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Ever wonder what a recording session with Drake is like? The Toronto rapper answered that question by dropping a video of him in the studio creating “Girls Love Beyoncé.”

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A$AP Rocky doesn’t understand the backlash behind his comments about why dark-skinned girls shouldn’t wear red lipstick. He thinks the whole thing is “petty.”

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Odd Future’s longtime manager Christian Clancy has responded to the controversy surrounding OFWGKTA’s frontman Tyler, the Creator and his Mountain Dew commercial that many perceived to be racist. Clancy’s main argument is that Tyler’s “delivery may not be for everyone.”

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Stop the presses, Kanye West has tweeted. The future baby daddy of Kim Kardashian who currently mostly kicks it in Paris, while working on a new album, we hope, dropped the following gem to his almost 10 million followers around 9 a.m. today (May 2):

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Currently Gucci Mane is in the bing—reportedly Young Scooter is his cellmate—but there is still music to be promoted. That said, here we have LaFlare’s “So Icey 2.”

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Lil Wayne‘s week isn’t going to too well. Yesterday, before we knew he had been treated and released from the hospital for yet another seizure, the YMCMB rapper revealed a letter he wrote addressed to Emmett Till’s family. Weezy acknowledges the hurt his now infamous “Beat the pu–y up like Emmett Till” lyric on Future’s […]

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Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of the 90’s rap group Kris Kross passed away today (May 1). He was just 34 years old.

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President Obama has been busy with a host of pressing issues since the start of his second term, but he hasn’t forgotten about the situation at Guantanamo Bay. The commander in chief has rehashed the discussion to close the prison, amid protests from some 166 inmates.

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Those in the know about sneaker culture‘s better shoe collaborations in recent years should be familiar with Ronnie Fieg, and the work he’s done with brands like ASICS, New Balance, and more. In conjunction with his store Kith NYC, he returns with more heat via the “East Coast Project,” a capsule collection of footwear and […]

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Trina releases the visual for “Round of Applause” from her Back 2 Business mixtape.

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We first saw these “UNC” editions of the Air Jordan IV when players on the University of North Carolina Men’s Basketball squad shared some images on Instagram. More pics of these sick PE’s are starting to appear, swiftly ramping the thirst level for collectors to somehow get their own pair.

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As expected, those rumors are true that Infinity Ward is looking to develop a new Call of Duty game for next-gen gamers.