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Big Sean Celebrates Hall Of Fame At Moët Rosé Lounge [Photos]

With just weeks to go before Hall Of Fame releases, Big Sean held a private listening event for his sophomore LP at the London Hotel in Los Angeles for Moët & Chandon’s 2013 Rose Lounge series…. Continue Continue reading

Can’t Look Away: 10 Terrible Black Movies We Loved Anyway

By now we’ve learned that a movie doesn’t have to be Oscar-worthy for you to enjoy it.

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Drake ft. Majid Jordan – “Hold On We’re Going Home” [Listen]

We can’t help but recall Denzel Washington’s Training Day quotable, “This sh*t’s chess, it ain’t checkers,” when thinking about Drake’s recent moves. Following the star studded fourth annual OVO Fest, the Toronto native returns literally hours later his latest single “Hold On We’re Going Home.”… Continue

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JAY Z Sits Down With HBO’s Bill Maher [VIDEO]

Hovi Baby takes his talents to HBO Jay Z’s Appears On Real Time With Bill Maher Prior to premiering the video for “Picasso Baby,” JAY Z appeared on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher to discuss a bevy of topics ranging from music, the mogul’s disagreement with Harry Belafonte, and politics. The Brooklyn-bred lyricist candidly expressed his opinions on things like police presence in inner city Black communities political pundits. Read more at: Hip Hop Wired

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Public Enemy’s Flava Flav Says Jay Z, Drake & Kendrick Lamar ‘Not Real Hip-Hop’ [Video]

Public Enemy has been dropping music since 1987 and still hold court as one of the most popular Hip-Hop groups ever. However, it appears that a member of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees thinks that Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and other big rap stars are “not real Hip-Hop.”… Continue Continue reading

So Sorry: 11 Rappers Who Publicly Apologized For Bad Actions

It’s easy to get that rappers are people too, and make mistakes like the rest of us. Sometimes, those errs in judgement get the attention of the media, forcing stars large and small to step up to the podium and apologize to the public…. Continue Continue reading

A History Of Struggle: The Top 10 Kanye West Vs. Paparazzi Run-Ins

If Kanye West were Superman, photographers would be his kryptonite. The Chicago rapper/producer/designer has a history of conflict with the paparazzi that makes his latest run in with one at LAX a surprise to just about no one…. Continue Continue reading

New Music: ForteBowie – “Irresponsibility” [Listen]

ForteBowie is definitely an up-and-coming MC folks should look out for. He gained notoriety after appearing on “$outhside” — the closing track on Trinidad Jame$’ Don’t Be S.A.F.E. mixtape — and followed up with his Vice Haus project…. Continue Continue reading

Exclusive: Rich Homie Quan Talks The Birth Of A Rap Career

You think you know Rich Homie Quan. You’ve heard a track or two, now you think he’s Future or Cash Out revamped, right? Here’s the thing: the 23-year-old rapper is not Future. He’s not Cash Out either, although the East Atlanta native grew up just a couple of highway exits away from both artists…. Continue Continue reading

Graphic Photos Of Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Capture Revealed

Thanks to a debatable Rolling Stone cover, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is back in the news. A photographer who was angered by the music magazine’s decision to put the teen-aged terrorist on its cover has shared graphic images of his capture, including a snapshot where there’s a sniper’s red dot trained on his forehead…. Continue

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