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3 Nov

2015 is shaping up to be one hell of a year - one that will surely go down in the history books. New releases aside, this year has also served as the official anniversaries for a legion of certified rap classics. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's debut album turned 20 years old. GZA's now platinum Liquid Swords, Masta Ace's Sittin On Chrome, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

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2 Sep

NEWS: J. Cole Brings Out JAY Z & Drake At Epic Homecoming Show

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MUSIC NEWS, VIDEOS

J. Cole's Forest Hills Drive Tour came to an end in historic fashion last night. After five months of touring, Jermaine returned to his hometown and treated his Fayetteville, North Carolina family with a show they'll never forget. On top of sets from Jeremih, YG and the Dreamville crew (Omen x...

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8 Jun

ARTICLE: “Ain’t That About A…”

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ARTICLE

On days when I’m bored, I partake in a very underplayed activity: listening to rap songs with the sole intention of actually listening to what the rappers are saying. Don’t give me that look. You mean to tell me EVERY rap song you’ve ever listened to you’ve listened to what...

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6 Jun

Dame Dash On Jay Z: “He Was Terrible On Stage”

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MUSIC NEWS

Since Dame Dash and Jay Z parted ways after the sale of Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, Dash has garnered attention when he's spoken about his former business partner. During an interview posted Wednesday (June 3), Dash reflected on Hov's stage presence in a video-conference with Dr. Boyce Watkins. When Watkins (a.k.a. the People's Scholar) asks...

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22 May

NEWS: Joe Budden Questions Jay Z for “B-Sides Freestyle”

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MUSIC NEWS

Jay Z has had his work cut out for him defending his streaming service Tidal. Most recently, he spit a freestyle at his B-Sides concert sponsored by Tidal. In the rap, he dissed YouTube and Spotify and questioned why people spend so much money on Nike shoes and Apple iPhones. According...

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21 May

ARTICLE: Money Over Everything?

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ARTICLE

“Who you know fresher than Hov’? Riddle me that.” “The rest of y’all know where I’m lyrically at.” Ahem. With that out the way, let’s begin. I like Shawn. I like Nasir. Close friends probably know that I like the latter more than the former. Of course, the usual prerequisite for the...

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18 May

NEWS: Jay Z Disses Spotify & YouTube During Freestyle At Tidal B-Sides Concert

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ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC NEWS

Jay Z brought a handful of special guests out onstage at his much-hyped "Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides" concert at Terminal 5 in New York City last night (May 16). Among the surprise artists to make an appearance, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel helped Jay with "You, Me, Him, and Her"...

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9 May

Busta Rhymes Recalls Facing Jay Z In Freestyle Battle

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MUSIC NEWS

Busta Rhymes attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in downtown Brooklyn, New York, alongside Jay Z and The Notorious B.I.G. During a recent visit to Fuse's Skee TV show, Bustashared a story of a memorable battle with Jay Z. Since Big "wasn't in to rhyming in school" Busta battled Jay...

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6 May

Puff Daddy & Dr. Dre Top Forbes’ “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists 2015” List

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MUSIC NEWS

Forbes has unveiled this year's "Forbes Five," an annual ranking consisting of Hip-Hop's wealthiest artists. Each Hip Hop mogul on the list owns assets in a variety of industries. Puff Daddy, who topped the "Forbes Five" for the second-year-in-a-row, owns a media entity (Revolt), has a deal with Diageo's Ciroc and recently launched the fitness water Aquahydrate....

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29 Apr

NEWS: Apple Reportedly Interfering With Jay Z’s TIDAL

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MUSIC NEWS

On Sunday (April 26) Jay Z unexpectedly took to Twitter to share a series of #TidalFacts. The rare move may have been directly in response to several of TIDAL's rivals interfering with its progress. According to Page Six, numerous music industry sources have come forward alleging that Apple is indeed tampering with...

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