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DMX is on the road to redemption. The former Ruff Ryder dropped his The Weigh In EP yesterday, and explained to MTV News  that the project signifies his official comeback, and was inspired by fans. “Everywhere I go people are like, ‘When’s the album droppin? When’s the album droppin’?” he said. “‘So I was just […]

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Not exactly sure how this slipped our radar, but the lovely Amber Rose recently had lunch with the good folks over at The Life Files, and they spoke on everything. Amber says she doesn’t really know Kanye West as a person anymore, flaunted her new engagement ring, and…oh what the hell, she looks gorgeous here. […]

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Death is serious business. Nobody knows that like the people who’ve had experiences that have left them knocking on heaven’s door. Near death experiences aren’t foreign to those in the Hip-Hop arena. There are plenty of Hip-Hop artists that can attest to that. Whether the catastrophic moment was caused by getting shot, a car accident […]

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Paypa, Nick Ds, JD Era and Raekwon deliver this video off of his new mixtape, Henny On The Rocks 2, which you can download here. Get a look at the video after the jump. 

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A former Houston police officer has been let of the hook for the vicious beating of a 15-year-old suspected of committing a burglary. Andrew Blomberg was found not guilty on the misdemeanor charge of official oppression, for attacking Chad Holley.

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If you didn’t know, Bun B’s sneaker game is at an elite level. The UGK rap legend stunted on Twitter Instagram by showing off his pair of Nike Air Foamposite Pros in the Metallic Silver/Bright Crimson colorway. The all new color scheme of the ubiquitous Foamposite doesn’t drop until September. That’s trill. Peep photos of the […]

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The family of Tupac Shakur is blasting allegations that he hated gay people. The rumor stems from a Howard Stern interview where Suge Knight  stated that the slain rapper didn’t like homos-xuals, citing Dr. Dre as an example. “Tupac stood up and said, I’m tired of this.  Dre, you’s a fa**ot. You’re a homos-xual,” Knight told […]

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You may have seen Paypa’s name starting to resurface back on the blogs. Two years ago he was cutting records with Rick Ross and shared the same label home with Lady Gaga and Akon at SRC/Universal. Charles Ransom, Jr. and Ricky Brascom, owners of Paypa’s label Behind the Scenes Entertainment, were arrested with over 300 kilos of […]

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BMI honored some of the top writers, and music publisher at their 60th annual Pop Awards held in Beverly Hills, Calif. Tuesday (May 15) night. Singer/songwriter, Ester Dean was the night’s big winner earning several trophies including the coveted Songwriter of the Year award alongside Pitbull, and writer Benny Blanco. The five songs on BMI’s yearly most performed […]

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The rumor over whether or not Andre 3000 will portray Jimi Hendrix in the biopic, All Is By My Side, is picking up steam. Although it was previously reported that Three Stacks landed the lead role, the Hendrix Experience—the family-owned company in charge of the late guitarists business matters— wants to stop the Outkast member from […]

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Since making it big, Mac Miller has always been one of the most charitable rappers in the game. At his homecoming show, Mac donated $50,000 to the Make-A-Wish foundation. He’s recently taken it a step further by making a cancer-striken teen’s dream come true by hopping in the booth with the Rostrum Records MC to […]

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The trial of Hip-Hop key player James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond began in Brooklyn federal this past Monday (May 14) with opening statements from New York prosecutors alleging that the former manager of Game, Akon and others ran a multi-state coke operation. An exclusive report from AllHipHop revealed details from inside the courthouse and the odds […]