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President Obama wouldn’t be where he is, were it not for his wife Michelle, and he has no problem saying so. In the latest issue of Vogue magazine, of which the first lady covers, the commander in chief compares his better half to a popular Beyoncé record.

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis might be moving units with their quadruple platinum selling single, “Thrift Shop,” but that doesn’t mean all of middle America has caught on. 

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You can’t say Oprah Winfrey doesn’t have a sense of humor. Winfrey was on The Steve Harvey Show recently and addressed Terrence Howard’s appreciation on her “tig ol bitties.” Again, his words, not ours.

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Producer Marco Polo drops the follow up to Rakim’s “What’s Wrong” with a track by another one of the culture’s all time greats, Big Daddy Kane. Titled “Nite & Day,” the song is a Hip-Hop lover’s dream.

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Sosa is finally free. Controversial Chicago teen rapper Chief Keef was released from a juvenile detention center yesterday (March 14). 

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Like we always do at this time, Justin Timberlake returned to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to perform for the fourth night in a row as a part of “Justin Timberweek.”

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Yelawolf takes fans back to his roots with the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2010 mixtape Trunk Muzik 0-60 with Trunk Muzik Returns. We’ve already gotten a feel for what to expect on the project through leaks like “F.A.S.T. Ride” and “Gangster,” featuring Big Henry and A$AP Rocky. Now, the Internets receive the full 10-track opus […]

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Don’t let his relative absence from mainstream media fool you, Tech N9ne is one of the most prolific MCs in the game. The Strange Music rapper’s collective just dropped a sampler that features snippets and new songs, including this number called “B.-.T.C.H.,” featuring T-Pain.

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In honor of Jonylah Watkins, the 6-month-old infant who was shot 5 times and killed in Chicago, Lupe Fiasco drops a new record called “Jonylah Forever.”

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Consequence has become an interesting character on Love & Hip Hop New York. Judging by the clips before the start of this season, the Queens native was the last person we assumed would be such a huge embarrassment, but it’s been a beautiful surprise.

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A little over a week ago Meek Mill released his version of Drizzy’s “Started From the Bottom” track, and now comes the visual. Similar to OVO, the Philly native contrasts images from his past to his present.

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Mark this day as the day that Consequence lost himself. Not because he says a bunch of crazy stuff, but because there seems to be a lot of chaos in his life.