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Brad “Scarface” Jordan is reputable in the circles of Hip-Hop. Although the OG hasn’t dropped an official release since 2010, the Houston native’s catalog is still potent. Fans of Scarface know of his famous collaboration with the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, and he travels down memory lane in a recent interview about their classic “Smile” […]

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Last week, news broke that Kanye West would be performing on Saturday Night Live in May. Today, NBC has confirmed that Yeezy will indeed make an appearance on the sketch comedy show’s season finally.

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California is churning out a class of up and coming MCs. Among them is Long Beach native Joey Fatts, who is looking to create a stir with his latest drop “Choppa,” featuring two of Hip-Hop’s former diaper dandies in A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown.

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Something isn’t quite right about all of the details coming out of the Boston Marathon bombings. Contrary to the statements of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, the surviving bombing suspect never exchanged gunfire with authorities at the time of his capture. In fact, he was unarmed.

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The Great Gatsby is a classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the forthcoming, Baz Luhrmann directed film adaptation starring Leonard0 DiCaprio will surely do it justice. Here is your chance to win an mp3 player, bluetooth speaker, headphones and the Jay-Z produced The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

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Don’t think that because he is an accomplished actor that Ludacris is cool on the music industry. The Atlanta rapper drops a new cut called “If I Ain’t F-cked Up.”

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After referencing the treatment for “Bout Me” repeatedly on Twitter, Wiz Khalifa finally made true to his promise by dropping a proper visual for the O.N.I.F.C. bonus track. Up and coming MCs Problem and Iamsu! join the Taylor Gang on the catchy song.

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A$AP Rocky is winning. The Harlem rappers get his spoken word poetry on in a new adidas Basketball commercial featuring John Wall, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday.

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Lauryn Hill has been in the news plenty lately thanks to a pending sentence for tax evasion, which inadvertently revealed that she has a new record deal with Sony Music. Ms. Hill has issued a statement clarifying her new venture (it’s a label deal) that also partly comments on her legal and financial troubles, as […]

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Having Nicki Minaj as an American Idol judge does have its perks. The Young Money diva’s buddy Drake appeared on the live telecast last night to surprise a contestant that had just sung one of his songs. 

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We hope Kevin Hart isn’t trying to go all Katt Williams on us. The comedian and star of BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood has been charged with DUI and was allegedly two times over the legal drinking limit when he was busted. 

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Authorities announced Thursday (April 25) that the Boston bombing suspects wanted to attack New York City’s Times Square. Surviving suspect, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, told investigators of the plot, NBC News reports.