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The honorable Bernard “Bun B” Freeman took his talents to Bristol, Connecticut this morning and chopped it up with Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, Eric Mangini and the lovely Cari Champion this morning on First Take. 

New Orleans lyricist, Dee-1, drops his new mixtape, The Focus Tape, hosted by the one and only Mannie Fresh. The good folks over at Meka and Shake’s get the premiere of this new mixtape which features contributions from Juvenile, Yaslin Bey, Murs, Rapper Big Pooh, LeCrae and plenty more. 

A bizarre case in New York is unfolding after a well-known doctor was found to be part of a prescription pill drug ring, in which she pleaded guilty to the serious charges. The twist, however, is that the physician claims her actions were controlled by one of her twelve multiple personalities. According to a report from […]

Bay Area rapper G-Eazy is a product of the new generation of do-it-yourself rappers. Born Gerald Earl Gillum, G-Eazy’s core fanbase of college kids have brought the relatively new artist some unseen buzz that show that the oft-forgotten market is still very viable.

Slim Shady returns to the cover of VIBE Magazine to celebrate the ten year anniversary of his cult-classic film, 8 Mile. B-Rabbit isn’t alone as Future, Papa Doc, and the gang join in a roundtable discussion of the film. 

Defiant even in the wake of his sentencing, former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky vowed to maintain his innocence even after being ordered to serve no less than 30 and no more than 60 years in prison for the child s-x abuse scandal which shamed the famous university. This morning, Sandusky faced Judge John M. Cleland […]

Being part of the 1% has its privileges. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have been together long enough where they should no longer be considered a “fling” and are now looking to shack up together, reports TMZ. The happy couple has Miami on their radar as where they plan on copping a crib, pun totally […]

Joe Budden and video directors Three/21 Media took to their Instagram accounts to give a behind the scenes looks at Slaughterhouse’s “Goodbye” video shoot in New York City earlier today. From the looks of it, the Slaughterhouse crew are taking a vividly introspective approach to bringing the track’s lyrical content to life in the visual treatment.

Rick Ross’ new jacking-for-beats style mixtape, The Black Bar Mitzvah hit the net last night. One of the few songs missing on the free tape is a version of “Birthday Song” which features a verse from the king of stunt lyrics, Sean “Diddy” Combs. This version is complete with the original verses from Kanye West and 2 […]

This is dope on multiple levels. BBC Radio 1Xtra put together an hour long audio documentary about the late Keith “Guru” Elam. The program is part of the station’s ongoing “Gone Too Soon” series and features commentary from DJ Premier, Common, Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex and Benji B, and others, including the Boston native’s family and […]

Remember when we said that Gunplay was clearly about that life? Sadly, this is one of those instances. After being all over the news the past couple of weeks due to his altercation with G-Unit affiliates, Don Logan is heading to the big house for some outstanding warrants. 

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been dogged by the media after saying that while he loved Sesame Street character Big Bird, he intends to cut Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) funding in order to help lower the federal deficit. Seizing on the moment, the Obama campaign has crafted a new ad which takes digs at […]