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Brooklyn-based producer and DJ J. Period has collaborated on projects with a list of Hip-Hop greats over the course of his career, including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip and countless others. To commemorate a decade of putting in work, J. Period is joining forces with wood jewelry maker GoodWoodNYC and releasing a fresh, […]

The Taliban are taking responsibility for a cowardly attack on a Pakistani school that left more than 140 people dead, with the bulk of the casualties being school children.

[ooyala code=”0yMDk5cjrmEwCjfZB7YPTHSQMH4Alngz” player_id=”16d3592c0566485792a9febd7fbe442b”] “You win some, you lose some; but you live, you live to fight another day.” Fortunately, said loss occurred during a game of Connect 4 against Detroit rapper/producer Black Milk in the latest installment of Games Rappers Play.

On January 25, 2000, D’Angelo released Voodoo, his second full-length, studio album of original material. With hits like “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” the project was certified platinum within three months.

Check and mate. XXL counters false news of their print magazine closing shop with the best possible rebuttal: a Kendrick Lamar cover.

While making his rounds, Fabolous stopped by Power 105’s The Breakfast Club to promote his Christmas Day release, The Young OG Project.

Beyoncé and Jay Z came together to make magic on the track “Drunk In Love” from the R&B mega-star’s self-titled fifth studio album. However, the couple has been named in a lawsuit brought by a Hungarian singer who says her voice was used on the song.

VH1 reality show Sorority Sisters premiered  last night (Dec. 15) and the slander was nuclear. Needless to say, the Black Twitter-sphere was not pleased with the stereotypical foolishness depicted on the show, especially Black Greeks.

Better late than never, right? Mike WiLL Made It dropped a visual for “Someone To Love,” featuring 2 Chainz, Cap 1, and Skooly, from his Ransom mixtape, which hit the Internets on Monday (December 15)

Rihanna can now add Creative Director to her list of job titles. The superstar has taken said position with Puma, where she’ll oversee the woman’s line.

Police are still investigating a Pleasantville, NJ shooting, during which rapper Beanie Sigel was shot in the torso. NBC 10 reports that the former Roc-A-Fella artist’s sister-in-law, Kamilah Salahuddin, is among a list of people being sought for questioning.

Hate it or love it, Iggy Azalea had a crazy successful year. She managed to deliver a No.1 hit, land several mag covers, nab awards and drop a “critically-acclaimed” debut album (which was also rebranded with five new songs). And let’s not forget her four Grammy nods. But win or lose, she’s kicking off 2015 on the road and […]