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News Pusha T explains working with The-Dream in a recent interview, specifically on their new song "Exodus 23:1."
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News <p>Jay-Z may have made the Yankees hat more famous than a Yankee can, but now, he's getting a piece of the action. The 'Empire State of Mind' emcee has teamed up with his hometown baseball team to create co-branded clothing -- including baseball caps, hoodies and t-shirts that feature both Yankees and Jay-Z logos.<br />
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Original Content Here are seven Florida rappers you should be keeping an eye on.
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News <p>Ruff Ryders producer Swizz Beatz has divulged on what fans can anticipate from his upcoming Haute Living solo album. According to Beatz, the LP will be his most superior project to date. "I believe it's my best work ever. It's my 'perception of greatness,'" Beatz said in an interview. "I just wanna give everyone the unthinkable. When you think of Swizz, you think of a lot of party things. But this time I have a lot to say. I'm more mature. I just got a lot to talk about." (MTV)<br />
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News After filing a suit against his insurance company, Timbaland is now being sued himself as American Home Assurance Company says he is lying about his watch's value and how it was lost.
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Music Our weekly overview of the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums and singles.
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News Police report that ATL rapper Bankroll Fresh was shot and killed Friday night.
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News <p>Kanye West took over New York City's Bowery Ballroom for a surprise show to commemorate the release of his fifth album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," dazzling audience members including Lyor Cohen and Questlove with reconfigured renditions of his tracks.<br />
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But the highlight of the gig wasn't just guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Ryan Leslie, Pusha T and more. 'Ye finished up with a heated nine-minute speech, doting on everything from Taylor Swift and President Bush to his first-week album sales.<br />
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News <p><strong>WORDS BY SHYNE PO:</strong></p>
<p>A great leader has the unique ability to admit when he’s wrong. Without this ability you suffer the fate of Napoleon and end up dead on your way to Russia.</p>
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News The photographer of Kendrick Lamar's "The Blacker The Berry" image is suing him for not licensing the photograph.
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Original Content New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit.
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News <p>A month or two ago there was a video making its way around the internet which promoted the MegaUpload website. The YouTube video featured a jingle for the site, and had appearences from quite a few artists, including Kanye West, Diddy and Will.i.am. Well it turns out the C.E.O. of MegaUpload is none other than Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean. If anyone had ever bothered to check the <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://megaupload.com/?c=about" target="_blank">"About Us" </a>page on Megaupload maybe we would have realized this sooner!</p>
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