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Hear ye, hear ye, minions. The Kang of the South still wants you to know who runs this thing. 

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 Shyne is a vocal critic of President Obama and judging by his Twitter page, he has no plans of backing down. Earlier today, the Belizean rapper tweeted the commander in chief demanding that he help to stop the violence in Chicago. With a home and headquarters in the Midwest city, the president calls Chicago home, […]

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Joey BadA$$ has been pretty quiet music wise since the release of The APROcalypse and the unfortunate passing of Capital STEEZ. However, he’s back on “Unorthodox.”

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Rockie Fresh keeps the momentum going foot on the gas as he continues to hype up his upcoming project, Electric Highway.

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Santigold is seriously one smart cookie. Just as the HBO hit sitcom Girls premiered its second season last night (coupled with a double win at last night’s Golden Globe Awards), Santi drops her new video for the title track off the Girls soundtrack.

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Blue Ivy Carter’s birthday party cost more than a house (in some areas), but when you’re the spawn of music royalty, no expense can be spared. In celebration of their daughter’s first year of life, Beyoncé and Jay-Z held a $200,000  party for their first born, and gifted her with an $80,000 Barbie doll.

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Pharrell Williams joined a list of entertainers who’ve entered the liquor game. But the venture appears bumpy after the producer filed a lawsuit against the company responsible for distributing his brand for $5 million.

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Diddy, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez all walk into a party. No, it is not the start of a bad joke; it happened last night. 

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When Apple released its iPhone 5 last fall the company boasted record-breaking numbers within the first few days, but the shine has since dimmed. According to a newly released report from Japanese news service Nikkei, Apple has cut production orders for the device.  

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Queensbridge rapper Nas has partnered with Hennessy to become a spokesman in its second annual, award winning Wild Rabbit campaign. 

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President Obama held the last press conference of his first term Monday and addressed the debt ceiling, urging Republicans to approve an increase in the nation’s debt limit. Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Obama warned that the lack of authorization will have a catastrophic result on the nation’s economy. “It would […]

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It’s been just over a week since YouTube star and friend to Honey Coc-aine, Freddy E, reportedly took his own life after cryptically tweeting about it on Twitter.