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President Obama had some of Hip-Hop’s elite in the White House on Friday. According to TIME magazine Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, J. Cole, and Chance The Rapper were among the many in attendance for a criminal justice reform meeting Friday.

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Why is Black Thought considered an “underrated” MC? As co-founder of The Roots, he is a Grammy-award winning rapper with 11 albums under his belt and a career that spans 20-plus years. He’s toured the world 10 times over and he’s broadcast into millions of homes every weeknight thanks to his Master of Ceremonies gig […]

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Rick Ross and Lira Galore are done being engaged after just two months. Reportedly, these two got in a huge fight and Galore moved her sh*t out of his mansion.

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Meek Mill is still throwing shots at Wale. The proverbial chopper is spraying over social media instead of the recording booth, though.

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UPDATE (3:25pm ET): Rozay tells TMZ the beef has been squashed and we’ll get Self Made, Vol. 4 as a result. See video on the flip. During Meek Mill’s latest Twitter finger volley against Wale, he said the Washington, DC rapper was out of MMG. Of course, everyone knows it’s actually Rick Ross who would […]

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Wale’s latest visit to The Breakfast Club has lead to Meek Mill once again getting all in his feelings. However, the MMG rapper’s sit down on the show was loaded with insight that isn’t getting nearly enough discussion. 

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You can cross “performing at the White House” off of Wale’s bucket list. The Maybach Music Group rapper was the guest of Michelle Obama’s Beat The Odds summit and performed in front of President Obama himself. 

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There’s a ton of talk about Lil Wayne and/or Drake possibly defecting from the platinum palace that is Cash Money Records. Naturally, all of this spawns talk of which label either of them may land with.

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Catfish, MTV’s irresistible hour dedicated to Internet trolling occasionally ventures into the realm of Hip-Hop for some uproarious results.

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Atlanta rapper K Camp has been one of the more consistent newcomers this year. Last night, he continued his string of song releases with the “Off The Floor (Remix),” featuring Wale.

Nas once famously rapped that “no idea’s original under the sun” and such ideology is golden for Hip-Hop culture. Each generation borrows from the last to create their own classic legacy, and our founding fathers sampled jazz, funk and soul to birth the foundation, musically.

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HOT 97’s own Funk Flex is prepping to set into orbit his own sneaker, fashion and lifestyle destination by opening a retail shop, complimentary website and mobile app, #PlanetKixx.