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Nipsey Hussle delivers some brand new music today. "Hotel Suite" was produced by V12 Tha Hitman and Ralo Stylez. Enjoy the track up top.

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Neef Buck continues to promote his Forever Do Me 6. Trash Bag King mixtape by dropping an official music video for "Right Now" featuring Danny Surreal. Produced by Bobby Johnson. Shot by @InfernoVideos for more info call 267-304-9255.

Download FDM6 from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Neef-Buck-Forever-Do-Me-6-Trash-Bag-King-mixtape.544422.html.

DJ Nate releases his new mixtape entitled "Bringing Heat To the Streets."  Listen to the stream below.
Tracklist:


DJ Nate - More Than One (Prod by Dj Pain 1)

Yung Saint - Have Mercy

DJ Infamous - Double Cup Ft Jeezy, Ludacris, Juicy J, the Game & Hitmaka

Duce Dilliotto - Standing Ovation Ft Ms. Midi

Hood Prophets - 808'S Ft Gino

Kidd Kidd - I'm A G (Bury Me A G)

Sam Cooke - Smiling Eyes Ft Chaos (Produced by Scattered Brains)

Hones t Abe - Red Light Richie Rich

Body Head Bangerz - Drinks 4 Everybody

Kokane - What I Ft Busta Rhymes, Leezy Soprano

Rogizz - Think That I'm A Joke ft Caleb James

Murphy Lee - Twerk

Kidd Kidd - Middle Finger

Dash D.U.B. - Ride Ft Vision and Victor Stoniallo

Sam Cooke - Get Em Rock (Produced by Scattered Brains)

RoGizz - If I Should Die ft DUBB, TREE & Fatboi Fresh

Dash D.U.B. - 7 Figure Dreams

Troy Ave - Show Me Love Ft Tony Yayo

Sick Tongue Syndicate - Some Think You'll Blow


Bonus Track:


Jay Griffy - Amped Up ft Gillie Da Kid (Prod by The Pogue Brothers)

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The world's of hip hop and sports collide as ESPN The Magazine rolls out three covers for it's Music Issue.

The covers pair Eminem with Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Kendrick Lamar with Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul and Nicki Minaj with Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant.

Pick up a copy of the issues when they hit newsstands on Friday (January 24).

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Super talented emcee Locksmith releases his latest visual. This one is for "House Of Games." The track is produced by Locksmith and Mike Blankenship.

Be on the lookout for Lock's forthcoming album, A Thousand Cuts, coming soon.

Directed by Brian Storm and Locksmith
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Black Flag Mafia boss, Maino is gearing up to release his King of Brooklyn EP on February 4th. Today he gives DJ Drewski the green light to premiere his new music video for "Just Watch." Directed by Ishell Vaughn.

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Rare Breed Entertainment releases the Goodz vs Danja Zone from their New Year's event that also featured Swave Sevah vs Rosenburg Raw, Aye verb vs Ah Di Boom, Big Kannon vs T money Bagz, Bonnie Godiva vs Dutchess, Flamez vs Bones Brigante and Ooops vs Blu Ray.

Look for those battles to released in the upcoming weeks.

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is perhaps the best player at his position in the National Football League. He's cocky and at times arrogant, but his play on the field speaks for itself.

The question everyone is asking today is if Sherman went too far in taunting Michael Crabtree and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers after his team won the NFC championship game to advance to Super Bowl 48.

Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith of ESPN's 1st Take discuss the issue. What's your opinion on the controversy?

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It don't stop with Da Goonie Gang and the Original Block Hustlaz (O.B.H.) crew out of Philly. Check out part two of their studio life vlog featuring Dark Lo, P90 Lik Moss, Razor, C-Dot and Wiz Lo.

Video shot by @P_obh. AR-AB will be home sooner than you think

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has managed to shift attention away from his Super Bowl-bound team onto himself after he ranted in a post game interview with Fox reporter Erin Andrews about San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver Michael Crabtree.

Sherman made a touchdown saving deflection on a ball thrown to Crabtree that sealed the Seahawks victory over San Francisco on Sunday (January 19). The two players exchanged words after the play. Sherman was still angry about it when Andrews interviewed him.

"I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're gonna get. Don't you ever talk about me!" Sherman told Andrews. "Crabtree, don't you open your mouth about the best. I'ma shut it for you real quick, L.O.B. (Legion of Boom)!"

Richard Sherman Going Off on Michael Crabtree w/ Erin Andrews!

