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We told you about this heat rock of a record a few weeks back in our recap of good kid, m.A.A.d. city, but now here it is in it’s entirety. 

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Wyclef Jean is a man with no chill. After his Yele Foundation got a skewering due to suspect financial issues courtesy of the New York Times, you think the Fugees rapper/singer would play the background for a bit, right? Nope. Today, the preacher’s son announced his birthday by going to Twitter and sharing a photo […]

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If you’re a connoisseur of fine cuisine, or just watch a lot of food centered TV shows, you should be familiar with Anthony Bourdain. The renowned chef’s ‘No Reservations’ on the Travel Channel is coming to an end, and for its finale he caught up with actor Michael K. Williams (Omar Little from The Wire) to […]

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Fifteen years later, Hit-Boy revisits the dark days of the East Coast/West Coast beef that claimed the lives of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. in the visuals for “East vs West.” On the track, the California MC/producer spits vivid details about  the events leading to the demise of both fallen MCs, channeling two of each’s most […]

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With Trap God getting ready to hit the streets tonight, Gucci Mane drops his Future assisted joint, “F**k The World.” The video, which also serves as a tribute to fallen Brick Squad artist, Slim Dunkin, takes place in a lavish mansion with the autotune hero, Future, singing the hook.

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In honor of Eminem’s 40th (damn, 40th?) birthday, Hip-Hop Wired is taking a look back at the amazing career of one Marshall Mathers. You can go on for days talking about the man’s lyrical accolades, but Shady has also been behind some of the greatest music videos in Hip-Hop history.

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Let me begin by saying some stories never get old. During a recent sit down with Funkmaster Flex, the RZA retold the classic story about the origin of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan.

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Damn, Flav. The 53-year-old legendary hypeman and reality show star, Flavor Flav, was arrested today for assault with a deadly weapon in Las Vegas.

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Fresh off his seldom talked about performance at this years BET Hip-Hop Awards, Busta Rhymes continues to push his latest release ‘Year Of The Dragon”, which he let go for the freeskie provided by Google Play, go get that.

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GA native Trinidad James is just as flamboyant a rapper as Hip-Hop has ever seen. No shots to Slick Rick The Ruler, but everything is indeed gold, from the chains to the teeth, in his new visuals for “All Gold Everything,” directed by Motion Family.

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Last night’s presidential debate at New York’s Hofstra University between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney lived up to the hype, according to most analysts.

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You read that correctly, as an 11 year-old, Lupe Fiasco claims he was visited by extraterrestrials. As the Chicago native explained to the crew at Big Boys Neighborhood during an interview in Los Angeles, he was a visited by the creatures from another world; he remembers waking up and  feeling a wave of electricity overcoming him, […]