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London Records announced plans to release a unique, one-off collaboration from Nas and stunning South London newcomer, Arlissa. According to a press release, Nas was such a fan of the original version of ‘Hard to Love Somebody’ that not only did he ask to record an alternate rap version of it, but flew Arlissa to L.A, wishing to do so in-person. The results were this collaboration […]

Rick Ross continued his promotional efforts for the critically acclaimed God Forgives, I Don’t in a recent pow wow with Al Lindstrom. Ross kept it cool and candid, as usual. When asked about his vision for his album, Rozay said that “all the records do different things. They all serve different purposes, and they all special in […]

No matter how much ratchetness Stevie J relays to audiences tuning into VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta on a weekly basis, he is still the guy that produced Jay-Z’s “Ride Or Die.” Truth be told, the former Bad Boy Hitman’s production catalog is thicker than Joseline Hernandez and is stocked with hits that will get […]

Charles Hamilton is kind of like the Sebastian Telfair of Hip-Hop. For those who know Lopez, he was a can’t miss prospect when he first hit the scene back in 2005 and was as sure of a thing that there was in the game. The pink one was a talented rapper/producer out of New York […]

The wild boy, Machine Gun Kelly, is gearing up to release his debut album. MGK made the official announcement last night via Ustream that his album Lace Up will be released October 9, 2012 and will feature Young Jeezy, Bun B, Tech N9ne and Lil Jon. MGK’s had a pretty good year in 2012 with “Wild Boy” taking […]

[Cue Hip-Hop infused Olympic theme music] The 2012 Summer Olympics are upon us and strangely the usually conservative Games have had a number of Hip-Hop relatable moments. Like Ryan Lochte attempting to rock a diamond encrusted grill on the podium, Serena Williams busting a crip-walk after her crushing win over Sharapova and Michael Phelps saluting Jeezy and […]

The tragic shooting in Aurora that left 12 dead during a showing of the latest film in the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises, has inspired a copycat using the guise of social media to threaten a similar style of attack in New York. Last Friday, a Twitter user under the name “obamasmistress” wrote in conversation […]

The blonde Bob Saget, Asher Roth channels his inner James Bond for the first release off of his new weekly series #AshWednesdays. “The World Is Not Enough,” is a new record released via the tweets of Asher himself. It’s been rather interesting to watch the transformation of Asher Roth from college party animal on Asleep In […]

President Obama wants to make something very clear: he is not just the president of “Black” America,” but the entire county. In his cover story for Black Enterprise magazine, Obama responded to criticism that he hasn’t done enough for the Black community, stating that his job is to help the nation as a whole. “My […]

MMG bawse Rick Ross has went  No. 1 on the billboards with his new album God Forgives, I Don’t. As reported by Billboard, the album has sold 215,015 units in first week album sales. The “Bawse” announced the good news on Twitter, tweeting, “It’s official! “God Forgives, I Don’t” no.1 Album in the country selling 225, […]

B.o.B and Andre 3000’s collaboration looked like a match made in rap/rock heaven on paper, but it just didn’t strike. The song was also left off of Bobby’s album, Strange Clouds. This song still got the visual treatment, albeit a lazy one complete with a futuristic Etch-A-Sketch and a non-existent Andre 3000. B.o.B.’s second album Strange Clouds is in […]

An inmate in Hunstville, Texas was executed Tuesday (Aug. 7), despite his lawyer plea that his low IQ made him ineligible for the punishment. Marvin Wilson was sentenced to death  for taking the life of a police informant, 20 years ago. The 54-year-old was found to have an IQ of 61 back in 2004, which […]