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Guess Who Daft Punk Is Teaming Up With For The Grammys?

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 05, 2014 06:08 PM EST

Performers for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were recently announced and Daft Punk has a special treat in store for fans. Read More »

Rap Genius Is Back!

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 05, 2014 05:47 PM EST

Google gave Rap Genius, one of the most popular lyric websites, the boot but apparently it was only momentarily. Read More »

Beyonce Gets Candid

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 05, 2014 12:35 AM EST

Beyonce's back with part five of her behind-the-scenes documentary. While this album may be Bey's most personal album, she decides the dish out some 'Honesty' in a five-an-a-half minute long video. Read More »

Recreational Pot Brings In Big Bucks

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 05, 2014 12:17 AM EST

That old saying "sex sells" may need to be altered. The first day of marijuana legalization turned out to be a huge success. According to Colorado's 9 News, the state's pot shops brought in over $1 million! Read More »

G-Unit Affiliate Killed

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 04, 2014 08:02 PM EST

In the wake of the death of Hustle Gang rapper Doe B, the hip-hop community mourns yet another death. Former G-Unit rapper Mazaradi Fox was shot and killed on Friday (Jan. 3) afternoon in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York. Read More »

Arrest Made In Doe B Murder

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 04, 2014 06:03 PM EST

The wheels of the justice system are beginning to turn as a second suspect has been arrested in the double-murder investigation of Hustle Gang rapper Doe B and innocent bystander Kim Johnson. Read More »

Curren$y Announces New Music

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 04, 2014 05:33 PM EST

2014 is already looking like it's going to be a great year in music. Faith Evans recently announced that she would be releasing an album and New Orleans rapper Curren$y has some good news of his own. Read More »

New Music From Faith Evans

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 04, 2014 05:11 PM EST

Don't call it a comeback but R&B diva Faith Evans just recently announced that she would be releasing a new album called Incomparable. Read More »

Women Do What For Jay Z Tickets?

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 04, 2014 04:30 PM EST

To some, seeing the great Hov perform live is a once in a lifetime experience and they'll do just about anything to make sure they're in attendance. And we do mean anything. Read More »

Rick Ross Files Lawsuit

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 02, 2014 11:12 PM EST

From his grunt, to his Miami slang to his unmistakable voice, some things in hip-hop are just automatically attributed to Rick Ross. He has created a signature sound for himself that cannot be duplicated by anyone else and that is his argument for his current lawsuit against pop group LMFAO. Read More »

Google Announces Most Searched Rappers

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 02, 2014 10:23 PM EST

Drake and Kanye West just may have had the best year in hip-hop. With sold out tours and highly successful albums, the two were pretty much inescapable in 2013. So it's no surprise that these two are among the top searched people on Google for the year. Read More »

Drake Stealing Lyrics?

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 02, 2014 10:03 PM EST

2013 was undeniably Drake's year. The Canadian actor turned rapper dropped one of the year's best selling albums and some of the dopest verses but, come to find out Drizzy may not be coming up with all of his verses on his own. Read More »

Beyonce and Jay Z Are Vegan No More

By erika-benton-martin | Jan 02, 2014 12:32 AM EST

Many may have doubted them or even questioned why they were doing it but the Carters successfully completed their 22-day vegan challenge. Read More »

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