Sorry not sorry for the curse-riddled headline, but what the entire fuck Rolling Stone? Apparently, Rolling Stone decided that an asinine clickbait article from 2010 didn’t generate enough backlash-slash-clicks-and-social-media-frenzy when it was first published, and decided to re-unleash this moronic concept back onto the masses in a June 19 tweet. Is Bob Dylan hip-hop's godfather? […]

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It is completely understandable that, in a time when the over-commercialization, over-capitalization and rampant bastardization of the rap music industry by conglomerated media, traitorous enemies from within and pernicious cultural outsiders, hip-hop OGs would feel morally responsible to speak out against those who they feel poorly represent hip-hop’s traditional ideals and standards. After all, the […]

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NYC-based musician with MIssissippi roots receives support -- and attacks -- after protesting Mississippi governor Phil Bryant's declaration of Confederate Heritage Month

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Hip-Hop Boulevard: New York's City Council approved a measure to co-name a section of Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx to honor the birth of the genre

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Telling the world that there is no respect for hip hop's OG artist population, and no media that supports them, only tells part of the story.

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The young upstart details prison life since his Dec. 2014 arrest, denying a couple of rumors & attempting to put on a brave face, despite serious charges.

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Jay Z and Beyonce are no longer in an Empire State of Mind, and are heading for LaLa Land. Here are a few nearby choices they could have picked instead.

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Larry Smith, the Queens-bred record producer responsible for some of rap music's most iconic songs from artists like Run-DMC and Whodini has died. He was TK.

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Long Island-based Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center doesn't rip Nicki Minaj, rather, invites her to their location, to discuss their concerns and learn about the work the center does to advocate against intolerance and discrimination against everyone.

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XXL Magazine, the long-running publication that strived to deliver "hip hop on a higher level," has been purchased by Townsquare Media, who has announced that its current print edition will be its last, as they plan to continue the title in a digital-only format

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