It didn't take long for the internet to start going off on Sherman for what many believe was a classless move. Videos, memes and tweets have flooded the net. Lets take a look at some of them below.

Seahawks' Richard Sherman / WWF Interview Remix

I'd like to thank all of Richard Sherman's haters, whose ridiculous reactions helped me realize how much I like the guy. #LOB

— Elika (@steakNstiffarms) January 20, 2014

Assuming someone, at some point, has called a hotel desk and asked to be moved to a room farther away from Richard Sherman.

— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) January 20, 2014

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The UW Battle League has done a fantastic job promoting their upcoming "High $takes" card. Check out their latest promo piece, Road of the Warrior, part one. This provides an all-access look at the main event taking place on January 26, 2014.

The card includes Loaded Lux vs. Hollow Da Don, Tsu Surf vs Calicoe, Hitman Holla vs O-Red andDaylyt Vs. B Magic. To top it all off the event is being hosted by Young Jack Thriller.

The event is being held at Club NV in Elizabeth, New Jersey. If you can't make it to the live show don't worry because it will be available on PPV.

To purchase tickets to the show head over to UWHIGHSTAKES.EVENTBRITE.COM. To order the Pay-Per-View go to USTREAM.TV/UWBATTLELEAGUE.

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Today the nation pays tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A man who dedicated his life to the civil rights struggle.

In a time where African Americans were widely discriminated against and the victims of violent acts by the police and racist organizations, King preached non violence and gave hope that one day all men and women would be treated equally.

Dr. King was a minister, humanitarian and activist. In 1957 he helped found and was President of the civil rights organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He also led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a campaign to fight against the segregated public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama, that called for black to sit at the back of the bus and give up their seats for whites.

In 1963 King helped lead the The Great March on Washington where he delivered his seminal "I Have a Dream" speech. The event drew a crowd of both black and white citizens estimated at 300,000.

Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize on October 14, 1964, for his tireless work against segregation and inequality through non violence.

He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, but his legacy still lives on. He will be remembered across the country today with parades, marches, service projects and a speech by Harry Belafonte for the 28th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986.

Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963

I Have A Dream Speech 2014 (Thank You Dr. King)

MLK Discusses Kennedy in Rediscovered Audiotape

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Chalk up a big win for Kevin Hart and Ice Cube. Their new action-comedy "Ride Along" is projected to bring in $47.8 million over the weekend, including Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, to take the top spot at the box office, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The numbers surpass Universal's $25 million budget for the film and breaks the January record for a box office opening.

Finishing in second place is Mark Wahlberg's film "Lone Survivor" with $23.2 million in ticket sales. Check out the remainder of the top five below.

The top five:


1. Ride Along — $41.2 million
2. Lone Survivor — $23.2 million
3. The Nut Job — $20.55 million
4. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — $17.2 million
5. Frozen— $12 million

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Checkout Bella's behind the scenes photoshoot with Smooth Magazine. Make sure you vote as well by clicking here

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50 Cent held his Big Apple Boxing event in the Queens. Troy Ave, Tony Yayo, Nyemiah Supreme, SBOE, Prodigy and many more performed!

There were wins for SMS Promotions from Donte Strayhorn, Ryan Martin and Emmanuel DeJesus!

Also, Ashlee Ray interviewed celebrities such as DJ Envy & more at the event for Thisis50.

Check it out!

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Canada first, then hitting the road w/ my brother @2chainz for the "2 GOOD to be TRU" tour. On my way Europe. Click http://t.co/xuNbOadvkd

— PUSHA T (@PUSHA_T) January 16, 2014

Pusha T will be in a town near you over the next several months as he hits the road in support of his My Name Is My Name album.

The 46-city tour will hit Canada, Europe and the United States, starting January 28th in Vancouver. Other stops include Boston, New York, Seattle, Las Vegas and Houston before winding down on June 6th in London.

On some of the dates Pusha will appear on 2 Chainz's 2 Good To Be T.R.U. tour. Check out the dates below via Billboard.

