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Multi-platinum rap artist Too $hort, a 25-year veteran, has left in an indelible mark on the rap landscape while never straying far from his tried and true formula of boastful lyrics that play up his s*xual prowess. In an attempt at continued relevance with a younger audience, $hort and XXLMag.com joined together for a video […]

Alley Boy passed by Atlanta’s Hot 107.9 to talk about his latest mixtape Ni**anati. The Duct Tape Entertainment MC has been making waves since he voiced his opinion about two of ATL’s most prominent artists, T.I. and Young Jeezy (also: see Alley Boy’s extensive interview with Hip-Hop Wired). The trapstar spoke with 107.9’s B-High about the […]

Kendrick Lamar releases some new music with “Cartoons & Cereal.” While the record doesn’t come with any information pertaining to an upcoming project, new music from K-Dot is always a good thing.

It’s always bad to see one of the great athletes go through tough personal and/or financial troubles. Allen Iverson is currently experiencing hardship in both areas, as the former basketball star is struggling to get back into the NBA. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Iverson has refused to join the NBA Development League team […]

Even though she didn’t take home a single Grammy at this year’s ceremony, Nicki Minaj is still very much a winner. Her show stopping performance at the awards show left the audience intrigued -if nothing else – and lit up the Internet with clever reviews, many in 140 characters or less. Minaj phoned in to […]

Be Your Own Boss Entertainment, the video crew that brought you the hilarious “Short Bus Shawty,” is back and this time the targets are Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa as they pay homage to their skinny jeans. All I can say to this after watching is, “my balls hurt” too.  LOL Check the visual after […]

After a busy weekend at the Grammys, including a generally panned performance (by fans and the Catholic League), Nicki Minaj drops another single titled “Starships.” This Red One produced number is more on the Pop, sing songy side when it comes to Minaj tunes, and definitely has crossover intentions. Can we get a song with some […]

Rick Ross stays on his hustle and releases another visual from his latest mixtape Rich Forever. This time Timbaland rides shotgun for the “MMG Untouchable” video. “When uou get a lil’ paper, get ready for haters/ They standing in line, all suffering from vapors.” Peep The  Visual After The Break!!!! [More]

Hot 97’s DJ Mister Cee is no stranger to paying homage to fallen artists. On the anniversary of Big Pun‘s death, the Brooklyn DJ dedicated the ‘Throwback at Noon’ segment to the former Terror Squad MC. With the recent news of legendary singer Whitney Houston passing on, Mister Cee took to the airwaves and spun […]

Once again it’s on. The 3 Finalist have been selected for The 2012 National MC Search and now its up to you decide who takes it all home. After going through a month of submissions, our celebrity judges Torae, Big Pooh and Kareem Fort have narrowed it down to 3 and now its up to […]

A Brooklyn rapper and his online boasts of dodging murder charges have landed the already jailed gang leader additional charges of murder after a Brooklyn Federal Court grand jury handed down an indictment ruling on Monday (Febrauary 13), reports the New York Daily News. Ronald “Ra Diggs” Herron and his bragging of beating a 2001 […]

Apartheid Revolutionist and former South African President Nelson Mandela will be featured on all of South Africa’s bank notes. President Jacob Zuma made the announcement on Saturday to honor Mandela’s fight against the racial and segregation laws that once ruled the land. Saturday’s date also coincided with the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison after serving […]