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New Music To Know: Maroon 5′s PJ Morton Steps Out On Faith

Now that PJ Morton has released his first major album, ‘New Orleans,’ on Lil Wayne’s YMCB label, his brand of soul has found a sound of its own.

2013/05/17

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Tyler, The Creator Defends ‘Racist’ Mountain Dew Ad: ‘It’s A Black Guy Making This’

Tyler recently spoke out against his Mountain Dew ad detractors who lobbied to have the commercials removed.

2013/05/03

Chris Brown Drops ‘Give It Away’ As His B-Day Gift To You

Just days after putting out breakup jam “I Can’t Win,” Chris Brown has delivered another new love song to fans, “Give it Away.”

2013/05/02

Kris Kross’ Chris Kelly Found Dead At 34, Possible Drug Overdose

Chris Kelly, the “Mac Daddy” of the 1990s teen rap dup Kris Kross, was found dead on Wednesday (May 1).

2013/05/02

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Mountain Dew Pulls ‘Racist’ Tyler, The Creator Ad: ‘We Apologize’

After Mountain Dew faced a potential boycott surrounding spokesperson Lil Wayne, the PepsiCo company has pulled a commercial starring their latest rapper hypeman Tyler, The Creator.

2013/05/01

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Lil Wayne Pens Non-Apology To Emmett Till’s Family Over Controversial Lyrics

After weeks of escalating pressure from the family of slain civil rights icon Emmett Till, Lil Wayne has finally issued an “acknowledgement of hurt” for the offending lyrics.

2013/05/01

J. Cole’s ‘Truly Yours 2′ Can Finally Be Yours Truly

True to his word, J. Cole released his free EP ‘Truly Yours 2′ on Tuesday (April 30). It also came with a promise of more to come.

2013/05/01

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REWIND: Whaddup With LL Cool J’s ‘Authentic’ Album?

President Obama has a laugh at Bill O’ Reilly’s expense; LL Cool J drops another album, after thirty years in the game.

2013/04/30

Chuck D Takes On Kanye & Jay-Z, Refuses To Be A ‘N—- In Paris’

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D launched an anti N-word campaign while in France, with shots fired at Kanye West and Jay-Z’s GRAMMY-winning song “N****s In Paris.”

2013/04/30

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Ray J Casts Kim Kardashian Lookalike In ‘I Hit It First’ Video

Ray J finally released the video for “I Hit It First,” the controversial song that makes a reference to Kim Kardashian, with whom he made an infamous sex tape in 2007.

2013/04/29

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Obama Laughs Off Cuba Controversy: ‘Got 99 Problems And Jay-Z Is Now One’

President Barack Obama kicked off his speech at the White House Correspondents dinner on Saturday (April 27) with DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” as his introductory music.

2013/04/29