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The moment “Started From the Bottom” hit the blogosphere two things were understood. The first being that the track would be another notch on Drake’s smash record belt. Secondly, a wave of unofficial remixes would certainly hit the Internets within the next few weeks. Wiz Khalifa beats that rush, taking to Twitter last night to release his version.

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The convicted killer mistakenly feed from a Chicago facility is back in custody. Steven L. Robbins was arrested Friday (Feb. 1), when he was at a home in northern Illinois.

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The rap game has afforded T.I. an opportunity to try his hand at becoming an author, actor and entrepreneur, among other things. And now, the Atlanta rapper reveals his latest and possibly most unusual hobby yet, gardening.

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There are lots of viewers not tuning in to watch Nicki Minaj on American Idol, and one of those people just happens to be Lil Wayne. Weezy hasn’t  watched his Young Money protégé on the Fox singing competition.

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Yep, Barack Obama occasionally licks off shots from a rifle. Yesterday, the White House released a photo of the POTUS shooting at clay targets at Camp David. 

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French Montana’s debut album, Excuse My French, is still a couple of months away, but he still has plenty of material to promote. The Bronx rapper just dropped a video for “Sanctuary” off his Mac & Cheese 3 mixtape. Also, French just revealed he’ll be embarking on the “Excuse My French” tour later this month.

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Justin Timberlake’s return to his Pop music throne is going smoothly. The singer/actor hit the stage at Mark Cuban’s DirectTV Super Bowl pre-party in New Orleans last night and performed his hit, “Suit & Tie,” with a real life Jay-Z, as well as two all new songs.

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NBA General Managers aren’t the only people ticked off at Allen Iverson. An Atlanta family court judge that signed off on the former NBA star’s recent divorce basically called A.I. an unfit parent that also happens to be an alcoholic in denial. 

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King L (formerly King Louie) counts his money and laughs straight to the bank on “More Bandz.” The Drilluminati closing track taps into Chicago’s trademarked drill-hop sound, complete with the hard hitting drums and hi-hats.

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Chris Brown just caught another break. Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr to announce that he will not be pressing charges against his fellow R&B crooner.

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Chief Keef might be “finally rich,” but his manager is hoping that his current jail time will finally mature him. 

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The feud between Joey Bada$$ and Lil B has taken another bizarre turn.