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KimYe have become America’s sweethearts. Okay, that’s a total lie, but in the world of reality TV meets Hip-Pop, these two are slowly digestible. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have had this strange friendship for several years, and now it’s blossomed into romance. Most people find a story like that cute at surface level, right? […]

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Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music crew are dropping their collaborative album, Cruel Summer, next week on September 18th. The album will feature guest appearances from The-Dream, R. Kelly, Ma$e, Travis Scott, Marsha Ambrosius, Chief Keef, Jadakiss,  Jay-Z Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Joining them will be the usual suspects of Big Sean, Common, John Legend, Pusha T, 2 […]

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Future’s “Same Damn Time” single has been a big success for the Atlanta rapper, and he had no idea things would end up that way. “I never know what’s going to happen with the record, I just put ‘em out,” Future tells Hip-Hop Wired. “[You] just hope the fans receive it, the time I put […]

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Kim Kardashian has pretty much taken over one facet of popular culture, but as she makes her move on Hip-Hop (it’s happening, so accept it), she doesn’t seem to be picking up any new fans. Not long after she  compared the growth of rap to reality TV, the 31-year-old offered her condolences for the death […]

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She’s got a big booty, so we call her…Delianna. One of the main females on 2 Chainz and Kanye West’s now infamous video for “Birthday Song,” is this week’s feature girl for Hip-Hop Wired’s Bangin’ Candy. Delianna Urena, also known as Britanny Urena, caught the eyes of many as the girl in the colorful bikini in […]

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In case you didn’t know by now, Hit-Boy is a force to be reckoned with. Ever since “N*ggas in Paris” hit the atmosphere, the California native has become a go-to-person for Kanye West, and seems to hit it out of the park with each offering. His latest production feat came by way of “Clique,” off […]

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As the obligatory villain, and self-professed “good guy” of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, the business opportunities continue to roll in for Stevie J, but he’s still very much focused on his music. The New York native has produced hits for the likes of Mariah Carey, Jay-Z and more, and has been working on a […]

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Looks like Yeezy has had his eye on Kimmy for a long minute. According to TMZ, Keri Hilson’s 2009 hit “Knock You Down,” which features Ne-Yo and Kanye West, also features lyrical references to the latter’s current girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, that just about everyone would have missed. Allegedly, the “Cold” rapper had to drop subliminals nods […]

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After dropping the artwork, a snippet where a certain Chicago rapper shouted out his girlfriend’s adult video talents, we finally get the full version of Kanye West, Big Sean and Jay-Z’s “Clique.” All three MCs lyrically big up the dominance of their crew over a creeping Hit-Boy production. “He never told, who he gon’ tell we top […]

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Last night in California, the G.O.O.D. Music crew celebrated the MTV Video Music Awards and partied it up courtesy of Moet to celebrate the completion and impending release of the crews new album, Cruel Summer. While Kanye West was in New York, his crew including Big Sean, Common, and Teyana Taylor hosted a private 50-person dinner and after-party […]

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It should come as a surprise to no one that Dr. Dre grabs the top spot as the #1 Hip-Hop Cash King of 2012. After selling half of his company, Beats By Dre, to HTC the creator of The Chronic cashed out with over $110 million dollars. Following up right after Dr. Dre was Sean “Diddy” Combs. His […]

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Today is Beyoncé Knowles’ 31st birthday. The current reigning queen of pop will always hold a place near and dear to the hearts of Hip-Hop heads ever since she trotted out to “No, No, No’ with Destiny’s Child and Wyclef Jean. Ever since then, the superstar icon has shot to immeasurable success and has become one […]