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Recording artists would probably agree that a track from Pharrell Williams  is a good look, just ask Nelly. Between Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” Williams is a beast on the charts right now, and Nelly might add another hit to his repertoire. 

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Tonight marked the 2013 BET Awards, and like always, the annual presentation donned a bevy of memorable moments. Among those were show stealing performances by some of Hip-Hop and R&B’s top acts, including artists like Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, J. Cole and more.

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On the Internet—and especially Twitter—there are no “do overs” and “take backs.” A number of notable rappers, including Meek Mill, Action Bronson and Macklemore, were reminded of this when some of their tweets from a few years ago that spit in the face of their current alliances were retweeted last night.

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Saturday, June 22, Los Angeles’ Power 106 held their 13th annual Power House concert. As always, the night was chocked full of surprises. One came in the form of  YMCMB rapper Nicki Minaj during a headlining set by Chris Brown.

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Hot 97 Summer Jam XX went down last Sunday (June 2), and for those in attendance it was pretty much a blast. No one got called out on the Summer Jam screen and no (major) artists were no-shows, but all the acts brought their best for the capacity crowd.

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Busta Rhymes’ latest single, “Twerk It,” hasn’t made the immediate impact that he hoped for. The Pharrell-produced track still has infinite slow burner potential, and gets an extra jolt of life on a newly liberated remix featuring YMCMB partner Nicki Minaj.

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Memorial Day weekend is the time when most people kick back and enjoy cookouts, block parties, and other communal excursions. Rappers, on the other hand, do things a bit differently. This year, some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop flocked to three cities in particular for their celebratory festivities: New York City, Las Vegas, and Miami.

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Ciara countered whispers that her time had passed with the Future-assisted “Body Party.” With that song officially in constant rotation, she attempts to reassert her dominance with a new track called “I’m Out.”

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Hip-Hop always represents anywhere it goes, and that includes the Met Ball 2013. Fashion’s biggest night featured a bevy of Hip-Hop affiliated beauties, and dudes, on the red carpet, including Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez.

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Birdman has a penchant for going all out. For the forthcoming video for “Tap Out,” the YMCMB family is represented by Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, and even Bow Wow. But Baby ups the ante by landing cameos from Paris Hilton, Christina Milian and Kimora Lee, among others.

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Nicki Minaj continues to expand her brand on the small screen as a judge on American Idol. Now, the former LaGuardia High School drama student will get a chance to show off her acting chops on the big screen in an upcoming comedy titled The Other Woman.

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With only days to go before his Bad Boy debut officially releases May 21, French Montana whets appetites by transforming his reggae inspired jam “Freaks” into a full fledged posse cut on a star studded remix.