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Michael Phelps is already the most decorated Olympian of all time with 21 medals to his name, but he also has major love for Lil Wayne, so much so that he gave him a shout out. After winning a gold medal in the 200-meter IM race Thursday (Aug. 2), the swimmer  gave props to Weezy […]

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DJ Clue is back on his mixtape grind with a vengeance. Anybody who grew up in the late 90’s and early 00’s knew that DJ Clue mixtapes were where you heard some of the biggest and best artists in Hip-Hop before the internet and blogs really took off. That doesn’t mean the Power 105 DJ […]

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Hey trick, try this. The OG E-40 refuses to stop working his triple album The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2, and 3, as he puts the pieces together for the video to his “Function” remix.  When E-40 Bcc’d this beat to every rapper in his address book, this is pretty much what the end result […]

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Looks like Chief Keef word was held. For his sophmore mixtape, the “I Don’t Like” rapper curves DJ Drama for Chicago’s DJ Victoriouz and DJ Holiday of Brick Squad Monopoly.

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Pitchfork caught up with Chicago rapper Chief Keef for its “Selector” series. Before choosing which out of a pair of beats to freestyle over, the teenaged Interscope Records signee mentions nabbing appearances from Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy and Waka Flocka for his forthcoming Finally Rich mixtape. No word on when his proper debut will be […]

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There’s no denying that Young Jeezy and Ne-Yo make for a good team on the “Leave You Alone,” single. The duo performed the track at Power 106’s PowerHouse 2012 concert over the weekend, and according Ne-Yo they might have another collaboration in the works—this time for the singer/songwriter’s forthcoming R.E.D. album. “We’ve been talking about […]

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Southern California was the place to be over the weekend, as Power 106 held its PowerHouse 2012 concert, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday (June 24). Tyga headlined the show, but Kendrick Lamar, Wale, T.I., YG, Kid Ink, J. Cole, and Snoop Dogg were also on the bill. Leading up to the big show […]

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L. A. radio station, Power 106’s annual PowerHouse concert was chocked full of rap stars, with Tyga sitting at the top of the heap. Young Money’s resident West Coaster headlined the event, held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Saturday (June 23), and had more than a few tricks up his sleeve.

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King of Diamonds is like Disney Land for adults. The Miami night club has grown into one of the more popular hang out spots for some Hip-Hop’s biggest names like Drake, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Birdman and others. Now the savvy owners of the “#1 Urban Club in the World” want […]

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More footage from the Hot 107.9’s 17th annual Birthday Bash pours in. This time around, we have visuals of Young Jeezy gracing his city with a performance of “Fawk the City Up” with T.I. The Snowman also surprised attendees by bringing out Interscope’s latest signee, Chief Keef to perform his breakout hit “I Don’t Like.” Needless […]

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DJ Infamous and the messiah of auto-tune, Future, dropped this hoodtastic video for “Itchin.” Infamous, who is putting together his first compilation album, will feature the likes of  Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Young Jeezy, Travis Porter, Ludacris, 8 Ball & MJG and more on the project. DJ Infamous, who has made a name for himself as a […]

You think you’ve seen everything there is to see at the controversial Hot 97’s Summer Jam this past weekend? Think again. Hip-Hop Wired and our homie, Ernest Estime takes you behind the scenes of all the sights that only a select few got to see this past Sunday at the Metlife Stadium. Check out exclusive […]