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Rappers and drugs go back like babies and pacifiers. Even when Melle Mel was talking about “White Lines” back in the day, the game continues to have a prominent love affair with the lush and illicit pharmaceuticals life. Fortunately for Hip-Hop, there are lyricists who are proud not to drink, smoke or do drugs.

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When it comes to many rappers, the statement “Oh he/she is a total character!” is used to describe them. Sometimes it’s offensive, but oftentimes it’s true. Rappers embody the idea of a character – from shedding their government name to substantiating their flows with an outwardly wild personality. Oh yeah, let’s not forget their aesthetics.

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Following the success of Lee Daniels‘ The Butler and Steve McQueen‘s impending 12 Years a Slave film’s Oscar buzz, ABC is looking to develop the true story of slave Paul Jennings for the small screen.

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Derrick Rose back? That seems to be the case as the Chicago Bulls superstar displayed his leaping ability, and that he may finally be 100 percent recovered from an ACL tear he suffered in 2012, in a new adidas ad, titled “Basketball is Everything.”

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Chicago is the new murder capital of the nation and just this week 13 people were wounded in a shooting in the city, including a 3-year-old that was shot in the face. Rapper Common was back in his Windy City hometown this weekend and spoke on the violence plaguing the city, and whether or not […]

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Bun B has always been in a teaching way, with stints at Rice University as a Distinguished Lecturer. Now, the Down South O.G. is aiming his unique brand of intellect towards a much younger audience with his new Hip-Hop coloring book and activity guide.

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  Common has never been the type to release an album each year like a Jay Z, for example. Rather, the veteran lyricist debuts new material when the time is right, and according to a recent interview with Hip Hop DX, fans will receive new tunes sooner than later.

In the 40 years that Hip-Hop has existed, these are but a few (well, 15) of the most saccharine rap videos to ever grace the screen.

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Hip-Hop fans were all warm and fuzzy last week after seeing photos of former Roc-A-Fella bosses Jay Z and Damon Dash kicking it at a mutual associate’s birthday party. Although it wasn’t officially billed as the pair reuniting, it did prove that feuds in the rap game don’t last forever.

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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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Drake, gracing the covers of GQ for a third time, opened up to the magazine in a candid interview for its July issue. The Canadian superstar addressed his ongoing feud with Chris Brown, and how he would like to squash the beef. A certain R&B starlet from Barbados also gets mentioned as well, although not […]

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Elijah Blake proved that his abilities ranged past penning hits for others with his Bijoux 22 EP late last year. A few months later, one of its standout tracks in “X.O.X.” finally receives a visual treatment.