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Nas was originally scheduled to appear as one of Nicki Minaj’s  guests during her headlining set. As a result of the opinions of Peter Rosenberg, Mr. Jones was awarded his own set to fill in  for Young Money’s decision to pull off of the bill. Nasir graced the stage with Lauryn Hill in tow. In a brief interview with […]

“We The Best” and now YMCMB’s newest signee, Ace Hood has officially released the visual to the intro track off of his Starvation project. The project in its entirety fairs as one of the better mixtapes released in the earlier part of 2012. My personal favorites are “I’m Fawked Up”, “Do It”, and “Different People”  The majority of […]

Joey Bada$$, a young MC straight out of Brooklyn, has been making a lot of noise lately. So much so, that Yours Truly and adidas Originals featured the Flatbush native in the first installment of “Songs From Scratch,” a series that will give fans a look at artist during the creative process. Catch a peak […]

Kanye West is in high demand—and, so are his shoes. The limited edition Air Yeezy 2 sneakers will not be unleashed to the free world until this weekend, but one clever bidder has already put them up for auction, via eBay. More than 80 people have already placed bids to pre-order the shoes, raising the price […]

The weather is breaking, the sun is shining, and violence is escalating. That can only mean that Summer is finally here. In the weeks following Memorial Day, the Summer has always been owned by less clothing, pools, great parties and even better music. In honor of the new season, this week’s Wired 25 puts together […]

Members of the Muslim community are pursuing legal action against the NYPD for its surveillance of students, business owners, and other citizens belonging to the religion. As of Wednesday (June 6) the New Jersey chapter of the Muslim Advocates became the first group of its kind to file a suit against the department for practices which NYPD […]

In commemoration of Black Music Month, rapper Curren$y crowned Pharrell Williams as the rapper that “best represents Black music.” The Jet Life leader, sat down with AOL Music’s The BoomBox, where he praised Skateboard P’s abilities. “Of course he’s not old enough to have been around for all these different eras of music but he […]

Admit it. You’ve been waiting for it. That moment when your favorite Hip-Hop group gets back together, that once dominant crew returns to its reign supreme or that one album that’s been promised for over a decade now finally hits the shelves damb you Dr Dre. There are certain instances in time that connoisseurs of the […]

Fans of pioneering Marvel Comics character Black Panther have been anticipating a big screen adaptation of the story of the African warrior and chief of the technologically advanced Wakanda nation ever since Wesley Snipes announced plans to make a live action film almost twenty years ago. After various snags and halts, the Black Panther franchise will […]

President Obama heads to California Wednesday (June 6) where he will speak with members of the gay community, in an attempt to garner their support. The commander in chief is set to begin his two-day run in the state, first in San Francisco, before ending the day further south, at the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Leadership […]

Before Troy Ave drops the third and final installment of the Bricks In My Backpack series on June 12th, he takes a stab at Nicki Minaj’s single. Check out “BSB In Da Trap,” down below. 

Bill O’Reilly thinks that racial profiling is more helpful than harmful. The political pundit, appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday (June 5) morning, where he defended New York’s “stop-and-frisk” policy, which the state’s governor is pushing lawmakers to amend. According to O’Reilly, the issue at hand has less to do with the state’s marijuana policy, […]