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T.I. Explains "Paperwork" Title, Significance Of "Stay"

T.I. says "Stay" was an unofficial leak and describes the song as "a fictional set of circumstances sprinkled with some reality."

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Turk Details Rap-A-Lot Records Deal, Not Re-Signing With Cash Money Records

Turk says "true colors was revealed" after a personal tragedy and he had to "move forward" past a possible Hot Boys reunion.

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Homeless Man Arrested For Stalking, Harassing Rihanna

53-year old Kevin Mcglynn hand delivered several threatening letters to Rihanna's SoHo apartment.

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Drake, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj Among Those Topping Hip Hop Singles Sales This Week

Here's the roundup of the Hip Hop Singles Sales: Week Of 7/20/14 featuring Drake, Eminem, Wiz Khalifa, and more.

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The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles Of The Week: T.I., Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa

A track from T.I.'s upcoming album leaks and August Alsina lets loots a Nicki Minaj remix.

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Tiny Reacts To Floyd Mayweather Comments

Tiny supports Mayweather's claims that his press conference quotes were misreported.

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Questlove Responds To Iggy Azalea "Fancy" Backlash

"You know, we as Black people have to come to grips that Hip Hop is a contagious culture," he says. "If you love something, you gotta set it free."

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Math Hoffa Says "There Shouldn't Be Any More Violence In Battle Rap"

"I've learned that I love Battle Rap more than any of that," Math Hoffa says. "The drama and all that, everybody knows what's been going on."

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Common - Nobody's Smiling

Common's latest is his best since "Be," and like the album itself does about Chicago, that says plenty.

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Dee-1 Explains Turning Down Cash Money Records Contract

The New Orleans emcee describes his decision to walk away from a deal at the record label.

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Joe Budden Says He & Hollow Da Don "Underwhelmed" At Total Slaughter Battle

The Slaughterhouse rapper also addresses being booed and why he reacted by putting the mic down onstage.

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8 Things We Learned About Battle Rap Watching Total Slaughter

Total Slaughter brought Battle Rap to the forefront this past weekend and HipHopDX was there. Here's what we learned.

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Star Confronts Hot 97's Ebro Darden At Total Slaughter, Says He'll Slap Peter Rosenberg

"Let's run up on Ebro from Hot 97, he's been talking really greasy," Star says before approaching the radio host.

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Murda Mook Shares Unfinished Round Against Loaded Lux

Mook calls into question Loaded Lux's professorial Battle Rap character in the final verse he didn't get to rap at Total Slaughter.

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Billboard Lists "The 5 Best Things About" Jay Z & Beyonce's MetLife Concert

Billboard publishes a list of highlights from this weekend's "On The Run" performance from Jay Z and Beyonce at MetLife Stadium.

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Total Slaughter Winners Announced, Joe Budden Loses To Hollow Da Don

Joe Budden loses to Hollow Da Don and Murda Mook wins in a rematch against Loaded Lux.

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Hollow Da Don Says "I Really Don't Want To See [Joe Budden] Choke" At Total Slaughter

"I predict Joe Budden to have a good 16 bars," Hollow Da Don says.

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Dr. Dre Details Importance Of Total Slaughter Event

"I could never get tired of seeing this shit when it's done right," Dr. Dre says.

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A Guide To Total Slaughter & Event Pay Per View Information

Battles are set to include Joe Budden, Hollow Da Don, Loaded Lux, Murda Mook, and more. The event is available on pay per view.

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DJ Drama Discusses Meek Mill, Wale Beef

"Those guys, they're both friends of mine," DJ Drama says. "I would just say, 'Hey, let's just go box it out.'"

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Troy Ave Compares Rappers To Police

"A lot of [rappers] who they wasn't nobody, it's like the cop syndrome," Troy Ave says.

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