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Tim Westwood dug in the archives for this clip of Will Smith, which dates back to European DJ’s ’80s late night TV show N-Sign Radio that broadcasted Fridays on the UK’s ITV Network. The footage stands at just over four minutes, showing The Fresh Prince pre-superstardom discussing how he connected with partner in crime DJ Jazzy Jeff.

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Wasting absolutely no time, DJ Khaled and Ace Hood are already hard at work for the video for “Bugatti.”

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Meek Mill claims that back in October 2012, Philadelphia police jailed him without cause and posted his photos on Instagram. The Maybach Music Group rapper, born Robert Williams, is now suing the City of Philadelphia and police Officers Andre Boyer and Michael Vargas in Federal Court for civil rights violations, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy […]

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Lil Wayne has been hitting hard with all of his releases for his upcoming album, I Am Not A Human Being 2. 

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Man, College Football fans can be cruel as hell, but be damned if this isn’t pretty funny. 

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Yesterday, the good folks at Complex introduced Quickstrike, a new Complex TV series dedicated to sneaker culture. The five minute show derives its format from ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, and features hosts DJ Clark Kent and Complex Sneaker Editor, Russ Bengtson discussing their opinions on the latest happenings in the shoe game.

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Guess who’s bizzack. Teddy Pinhera**down aka T-Pain is back with a new single featuring Busta Rhymes and Ace Hood called “Come And Get It.” 

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There’s a storm brewing in the land of American Idol, and last night it just about made landfall Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey’s long-awaited collision of egos finally went down pretty much exactly as it has been touted in the media for the last few months.

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James Brown, widely known as the “Godfather of Soul,” has been the subject of an upcoming biopic since the late ‘90s and it appears a cast for the film will be forming in the near future. Hollywood producer Brian Grazer already selected director Tate Taylor last fall, and is moving forward with casting the flick […]

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The late and legendary Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC fame was one of the founders of the Scratch DJ Academy. The DJ school recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and paid tribute to the Hip-Hop icon in the process. 

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Only a few months after dropping his debut album, Meek Mill is ready to strike back with his new mixtape, Dreamchasers 3. 

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50 Cent may have scolded Chief Keef for not bothering to show up for his own video shoot, but there is not bad blood between the two. After hearing of the teen’s arrest for parole violation yesterday, 50 told MTV News that he had nothing but well wishes for the youngster, but wasn’t exactly surprised […]