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It’s been a minute since Asher Roth has dropped his debut album, Asleep In The Bread Aisle. Since then, the “I Love College” star has been through label changes, sound changes, and has seen a lot of people in his age bracket come up and surpass him in success in all honesty. Asher sat down with Sway […]

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A few weeks back, A-Trak and Fool’s Gold annual end of the summer block party known as Fool’s Gold: Day Off took place in New York City. Danny Brown, A$AP Rocky, Action Bronson, Just Blaze, Flatbush Zombies, Theophilus London, Flosstradamus, and more all touched the stage at the show. The party was eventually shut down by the cops, […]

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Lil Wayne was one of the many A-list performers to take the stage in Las Vegas last night for the annual iHeartRadio music festival. The Young Money boss performed a slew of his radio smashes including “Lollipop,” “6 Foot, 7 foot,” “How To Love,” “She Will,”  and more. Lil Wayne also brought out Keyshia Cole to perform […]

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It’s been a long time coming, but Tyler, The Creator finally got his long awaited collaboration with Waka Flocka Flame courtesy of DJ Drama. “Imma Hater” appears on Waka Flocka’s latest mixtape, Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4: Banned From America; but this will also be on DJ Drama’s Quality Street Music.  Drama’s latest album will be […]

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Seems like Consequence has a pretty respectable video budget. The former G.O.O.D. Music MC and Tribe Called Quest affiliate/member drops a visual for “Something Light,” featuring Pooch Hall. Yeah, the same Pooch Hall from The Game. Pooch’s flow could use some work but you still can’t front on Cons’ wordplay. “One minute they want your […]

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If it wasn’t for Pusha T, Kanye West probably wouldn’t even know who the name Chief Keef. West remixed the Chicago teen’s “I Don’t Like” single, upping his hits on YouTube and turning him into a semi-household name. Although Keef doesn’t think Ye helped him out, according to Pusha were it not for his influence […]

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A$AP Rocky became the envy of men, and some women, everywhere when he ended his performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards by clenching Rihanna’s backside. The Harlem rapper is featured on the remix of Rih Rih’s Bangladesh-produced single “Cockiness,” and made headlines for not keeping his hands to himself; but he doesn’t understand why […]

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When you’re an athlete (or anyone with more than a little extra pocket change) having a good business manager is of the utmost importance.  Coming into a lot of money can be as much of a gift as a curse, and if you don’t believe us, take Vince Young, for example. The former Tennessee Titan […]

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50 Cent shook up the boxing world last week when he announced that he was going into business with Floyd Mayweather’s rival, Manny Pacquiao. Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent also reportedly got into a rift, and although Floyd refuses  to talk down on Curtis, this has done nothing but reignite the flame of a possible […]

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RZA stays busy. The Wu-Tang Clan’s Abbott announces that he will be heading on the “Iron Fists” Tour during the month of October. According to Prefix, starting in New York City on October 3rd and concluding in Los Anglelese on October 24th, the national tour will coincide with the promotion of his feature film directorial […]

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I know this isn’t exactly “Hip-Hop,” but it’s an unreleased song from Michael friggin’ Jackson. Let’s make an exception here. The King of Pop was never one to shy away from controversy, but apparently some things just were a little too controversial even for MJ. With the upcoming election on the way, abortion is a […]

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The ever so controversial Chief Keef finally defers from the bad press that has been plaguing his career as of late, and gets back to the music with his latest visuals for “Ballin’.“ Directed by Hi-Def, the video details the Chi-Town MC reaping the fruits of his labor. Chief Keef clearly enjoys the bells and whistles of new […]