then committed suicide. 

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Two years after blessing Canibus with the lyrical fade, battle rapper Dizaster sought victory once again in a high profile battle verses Cassidy in Los Angeles last weekend.

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The ongoing Berkeley protests started out as a peaceful movement which quickly spiraled out of control thanks to police militancy.

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For a second consecutive year, Drake will bless Toronto Raptors fans with a personal token of his appreciation.

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Last week’s Saturday Night Live was an immediate success, thanks to James Franco’s versatile performances and Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint booty. However it’s a sketch on Ferguson that didn’t make it to television audiences due to time constraints that is possible the best dose of comedic relief the nation has seen on the touchy subject yet.

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A white Clemson University fraternity has been suspended after it hosted a gangster-themed “Cripmas” holiday party over the weekend. With dozens of images of the Cripmas event floating around social media, the reaction from both faculty and the student body has been swift.

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The first part of the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood reunion aired last night and it was more of the same, catfights and the slandering of Yung Berg. 

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Kanye West typically runs a tight ship when creating an album, letting little to no information leak about forthcoming bodies of work. But we’d imagine that the rapper’s friends get a sneak peak, and that’s just what actor Seth Rogen was provided.

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VH1 star and Hit The Floor alum Stephanie Moseley on Monday morning was fatally shot by her rapper husband, Earl Hayes. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.

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Talk about a hell of the run. The OGs Reggie Osse and Premium Pete return with the latest installment of The Combat Jack Show, this time featuring the legendary LL Cool J.

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Battle Rap star Young B The Future was shot dead Monday (Dec. 8) night in Los Angeles, ending the rise of one of the west coast’s brightest talents.