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Longtime Hip-Hop fans tend to be a nostalgic lot, but sometimes you just gotta let go. For example, there are a number of albums we have been expecting over the years—not including the mythical Detox (which has a new title)—that we should just give up on.

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Today, “Paradise” becomes the first of the four tracks released by Big Sean in September to receive an official visual treatment. The horn-laden Mike WiLL Made-produced cut will appear on the ATLien’s upcoming album Ransom.

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TV host, actress and Hip-Hop vet Queen Latifah is totally fearless and beams with confidence on the cover of Essence’s November Career Issue.

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A New Jersey high school football’s teams egregious and asinine hijinks in the form of rectal hazing has led to the cancellation of their season.

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A$AP Ferg’s eclectic style resonates in his lyrics and flow, as well as his style. The Harlem rapper teamed up with clothing brand Young & Reckless to give fans a piece of the latter in a capsule collection.

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While she is an R&B diva, Faith Evans will forever remain Rap royalty. She stopped by The Breakfast Club to discuss her new album and surviving her bad girl days.

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A family in Detroit is grieving after tragedy struck last weekend when an engaged mother of three was gunned down after rejecting a man’s advances. Five family members were also wounded in the shooting, including the fiance who tried to intervene.

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Tracee Ellis Ross is left opened-mouthed over Young Thug’s verse from his Rich Homie Quan-assisted hit, “Lifestyle.”

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Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds sat down with one of their own on the latest episode of their Juan Epstein podcast. In front of a live crowd, Funkmaster Flex shared his wealth of knowledge on Hip-Hop through mounds of anecdotes.

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Rick Ross has a new album, Hood Billionaire, on the way and is making the media rounds. Rozay sat down with Angie Martinez on Power 105 for an interview that touched on a wide range of topics. 

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Elle Varner has tapped into a completely different sound for her second album, Four Letter Word.

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Lil Herb is readying his Ball Like I’m Kobe mixtape, but his affinity for celeb comparisons don’t end there. That said, we present the Chicago native’s new track “Frankie Lymon.”