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Converse hosted their annual “Band of Ballers” tournament in Atlanta Saturday on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. The basketball classic brought out celebrities from around the country including Jermaine Dupri, Jay Electronica, Sean Price, Donnis, Pill, Shawty Lo and O.J. Da Juiceman. The most notable guests however were Jim Jones and Cam’ron who made […]

While Lil Wayne continues serving his 12 month sentence at New York’s Rikers Island prison, his time behind bars is continuing to be documented. As previously reported a prison guard says she was fired from the facility for reportedly spying on the YM founder in April. That woman, Amelia Negron, plans to file a lawsuit […]

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Just one day after dropping the expected first release from his Recovery album, “Not Afraid”, Eminem is releasing a teaser to go along with the track. As previously reported, Em scrapped plans to release a Relapse 2, and chose Recovery as the new name for his new project. Now with “Not Afraid” on the net […]

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A lil afternoon humor. Watch as Kenan Thompson And Gabby Sidibe  have fun at the expense of Steve Harvey

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In a tragic occurrence, the bodyguard of rapper Nelly was murdered recently. Michael Johson, 36, described as being the St. Louis native’s “left-hand man”, was shot multiple times outside of a home. Occurring on Wednesday night, St. Louis county police responded and were brought to the home located on Nola, near North Hanley, around midnight. […]

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In between albums and mixtapes, rappers need to invest in hobbies to keep their minds intact so that their boredom doesn’t drive them to acts of ignorance or jail time. For Wale, his knack for speaking on the opposite sex within his music has translated into advice, as the rapper weighs in on everyday situations […]

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Erykah Badu appeared in a Dallas court room Wednesday to plead not guilty to a charge she faced following her controversial “Window Seat” video. As previously reported Badu was charged with disorderly conduct after a witness came forward complaining of the singer stripping naked in front of a crowd of people at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza […]

STOP THE PRESS PEOPLE, STOP THE PRESS!!! After milking “Exhibit C” of all that it is worth, Jay Electronica finally unveils a new track for fans to bite into. “The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace” feat. Diddy While there is still NO word on a date for a project from the rapper, it must always just […]

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Apparently, as Maino is preparing for his sophomore album The Day After Tomorrow, the rapper has created a track that had the potential to keep his run of hits continuing. Think again. “Survival Of The Fittest” feat. August Sound familiar?? “Not Afraid” Seems like Boi-1da gave the beat to the New York native initially

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With Sha Money XL being the newly appointed senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records, the producer is now trying to take the necessary steps to bring the G-Unit family along with him. 50 Cent and Rick Ross, along with almost all of his other past enemies, on the same label? Lloyd Banks already […]

Recently announcing the formation of an All City Chess Club, Lupe Fiasco has clearly been taking some time to brew up something innovative for Hip-Hop. Consisting of names likes Asher Roth, B.o.B., Charles Hamilton, J. Cole, Wale and more, fans are excited, but don’t know exactly what’s to come with such scare details. Something as […]

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Fans of Guru launch a website based solely on “exposing” producer Solar. According to the website, www.Fawksolar.com, they have taken to the web to let fans know the “truth” regarding the inconsistencies surrounding Guru’s death. “Welcome to FawkSolar.com, the site that Solar is going to hate. We will follow Solar till his A$$ gets in […]