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Bay Area legend and sworn enemy of Webster’s Dictionary, E-40, is the latest rapper to chop it up with The Human Serviette, Nardwuar. As always, Nardwuar gets uncomfortably close to one of your favorite rappers and leaves them flustered with just how completely thorough and in depth this guy’s research goes. Forty Water is no […]

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is continuing his steady descent into a life full of struggle. After tattooing his wife, Evelyn Lozada’s, face on his calf, then tweeting to the Miami Dolphins that’s he will take his job back if they’ll have him, he has reached a new level of utter confusion. Lozada filed for divorce soon […]

Jay-Z appears on the cover of the upcoming New York Times Style Magazine. In this week’s issue, which should be hitting your doorstep this Sunday, Jay-Z talks with the publication about growing up Hip-Hop. At 42 years of age, Jay-Z is one of the few transcendent artists in 2012 that has grown up with his genre. […]

Mitt Romney’s tax returns have been a topic of discussion ever since he announced his campaign for president, and now they may have been stolen. The Secret Service announced Wednesday (Sept. 5) that an investigation into claims that the 65-year-old’s tax information was compromised during a break-in at his accounting office in Franklin, Tenn. The […]

If Rick Ross is the certified “Bawse” of Maybach Music Group, Gunplay would most likely be known as the crew’s crazed madman. The Def Jam signee just released his 601 & Snort mixtape to hold over fans as he prepares his debut album, Medellin. New York-born and Miami-raised, the dreadlocked rapper sat down with The Boombox for […]

D-Town representers House Shoes and Danny Brown show us an animated side of the Motor City via the video for “Sweet.” The animation is reminiscent of a bad trip, or in Danny Brown’s case a normal day, featuring morphing caricatures of the snaggletoothed MC’s head. The clip was “directed, edited & f-cked with” by RUFFMERCY. “Sweet” is the third […]

Last night, Harlem rapper/vocalist Azealia Banks took her show to Williamsburg to perform at a SPIN and Refinery 29 sponsored party thrown in her honor. Our peeps at SyleBlazer were on hand and dropped a rundown. SPIN‘s final cover girl, Azealia Banks, treated her fans to a pre-Fashion Week set in Williamsburg, NYC last night. Hosted by Virgin […]

The Juiceman keeps the momentum going for his new album Stay Trippy. This new video “Can’t Stop Us” is another record off of the upcoming album and is produced by the one and only Crazy Mike. This record, which samples the classic Notorious B.I.G. tune, “Who Shot Ya,” was featured right here a short cew days ago. Juicy […]

Although Chris Lighty was laid to rest yesterday, questions still loom about the circumstances surrounding his death. Veronica Lighty has gone on record to state that marital and financial issues were not the reason the Violator founder allegedly took his life. The Associated Press reports that members of Lighty’s family are seeking a second opinion after […]

Bill Clinton went over his allotted time during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday (Sept. 5) but judging by the crowd reaction, they were fine with him disregarding the time constraints. For the second night in a row, the audience was riled up by a speaker urging them to sign on to support […]

On this week’s edition of Street Wired, I took to midtown New York City to continue the discussion of some of the best albums and mixtapes of 2012. After seeing how much feedback the HHW crew got for last week’s Wired 25, breaking down the 25 best mixtapes and albums of the year; we got the official word from […]

Pharrell Williams is one eclectic guy. The heralded producer/artist/designer, among other gigs, recently sat down with BULLETT magazine and discussed assorted topics including the motivation behind his Qream liqueur (“It’s less like a milkshake and more like Yoo-hoo.”), his i Am Other brand and his forthcoming book, Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been. There was also chatter about […]