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As far as we’re concerned, Roc Marciano’s proper sophomore album, Reloaded, can’t get here soon enough. Marci blesses us with some new lyrical menace with “I Shot The King,” which will be a bonus cut on the aforementioned project.

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DJ Drama will be releasing his newest compilation album, Quality Street Music, this Tuesday under E1 Records. Before you can spend your hard earned dollars on that, he gives you a guilt-free stream of the entire album.

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Last night in New York City, Lupe Fiasco performed at his first annual “Outstanding Fan Awards” sponsored by the Samsung Galaxy S3. Before performing for some of his biggest fans, he gave them awards ranging from “Best Food” to “Outstanding Cover” which included a platinum plaque and a gift bag from Samsung. After handing out […]

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Lil Wayne’s meteoric rise to fame is astounding when one considers his humble beginnings as a teenaged phenom on his native New Orleans recording label Cash Money. Along with five platinum albums and four gold albums over the course of a stellar 13-year career, Lil Wayne can now add a most significant boast to his […]

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The late Whitney Houston will be honored with two network specials this coming November, just a few month shy of anniversary of the tragic passing of the iconic vocalist on February 11th, 2012 on the eve of the 54th Grammy Awards. The shocking news was announced during a live broadcast of the awards show, with […]

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Before heading off to Paris Fashion week, Grand Hustle rapper and Wilhelmina model Iggy Azalea drops off a new video for a song called “Bac 2 Tha Future (My Time).” The song will be appearing on the Australian’s forthcoming Trap Gold mixtape, which is due out October 11th.

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Last night (September 28th), was the grand opening of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in the Brooklyn Nets’ brand new arena, the Barclays Center.  Roc Nation clients Rihanna and J. Cole, as well as ?uestlove, Lyor Cohen, Deron Williams and more, were also on hand to celebrate the grand opening of 40/40’s new location, which looks out […]

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Maybach Music Group’s Wale and Stalley got in the lab with Stephen A. Smith and everyone’s favorite sports pessimist, Skip Bayless, to craft a new theme song for their wildly popular show, First Take. 

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The rumors of Nicki Minaj getting her own reality show were only partially true. The YMCMB Barbie and current American Idol judge will be appearing in three reality specials on the E! Network starting in November, reports MTV News. The specials will reportedly include never before seen footage of the Queens rapper during her come […]

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Some things just go together: peanut butter and jelly, movies and popcorn, washed up entertainers and reality shows. The same principal applies to rappers and certain producers. Certain MCs and certain beat makers just have that magic touch when they link up in the studio [II]. Sometimes, when the force is that strong, rappers and […]

Floyd Mayweather, News, REVIEWS

50 Cent may have gone rogue, but the Money Team is still in affect. Back on Wednesday night (September 26th), Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ray J hit Diamonds of Atlanta with hella cash—$50,000—and kept the strippers busy all night. However, by the looks of some of the “pole athletes,” these ladies weren’t exactly A-list talent. Even […]

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It’s been a full year since J. Cole dropped his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. To celebrate that, Cole along with Diplo and Major Lazer drop this new record, “Get Free ColeWorld.”