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Yelawolf is getting ready to hit Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest festival after missing shows due to a freak illness last year.

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If you fix your face to say you saw this collaboration coming, you’re a damn liar. The Chicago bred L.E.P. Bogus Boys drop a new single called “Commas” that happens to feature Lil Wayne and Ma$e. Yeah, that Ma$e.

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YMCMB and Last Kings artist, Tyga, is getting ready to drop his third solo album and second effort under Birdman and Slim’s watch called Hotel California.

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 Mendeecees Harris is claiming to be not guilty of charges that he trafficked millions of dollars in drugs. The Love & Hip Hop New York star appeared in court Friday (March 8) to enter his plea, and could be facing a mandatory 20-year-sentence for federal drug conspiracy, if convicted.

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Hit-Boy partners with MySpace to release his much anticipated free collaboration album, All I Ever Dreamed Of.

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Can you ever lose with vintage Jay-Z footage? In this newly released video, Hova is seen rocking “Coming Of Age,” and a Phat Farm hoodie, at the Country Club in NYC, way back in 1995.

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At this point, sneaker deals and rappers are about as common as a new Lil B freestyle. While some haven’t been a logical pairing of brands, others are right on the money. Wiz Khalifa became a member of the latter group with his newly formed deal with Converse.

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The words Tyler, the Creator and “free concert” can lead to trouble. The Odd Future frontman’s show at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Co. almost lead to riot before he even hit the stage.

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When Nicki Minaj decides to let some photos loose on her Twitter account, it usually is a good thing for men everywhere. Her latest batch are no different.

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The foundation of legendary street and visual artist Keith Haring claimed in court that a Florida-based company is selling counterfeit work featuring his namesake. The Keith Haring Foundation filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against Colored Thumb Corp. and company president Michael Rosen over a Miami art show that supposedly featured Haring’s original work […]

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A six-month-old baby succumbed to wounds sustained from being shot alongside her father in Chicago. Little Jonylah Watkins was struck while her father changed her diaper, and passed away overnight, according to a family spokesperson. 

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In Hip-Hop, March 9 is a day we both lament and celebrate the untimely passing of one of the greatest MCs of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. On the 16th anniversary of the Brooklyn legend’s death, N.O.R.E. (now known as P.A.P.I.) spoke to Radio.com and shared an untold tale about his late friend.