Pusha T tour dates:

January 28 – Venue – Vancouver, BC
January 29 – Marquee Room – Calgary, AB
January 30 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB
January 31 – Telus Theatre – Montreal, QC
February 1 – Barrymore’s Music Hall – Ottawa, ON
February 2 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
February 3 – Marquee Ballroom – Halifax, NS
February 4 - House of Blues - Boston, MA*
February 5 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY*
February 7 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL*
February 8 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI*
February 10 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO*
February 11 – The Complex – Grand Room – Salt Lake City, UT
February 12 - Revolution Event Center - Boise, ID*
February 13 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
February 18 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA*
February 20 - The Observatory OC - Santa Ana, CA*
February 21 - Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA*
February 22 - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV*
February 23 – Club XS – Tucson, AZ
February 24 – Club Red – Tempe, AZ
February 27 - Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO*
February 28 - Chaifetz Arena - St. Louis, MO*
March 1 - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN*
March 2 - Bank of Kentucky Center - Highland Heights, KY*
March 4 - Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY*
March 6 – Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
March 7 – Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
March 8 – Brick Street Bar – Oxford, OH
March 9 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
March 12 - La Hacienda Event Center - Midland, TX
March 13 - South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX*
March 14 - Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX*
March 17 - Jannus Live! - St. Petersburg, FL*
March 18 - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason - Miami Beach, FL*
March 20 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC*
March 21 - Landmark Theatre - Richmond, VA
March 22 - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA*
May 30 - Paris, France
May 31 - Tilburg, Holland
June 1 - Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
June 2 - Gibson Room, Frankfurt, Germany
June 3 -  X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
June 4 - Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
June 5 - Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
June 6 - Koko, London, UK

* - 2 Chainz' 2 Good To Be T.R.U. Tour

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Watch part 1 here, Steven Jo Says He Made Spoken Reasons; Rapping; 50 Cent -Click HERE

Watch part 2 here, Steven Jo Says He Slept with Kaylin Garcia - Click HERE

Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Steven Jo for an exclusive interview!

In part 3, Steven Jo talks about when he was doing drugs, being yourself being the only way you can make it, hating rappers because of their influences, being signed to Wonda Music, his youtube views & much more!

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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with 2 Pistols for an exclusive interview!

2 Pistols freestyles, speaks on where he has been, having hits, if he feels the game hasn't changed, the controversy of his game, situation with Dolla, new project "Coming Back Hard" & much more!

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Kanye West lands on the cover of the February issue of Interview magazine. The controversial rapper talks with 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen about how his 2002 car crash changed him, his creative process, recording Yeezus, the fallout from the Taylor Swift fiasco at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, staying current and more.

Photography by Steve Klein

STEVE MCQUEEN: It's hard to make beauty. People often try, and more often than not, everything starts to feel sort of cheap or kitsch. But you express yourself in a way that's beautiful. You can sing from the heart and have it connect and translate, which is a huge thing for an artist to be able to do. So my first question is: How do you do that? How do you communicate in that way?


KANYE WEST: I just close my eyes and act like I'm a 3-year-old. [laughs] I try to get as close to a childlike level as possible because we were all artists back then. So you just close your eyes and think back to when you were as young as you can remember and had the least barriers to your creativity.

MCQUEEN: Let's go deep very quickly then: Talk to me about who you were and who you've become—both before and after your accident, the car crash. Who are those two people, Kanye before and Kanye after? Are they different people? Was there a seismic change in who you were after you nearly lost your life?

WEST: I think I started to approach time in a different way after the accident. Before I was more willing to give my time to people and things that I wasn't as interested in because somehow I allowed myself to be brainwashed into being forced to work with other people or on other projects that I had no interest in. So simply, the accident gave me the opportunity to do what I really wanted to do. I was a music producer, and everyone was telling me that I had no business becoming a rapper, so it gave me the opportunity to tell everyone, "Hey, I need some time to recover." But during that recovery period, I just spent all my time honing my craft and making The College Dropout. Without that period, there would have been so many phone calls and so many people putting pressure on me from every direction—so many people I somehow owed something to—and I would have never had the time to do what I wanted to.

MCQUEEN: So basically, it allowed you to focus, and you realized at a certain point that it was now or never—and that you had to do it now.

WEST: Yes. It gave me perspective on life—that it was really now or 100 percent never. I think that people don't make the most of their lives. So, you know, for me, right now it seems like it's the beginning of me rattling the cage, of making some people nervous. And people are strategically trying to do things to mute my voice in some way or make me look like I'm a lunatic or pinpoint the inaccuracies in my grammar to somehow take away from the overall message of what I'm saying ...

MCQUEEN: Well, unfortunately, that is indicative of what a lot of black performers and leaders have had to go through. People will often try to undermine them in a way to take away their power. You know, when I saw you perform, I was like, "This guy is gonna die on stage." When I saw you play, it felt like that—like it could be the last performance that you give. There's an incredible intensity to your performances.

