Listen to the New Future Track, ‘Covered N Money’
Future’s crackling bullfrog croon has always balanced sweet and sour, but there’s not a shred of that sensitivity left on his juggernaut new track, “Covered N Money.” The pseudo-sensitive type we heard...
View ArticleThe Forbes Hip-Hop Princes (and Princesses) of 2014
Forbes released its first “Hip-Hop Princes” list last week. It’s a slideshow that’s a de facto who’s who of hip hop this year. Technically, these ten artists are likely nominees for its elite Cash...
View ArticleWho’s The Real Thug?
Guilty! On four counts of attempted murder. The most important count was First degree murder. This was left undecided and therefore a hung jury. This was the verdict that would determine the fate of...
View ArticleChris Brown Stuck in Rehab
Beats jail, no? A Los Angeles judge recently ordered another two months in rehab for Chris Brown, who did not test positive for drugs. Brown is in legal limbo. He’s awaiting trial for an assault charge...
View ArticleGentrification all the way to Jay Z’s stash spot
New York is a place many only dream to be. With a population of over eight million people, no wonder it’s called “The city that never sleeps”. From the predominately Black and Latino neighborhoods in...
View Article[VIDEO] Rick Ross, Kanye, and Big Sean Get an Emoji Video, Too
A few weeks ago Jesse Hill debuted the unofficial Beyoncé “Drunk in Love” Emoji video, and you loved it. If you didn’t see it yet, you should probably go do that right now. Be quick about it, though,...
View ArticleScHool Boy Q’s ‘Oxymoron’ makes him Top Dawg
Oxymoron, the latest album by ScHoolboy Q topped the Billboard 200 the week of it’s release February 25 and sold 139,000 copies by March 2. With fellow Top Dawg Entertainment artist Kendrick Lamar’s...
View ArticleOver a thousand counterfeit $100 bills seized at JFK Airport
– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at JFK Airport seized over a thousand counterfeit $100 bills after a random baggage examination last month. On February 21st, officers selected 21-year...
View ArticleThe school-to-prison pipeline
The ACLU is committed to challenging the “school to prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems....
View ArticleRapper executed for murder of studio owner
Ray Jasper was put to death March 19, 2014 for the 1998 murder of David Alejandro An aspiring rapper, Jasper was 18 when he slit the throat of 33-year-old San Antonio recording studio owner David...
View ArticleThis is a holdup. Give me a dollar!
A man allegedly robbed a bank for $1 and then waited there for police to arrest him. Deputies said he did so as a way to go back to jail to receive free medical care. “This is a holdup. Give me a...
View ArticleTwitter unearths your first tweet
Unless you have a photographic memory or just joined Twitter last week, you probably don’t recall your first tweet. That’s OK. Twitter would like to show it to you. To commemorate Friday’s eighth...
View Article#FreeBreezy Playlist
I want to resist my urge to pen an open letter to Chris Brown, so I will… for now. In the meantime, however, Kid Ink ft. Breezy “Show Me” played on my iPod today sending me on a trip down memory lane...
View ArticleBurgers in Paris | Kanye West To Give Kim Kardashian 10 Burger King Franchises
In what’s being heralded as nothing short of a King Size dowry, Kanye is set to give Kim Kardashian 10 Burger King franchises for their wedding, MSN reports. In a list of mythic empires, including a...
View ArticleJay Z ft. Jay Electronica, We Made It Remix
“Apologies go out to all of my fans, ‘cause they waited so patiently” said Roc Nation artist Jay Electronica, during the remix of popular Soulja boy song “We Made it” on which he is featured...
View ArticleWu-Tang Recorded a New Album and Will Sell Only One Copy
Wu-Tang Clan has recorded a new album in secret. Right now, it sits in a vault at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, in a fringe region of Marrakech in Morocco, Forbes reports. When we say “it,” we mean...
View ArticleStaten Island Wilin’: Crazy Headlines from the Island
Get your sh*t together, Staten Island. Weird things are happening on Staten Island. Perhaps the underreported borough is intent on making a bigger name for itself; maybe there’s something wrong with...
View Article#FreeBreezy Playlist
I want to resist my urge to pen an open letter to Chris Brown, so I will… for now. In the meantime, however, Kid Ink ft. Breezy “Show Me” played on my iPod today sending me on a trip down memory lane...
View ArticleBurgers in Paris | Kanye West To Give Kim Kardashian 10 Burger King Franchises
In what’s being heralded as nothing short of a King Size dowry, Kanye is set to give Kim Kardashian 10 Burger King franchises for their wedding, MSN reports. In a list of mythic empires, including a...
View ArticleRapper executed for murder of studio owner
Ray Jasper was put to death March 19, 2014 for the 1998 murder of David Alejandro An aspiring rapper, Jasper was 18 when he slit the throat of 33-year-old San Antonio recording studio owner David...
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