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Big Sean Lists Top 3 Favorite Rapper/Producer Duos

July 6, 2018

Big Sean sat down with Billboard on Thursday to talk about producer/rapper relationships as part of Remy Martin's Producer series with Big Sean and DJ Mustard. When asked to list his favorite emcee x producer c... Read Article

Hip-Hop Still Asks #BringBackOurGirls, Is The Demand Loud Enough?

Zoe Zorka

April 13, 2018

News, Politics

Four years ago this weekend, 276 schoolgirls were abducted by an African Islamic-Terrorist group called Boko Haram in the middle of the night from their dormitories in the Borno State of Nigeria. This kidnappin... Read Article

Clothing Giant H&M Blocks Swizz Beats On Instagram

Nick Slay

March 16, 2018

Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends

In America, the ability to protect artistic intellectual property through copyrights and trademarks is guaranteed right, yet if H&M gets its way how that protection is interpreted may be changed forever. ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Ludacris Drops His Sophomore Album ‘Word Of Mouf’ 16 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

November 27, 2017

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On this day in 2001, Ludacris released his second full length album, Word of Mouf. This LP was ridiculously successful, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 281,000 copies in the first week. It... Read Article

Joey Bada$$ Teases New Collaboration With Swizz Beats

Miss2Bees

October 6, 2017

Digital Entertainment, feature, Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks

Joey Bada$$ is cooking up something, and it sounds great. The Amerikkkan Badass took to Instagram to preview a nameless track featuring Swizz Beatz. The track gives you a jazz feel, and Joey does what he ... Read Article

Alicia Keys Releases Heart Warming Video For ‘Blended Family’ Single

MoClassified

November 15, 2016

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances

A couple of weeks back, Alicia Keys released her sixth studio album 'HERE' which has landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts, trailing behind Bon Jovi's 'This House Is Not For Sale' album. Keys garnered muc... Read Article

Alicia Keys Gets Back To The Music With “In Common”

Jamisha Daniels

May 4, 2016

Her Source

Alicia Keys has finally made her return to music. Keys has been out of the musical spotlight since her last album Girl On Fire released in 2012, but fans have seen her consistently these past few years on socia... Read Article

Alicia Keys Asks Speaker Of The House Paul Ryan To Be Her Valentine?

Tiffany Hamilton

February 3, 2016

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Alicia Keys has a special Valentine’s Day message for someone and it's not Swizz Beatz, it's Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. In a new spurious flirtatious video directed at the Republican leader, Keys calls ... Read Article

Recap: 2015 Global Spin Awards: Swizz Beatz, DJ Hollywood, Melle Mel, Luvbug Starski & More

Rocko Rathon

November 18, 2015

Exclusives, News Exclusives

The 4th Annual Global Spin Awards took place on Tuesday (November 17th) at the PlayStation Theater in the heart of New York City. The event, which was hosted by Swizz Beatz, brought out a who's who of Hip-Hop's... Read Article

Listen to Alicia Keys’s New Song “28 Thousand Days”

Tori B

August 8, 2015

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks

https://youtu.be/Fslsxr-xknc Alicia Keys just released her brand new single “28 Thousand Days.” The title "28 Thousand Days" references the average life span of a person which is 76 years. The song is all a... Read Article

Hip Hop History made in Haiti!

courtneyb

July 1, 2015

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

On June 26, 2015, internationally renowned, multi-platinum selling hip hop artists Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne performed at a free concert for over 100,000 people which was the first time this had ev... Read Article

BREAKING THE CYCLE - Coolio takes a fantastic voyage to President Clinton's backyard

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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ‘Rappers Are Never Going To Stop Talking About Drugs’

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[PROFILE FROM THE MAGAZINE] Unsigned Hype B. Lou

Female Camaraderie: Does It Still Exist?