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Curren$y and Harry Fraud‘s EP, Cigarette Boats, is still in heavy rotation. He picks up where he left off with the last video with “W.O.H.,” but this time he gets a little help from Styles P. 

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Last week, Twitter and the rest of the Internets were abuzz when Snoop Lion’s (formerly Dogg) 18-year-old son Corde “Spanky Danky” Broadus posted a photo of him and his famous father toking on some sticky green. Causing a firestorm of comments from the blogosphere and beyond, the images shocked some who thought the legendary West Coast […]

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Polo heads, rejoice. One of your favorite cult heroes, Young Dro, is back with a new mixtape called Ralph Lauren Reefa. Along with DJ Burn One, Dro Polo puts on his salamander sandals and kicks a free project for his fans.

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The private investigator hired by the late Chris Lighty’s mother does not believe the Hip-Hop mogul committed suicide last month. Lisa Evers of Fox 5 (also of Hot 97’s Street Soldiers program) continues to follow the case closely spoke with the lead investigator, Les Levine, about his ongoing case. 

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Airport security is no joke. Two women in New York were arrested for trying to smuggle drugs in their weaves.

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In a partnership with Mountain Dew and Glu Agency, Lil Wayne proudly unveiled his long planned Trukstop skate park today in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Paul “P-Rod” Rodriguez, Theotis Beasley, and other professional skateboarders came out to support the Grammy-winning MC’s vision, which occupies a building that survived the 2005 Hurricane Katrina floods.

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At long last, Samuel L. Jackson has released his ad telling America to vote for President Obama. Although the message is serious, the piece is written by Adam Mansbach in an adult-storybook style, similar to his other project, Go the F-ck to Sleep.

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http://www.springboardplatform.com/js/overlayAzealia Banks struts her stuff in her hometown for the new video, “Luxury.” The rapper/singer/fashonista has stayed busy throughout 2012, and this video is just the latest off of her recent mixtape, Fantasea. 

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It’s easy to forget that Big Sean’s successful debut album, Finally Famous, experienced a number of release date push backs.  Now firmly established as one of Hip-Hop’s biggest rising stars, the G.O.O.D. Music rappers sophomore project has a title, Hall Of Fame, and if Sean has his way, it will be out in December.

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Once upon a time, Kanye West was begging to be on magazine covers. There have been war stories told about a young and hungry Mr. West walking into the offices of The Source and XXL to play his music for the staff, demanding that he get a cover. Boy have times changed.

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Jim Jones hit up Shade 45’s  Sway in the Morning, alongside his lady love Chrissy Lampkin to talk about their relationship. Yet when talk turned to his beef with Max B, currently serving a 75-year sentence, Jimmy wasn’t interested in answering any questions on the subject.

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Since he release from prison after doing a 10 year stretch, Moses Levi aka Shyne, has easily become one of Hip-Hop’s greatest enigmas. Despite gaining a world of “street cred” (note: that really doesn’t affect your ability to rhyme) the Brooklyn (by way of Belize) rapper decided to switch up his flow and dropped a […]