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Pusha T went down to Kingston, Jamaica last week to shoot the video for “Blocka.” The song is the lead single from his forthcoming Wrath Of Caine mixtape.

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President Obama will ask Congress for an extra $50 billion to aid in handling the destruction leftover by Hurricane Sandy. The massive storm struck the East Coast in late October, leaving a path of destruction that is far from being cleaned up.

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Mayor Cory Booker is feeling the heat from not eating.  Newark N.J.’s lovable mayor will live off less than $2.00 a day for seven days so he can see what it’s like to be on food stamps, and judging by his tweets, he’s going through life changes.

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Rolling Stone is dropping a four for one Hip-Hop special with its latest cover. The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Eminem and Jay-Z will grace the front of the Rock magazine, with the issue including a special 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All-Time feature.

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Gucci Mane recruits arguably the hottest new rapper in the game, Trinidad James, to drop a guest verse on his latest tune, “GuWop Ni–a.”

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Hip-Hop Wired continues our weekly countdown of the best of 2012 in this week’s Wired 25. 

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Mitt Romney may be a multimillionaire but that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy a good bargain. Romney was seen  with his wife, Ann, stocking up on just about everything during a trip to Costco in La Jolla, Calif. this week.

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The title track to Game’s fifth studio album, Jesus Piece, is here for your listening pleasure. 

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The shooting death of Jordan Russell Davis has reignited the fury behind Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Davis, 17, was shot by a man at a gas station after an exchange over his refusal to turn his music down.

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You too can live just like Pharrell Williams. That is, minus all the production and design credits, and so long as you have a spare $16.8 million in your bank account. That’s how much the Neptunes producer is selling his swanky Miami crib for.  

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Wiz Khalifa paid a visit to The Breakfast Club and talked about his new album, O.N.I.F.C., which is in stores now, the Taylor Gang, weed and “returning to form.” Also, somehow the conversation turned to pregnant s-x with his  fiancé, Amber Rose.

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New York City police have found the man believed to have pushed Ki-Suck Han off  a Subway platform, and to his death earlier in the week. Naeem Davis was questioned by police Tuesday (Dec. 4) over his role in the fatal incident which ended with Han being struck by an oncoming train.  “The individual we […]