WEST: As my grandfather would say, "Life is a performance." I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook and I'm saying everything in there out loud. A lot of people are very sacred with their ideas, and there is something to protecting yourself in that way, but there's also something to idea sharing, or being the person who makes the mistake in public so people can study that.

MCQUEEN: It can be hard to take those kinds of risks as an artist if you're thinking about tomorrow.

WEST: Well, all we have is today. You know, the past is gone, and tomorrow is not promised.

MCQUEEN: Talk to me a little bit about Yeezus. The album before that one, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was a phenomenal success. Did that wear on your mind when you went in to make Yeezus?

WEST: Yeah! So I just had to throw it all in the trash. I had to not follow any of the rules because there was no way to match up to the previous album. Dark Fantasy was the first time you heard that collection of sonic paintings in that way. So I had to completely destroy the landscape and start with a new story. Dark Fantasy was the fifth installment of a collection that included the four albums before it. It's kind of the "Luke, I am your father" moment. Yeezus, though, was the beginning of me as a new kind of artist. Stepping forward with what I know about architecture, about classicism, about society, about texture, about synesthesia—the ability to see sound—and the way everything is everything and all these things combine, and then starting from scratch with Yeezus... That's one of the reasons why I didn't want to use the same formula of starting the album with a track like "Blood on the Leaves," and having that Nina Simone sample up front that would bring everyone in, using postmodern creativity where you kind of lean on something that people are familiar with and comfortable with to get their attention. I actually think the most uncomfortable sound on Yeezus is the sound that the album starts with, which is the new version of what would have been called radio static. It's the sonic version of what internet static would be—that's how I would describe that opening. It's Daft Punk sound. It was just like that moment of being in a restaurant and ripping the tablecloth out from under all the glasses. That's what "On Sight" does sonically.

MCQUEEN: So Yeezus was about throwing away what people want you to do—the so-called "success"—so you could move on to something else.

WEST: It's the only way that I can survive. The risk for me would be in not taking one—that's the only thing that's really risky for me. I live inside, and I've learned how to swim through backlash, or maintain through the current of a negative public opinion and create from that and come through it and spring forth to completely surprise everyone—to satisfy all believers and annihilate all doubters. And at this point, it's just fun.

MCQUEEN: But there must have been moments of doubt or depression or sadness. I mean, with what happened after the Taylor Swift incident [at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards] and all the negativity that came your way as the result of that. How did you deal with it all mentally, physically, and spiritually?

WEST: It's funny that you would say "mentally, physically, spiritually" because my answer before you even said that was going to be "god, sex, and alcohol."

MCQUEEN: People can get lost in all of those things. So how did you arrive where you are now after coming through that period?

WEST: Well, I don't have an addictive personality, so that means that I can lean on what might be someone else's vice just enough to make it through to the next day. You know, just enough religion, a half-cup of alcohol with some ice in it and a nice chaser, and then ...

MCQUEEN: A lot of sex. [both laugh]

WEST: Yeah—a lot of sex. And then I'd make it to the next week.

MCQUEEN: So was there a moment when Yeezus all kind of came together as a work?

WEST: I've heard people say stuff about how a work is just taken out of your hands, and there were times ... I remember that we were shooting the "New Slaves" video before I'd even finished the second verse. We were on our third shoot day, and I was in the studio still finishing it because my lyrics aren't written beforehand. It's very important to me that they're completely in sync with what's happening in society at that time—that they're very timeless, but very up to date ...

MCQUEEN: How important is that for you, to be current?

WEST: I don't use a lot of current-affairs names—I've used them seldomly—but I feel like it's just a current itself, a wave that I'm surfing. There is no sport without the wave, so I have to wait for it. If the waves are high, then we're gonna have a fun day. If the waves are low, then you just stay on the beach.

Source: InterviewMagazine.com

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Drake got the chance to hone his acting chops during his hosting gig on Saturday Night Live yesterday (January 18).

Watch the former Degrassi star in several skits from the show below. How do you think he did? Let us know in the comment section below.

Bar Mitzvah Monologue

Before They Were Stars

Piers Morgan Cold Open

Mornin' Miami

Poetry Teacher

Disney World Show

Nancy Grace

Saturday Night Line: Telephone with Vanessa & Drake

Resolution Revolution

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