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Odd Future Explain Why Fans Line Up For $160 Shirts At Their Pop Up Shops

In an interview with BBC's "Newsnight," Odd Future explains supplementing their musical income with high dollar items at their pop up shops.

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Rick Ross Cancels Two Shows For Possible Ongoing Health Issues

After canceling shows in Houston and Guyana, numerous reports are alleging a return of Rick Ross' seizures from 2011.

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Fat Joe Calls Mobb Deep Situation "A Sad Day In Hip Hop"

Fat Joe says he doesn't know about the details surrounding Mobb Deep's situation, but says it's a loss for Hip Hop culture.

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Havoc Denies Beef With Prodigy In Statement, Prodigy Tweets Claiming "We Set Traps"

UPDATE #2: Almost 24 hours after his tweets were posted, Havoc has issued a statement claiming his phone was hacked.

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Asher Roth Details His Artistic Growth, Reveals Upcoming EP With Nottz And Travis Barker

Exclusive: Over lunch in Austin, Texas, Asher Roth explains arriving at his creative oegood place, moving to Def Jam and a genre-bending project, "Rawther" with Nottz and Travis Barker.

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Rah Digga Disses Tyler, The Creator & Fat Trel On "The Nigga In Me"

Rah Digga unleashes some venom on the two rappers for taking shots at her.

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Mos Def Addresses Trayvon Martin Murder, Records Tribute Track With dead prez

dead prez, Mos Def and Mikeflo collaborate on "Made You Die," a track which references Nas' "Made You Look" to address Trayvon Martin's murder.

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Too Short Details His Digital Presence, How His Sound Evolved Working With Lil Jon And Making "The History Channel" With E-40

Exclusive: Too Short explains predicting Durrough's "Ice Cream Paint Job" would be a hit over 10 years before it dropped, extending his career with Lil Jon and evolving with the times.

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Papoose Calls Remy Ma An Inspiration And Talks "Law Library" Series

Brooklyn's Papoose says his wife's incarceration "inspires him to do better" and he gives the motivation behind his "Law Library" series.

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Tyler, the Creator Explains Getting Choked By Gucci Mane's Bodyguard And His "Dykes" Line Aimed At MC Lyte

During an interview with DJ Drama, Tyler says the exchange with Gucci Mane's bodyguard "wasn't as crazy at it seemed" and that his rhyme about MC Lyte "was a joke."

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Tyler, the Creator Responds To Odd Future's Predicted Top Five Debut

Tyler, the Creator says it's "awesome" that Odd Future's "OF Tape Volume 2" will land in this week's top five despite getting very little television or radio support.

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Tito Lopez Reflects On Responses To Dr. Dre's Co-sign And Explains The Significance Of "Mama Proud"

Exclusive: During a break at South By Southwest, Tito Lopez broke down the stigma of industry co-signs, and why his biggest look involves "tricking" listeners.

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Kanye West Sued $500,000 For Unauthorized Use Of Sample On A Mixtape

Days after Syl Johnson settles, The Persuaders seek damages for using their music on Kanye West's 2006 "Freshman Adjustment 2" mixtape in the form of a familiar sample.

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Slaughterhouse Reveals Eminem Is Mixing And Arranging "Welcome To: Our House"

Eminem literally takes a hands-on approach with Slaughterhouse's upcoming album, as the crew reveals he'll handle the mixing and arranging of "Welcome To: Our House."

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Drake Delivers Freestyle On "Tim Westwood TV"

Drake spits a freestyle during a sit-down with the British DJ.

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Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Kimya Dawson Plan Record Store Day 10" Release

Among this year's April 21 specialties will reportedly be a Rhymesayers Entertainment three-sided single featuring unreleased material and a special audio story.

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Young Jeezy Asks Community Leaders To Step Up For Trayvon Martin

Young Jeezy joins the ranks of Pete Rock, Jasiri X, Big Boi and other notable Hip Hop faces that are speaking up on the Trayvon Martin killing.

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Brisco Reaches Plea Deal In Teen Assault & Battery Trial

The Poe Boy Entertainment rapper who appeared on "Tha Carter III" and "Port Of Miami" will be taking some anger management classes, but not serving time.

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Game Compares 2005 Beef With 50 Cent To Tupac Versus Notorious B.I.G.

From their CGI scenes in the "Hate It Or Love It" video to their broken truce, Game details every step of the fractured relationship with 50 Cent in his VH-1 special.

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Big K.R.I.T. Explains "Praying Man" Collaboration With B.B. King, Reveals June 5 Release Date

Big K.R.I.T. tells Sway and Devi Dev about logging studio time with B.B. King, and that "Live From The Underground" will be released on June 5.

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Beats Electronics Reportedly Negotiating To Purchase MOG Online Music Service

A report in the New York Times says Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine may add to their $500 million headphone empire by purchasing MOG's streaming music service.

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