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New age purveyor of funk music Dam-Funk debuts “Believer,” an original composition that will appear on his upcoming contribution to DJ-Kicks mix series.

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OVO Sound Radio has become grounds for delivering new material from artists out of the 6ix. The latest track came over the weekend courtesy of Drake, who put his twist on The Weeknd’s “Tell Your Friends.”

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Another day, another 2 Chainz track, or that just happens to be the reality with his Trapavelli Tre mixtape that much closer to releasing. 

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As 18-year-old Kendall Jenner begins her lifelong dissension into paparazzi pitfalls and fashionista madness, she should be thankful that she has the support of her famous soon to be brother-in-law, Kanye West.

The national news says 49 of the 50 U.S. states have been hit with some sort of snow struggle. If your electricity remains to be intact, it’s a good enough reason to ignore the winter wonderland beyond your door and check in with The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Videos Of The Week.

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The curious case of Angel Haze’s act of rebellion should serve as a lesson and reminder to young artists that going against the grain doesn’t always result in fresh beer.

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Angel Haze’s Dirty Gold is currently available thanks to a fiery outburst which lead to the young firecracker rapper leaking her own album.

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Album leaks are supposed to be the enemy of the music industry yet they somehow continues to happen (unless you’re BeyoncĂ©, she doesn’t play those games.) Yesterday Angel Haze leaked her Dirty Gold album, forcing Universal Republic to move up the official drop date from March 2014 to Dec. 30.

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Angel Haze is a living example that sometimes you have to take music matters into your own hands to get a label to move at the pace you want them to.

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There’s been a steady trend for rappers to solve gripes with their respective record labels by threatening to leak their material. Today, we saw that threat become a reality when Angel Haze offered up Dirty Gold via Soundcloud free of charge.

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Angel Haze‘s new video for “No Bueno” is definitely provocative. The extremely not safe for work clip features a little person, twerking by some drag queens and all sorts of debauchery.

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As is custom in the Hip-Hop world, XXL’s yearly Freshman list is the center of heated debates from board rooms to barbershops. Although the magazine cover was just revealed days ago, people are questioning some of the selections. To address the noise, XXL Editor-In-Chief Vanessa Satten sat down in a brief interview yesterday (March 28) […]