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New York City receives another installment to their overflowing cannon of hometown anthems with Nina B‘s “718.” On the track, the up-and-coming MC pays homage to the Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx streets that raised her. Any time you hear a New Yorker mention the Mets on a track you know it’s real. Fellow 718 natives Skyzoo and […]

The Bronx is back as Fred The Godson drops this brand new project called Gordo Frederico , Fat Frederick in English. The overweight grubber links up with rappers like Cory Gunz, Vado, Jim Jones, Fat Joe, and Lil’ Kim for this twenty-two track mixtape. The former XXL Freshman has been doing his thing on New York City […]

Police in Jonesboro, Ark. have released a video reenacted how Chavis Carter could have shot himself in the head, while handcuffed. As previously reported, police concluded their investigation and determined that the 21-year-old committed suicide. Carter was pulled over  in late July, alongside to other people. The other men were let go, and after running […]

Inspired by a series of pivotal moments, journalist and editor Kierna Mayo spoke with fashion website StyleBlazer for the exclusive web series ‘How I Made It’ – sharing her strides and efforts in making a splash in the tough publishing industry and the importance of dreaming big. Currently the Editorial Director, Digital of Ebony magazine, the Brooklyn native’s impressive career spans […]

Even if you weren’t a Bulls fans, it had to break your heart when Derrick Rose went down with minutes to go in that playoff game. Salt was administered to the wound when word got back that D. Rose had torn his ACL; meaning making a run for the chip was out the question and […]

Some of the music’s top DJs are offering up their services in support of President Obama’s bid for re-election. DJ Cassidy, DJ Rashida, D-Nice and more have  joined Obama for America in the launch of DJs for Obama. The grassroots campaign is committed to helping to put Obama back in office for another for years, by motivating audience […]

Slaughterhouse who is currently on tour in Japan with Eminem performing at several shows, kicked it with some thugs in Japan and played them some new music. One of the enw tracks Joell played was a collaboration that his partners Joe Budden, Crooked I, and Royce Da 5’9′ and Eminem. This song is called “Throw […]

Iggy Azalea has endured a lot of career changes over the last year, but the Aussie rapper is putting the drama behind her. Azalea headlined the Sneaker Pimps tour kicking off in Los Angeles last Friday (Aug. 10). The event featured live performances, a video game lounge with six game kiosks, and the world’s largest sneaker […]

Light skin on light skin crime can be very expensive. A lawsuit filed against Chris Brown and Drake accuses the two artists of starting the bottle throwing fracas inside Club WiP in New York City back on June 14th. The dust up left Brown with a gash on his chin, NBA point guard Tony Parker […]

Wale did that DJ Khaled thing where he pretty much sent out an instrumental to his contact list BCC’d and the first five people to send back a verse got on the remix. Okay, maybe that last part was made up, but Ralph Folarin went big for the remix to the Self Made Vol. 2 single, “Bag […]

The Bond No. 9 perfume company implemented a racist code for Black customers,  this according to a federal lawsuit filed against the high-end establishment. According to the filing, employees were instructed by the owner to racially discriminate against certain customers in its Manhattan location on Bleeker Street. Former employees, Veronica Robledo and Karin Widman filed […]

Gucci’s cooking dope in Louis Vuitton because it’s “kind of classy” with Jim Jones in this new video for “Kansas.” This song is..well, a song and it kind of uses a soothing beat to distract from the pretty vulgar lyrics. Gucci Two Times joins Dipset’s Capo as they employ some eager young women to deliver […]