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A host of forthcoming quality releases pretty much ensures that Jordan Brand will have sneaker enthusiasts in the camel clutch for the duration of the year. Ready your wallets for more, because the “Fear” pack will be in stores in the coming weeks.

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Hip-Hop saw a list of quality albums summer 2013, and Big Sean hopes to add his name to the fold with his sophomore effort Hall Of Fame, due in stores August 27.

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First impressions are crucial, especially in Hip-Hop. If you drop a dud your first time out, your rap career could be finished as quickly as it started. But not every Hip-Hop act hits a home run their first time up. Some barely made it on base before becoming solid players in the rap world.

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A Friday with some new (sort of) J Dilla is a good Friday indeed. “Diamonds (The Shining Pt. 1)” is newly mastered and mixed cut from a forthcoming Dilla EP called Diamonds & Ice.

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Selling a million records his first week and touring with Jay Z are just a couple of reasons to envy Justin Timberlake. Another is the all-red Air Jordans he’s been rocking, and giving away, during the Legends of the Summer tour. Here we get a close look at Timberlake’s special Air Jordan 3. 

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Current Nationional Basketball Player’s Association (NBPA) president Derek Fisher‘s term expired this summer, and now the game is open for a new union leader. With LeBron James rumored to be considering throwing his name into the ring, we throw around five other names for your deliberation.

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You can always count on Stalley to drop a quality body of work. We expect nothing less from his Honest Cowboy mixtape, due out August 8. Last night the MMG lyricist heightened anticipation for the project by unveiling its artwork and tracklist.

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Emotion took over Jennifer Hudson while she accepted an award at VH1’s 2013 Do Something! Awards Wednesday, July 31.

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Alicia Keys rode shotgun as her husband Swizz Beatz championed Reebok‘s return to notoriety. She’s since become a first lady, of sorts, for the footwear brand and today, we get the first looks at her new signature shoe, the A.Keys Wedge.

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“Things can get overwhelming, that’s the bottom line,” Joe Budden tells Hip-Hop Wired about the steps that lead to suicide. The Love & Hip Hop New York star has been open about his battle with sobriety and spoke with us about the slow-moving issue taking down the Black male and Hip-Hop communities.

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You may have scrounged up your face after reading the date in the title, and that’s totally justifiable. Don’t judge us, though. Instead, apply the famous phrase “better late than never” to this tardy edition of The Wrap Up: Hip-Hip Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.

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If you’re looking for a woman that’s easy on the eyes, say hello to our latest Bangin Candy selection Hazel Renee.