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Tonight (January 16), New York City is hosting G-Eazy, whose “From The Bay To The Universe” tour invades Webster Hall. Hours before the Bay Area rapper is slated to blaze the stage, Hip-Hop Wired spoke to him exclusively about getting selected to perform at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival.

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Muhammad Ali turns 72-years-old tomorrow (January 17) but his birthday celebration may be a timid one after he spent the night in a hospital after just being released from one last week.

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Kevin Hart hit the The Breakfast Club to promote his new film, The Wedding Ringer, and it was equally parts informative and hilarious.

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The New York Knicks are absolutely pathetic this year but Carmelo Anthony and his Jordan Melo 11’s are nice so the swag balances its self out. (Sort of.)

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Flying Lotus, a recent addition to BBC Radio 1’s lineup of resident DJs, commemorated his first night at his post by exclusively premiering an unreleased version of the Kendrick Lamar-assisted groove “Never Catch Me.”

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Twitter and its inhabitants never fail on offering up new ways to combat the boredom monster. Thanks to AfterFFriday, an outlet dedicated to give followers weekly hashtag games, the trending topic #RejectedTVShowNames has sprouted plenty of hilarious results.

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While Mariah Carey was dreaming of a white Christmas all by her lonely, Nick Cannon was plotting to get the upper hand in their impending permanent split.

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  As we bring the The Struggle Awards 2014, we had to end with the Struggle Rapper of the Year category. Which of these alleged MCs excelled at everything but actually putting together words that fit. Let Charlamagne give you the run down.

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Last year was good to Rome Fortune and 2015 looks to be a continuation in the making, as he and OG Maco connected on the Yep EP. Unfortunately, the Atlanta rapper will be stagnant for a little more than a month while he serves a jail sentence.

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Despite abandoning his Twitter account on January 13, Chicago rapper, Lupe Fiasco, still has plenty to say. In an interview with Billboard, Lupe sounded off on everything from his contentious relationship with Atlantic Records to his interest in painting.

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Shade 45’s Weekend Work recently sat with Hassan Johnson aka “Wee-Bey” from HBO series The Wire. Discussing the famed role and then some, the actor cleared up rumors about the alleged film adaptation that’s in

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An all-smiling Jordin Sparks stopped by Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club Thursday (Jan. 15).