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The-Dream isn’t letting having an album in stores right now stop him from dropping free music. The Def Jam crooner releases a free EP titled Climax that features a couple of previously released tunes and a couple of all new joints. 

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Hodgy Beats of Mellow Hype has been laying relatively low, but he’s finally starting to offer up new music. The OFWGKTA all delegate drops a new EP called Untitled 2 for the right price of “free.”

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The ‘Chime For Change’ concert went down yesterday (June 1) in London and it was a star studded affair. The headliner of the benefit concert was Beyoncé, who during her performance was joined on stage by Jay-Z.

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If you already didn’t know, a Goodie Mob reunion has long been in full effect. Member Cee Lo Green celebrated his birthday at Vanquish in Atlanta on Thursday (May 30) night and the Dungeon Family and other celebrities wer in the house.

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Wale’s “Bad” was a hit in the making from the very beginning. The record debuted back in March, currently sits at no. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and is expected to rise even higher in coming weeks. If you ask around, many will say that the sultry vocals from songstress Tiara Thomas played a large […]

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Today, Pro Era unleashed a visual for “Like Water” from their 2012 mixtape PEEP: The aPROcalypse. The track features Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, and the late Capital STEEZ rapping over a mellow boom-bap beat by Statik Selektah.

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The elusive Kanye West made a rare Twitter appearance last night to confirm the rumors surrounding the album packaging for Yeezus. We now know that the photo revealed by DJ Semtex yesterday will be the official cover, or lack there of, for his sixth studio LP.

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Beyoncé’s the Mrs. Carter Show world tour was in Berlin last week, and she took in some sights. The singer shared some candid pics that include her and hubby Jay-Z—particularly one meant to dash those pesky pregnancy rumors.

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J. Cole has a treat for his die-hard fans. With just weeks to go before his sophomore effort Born Sinner releases, the Roc Nation MC announces that he will embark on the “Dollar & A Dream” tour.

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It wasn’t supposed to the be this way, Lil Scrappy. After failing his last drug test, the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star checked into rehab for his alleged kush dependency on Thursday (May 30). 

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An Arizona mom held in a Mexican jail under suspicion of drug smuggling was freed from custody Thursday (May 30). Yanira Maldonado was held for over a week.

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Nike’s latest installment of the Air Foamposite One model is the “Weatherman” colorway.