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It may be summer break but for college math professor and hip hop artist Chad Rico, school is back in session! Chad plans to drop lesson plans all season long with his sizzling "12 Weeks of Summer" EP project on Gold & Gems Records by releasing a new single every week. With intentions to keep his international classroom of music fans interested and engaged during the upcoming heatwave, the debut track, "Legend In The Coupe," featuring label mate Kam Krzy,  hit on June 14 and is already a banger for the books!

Chad Rico recently debuted "Legend in the Coupe" on "The Friday Night Shock-Wave," hosted by Dee Dowdy on WCCG The Hip Hop Station 104.5 FM ( http://wccg1045fm.com/ ) in Fayetteville, NC.     

Follow up song assignments for the first four weeks of class include  "Charge It to the Game" on June 21, "Pure Highbury" on June 28, and "Don't Trust You" on July 5.

Get your cheat sheet on and listen to "Charge It to the Game" here https://youtu.be/GwJ3_vnupc4. 

Register for school with Chad at www.Chadrico.com and sign up for attendance on Instagram at @internationchadrico . 

Check out the "12 Weeks of Summer" music track curriculum at https://www.goldandgemsrecords.com/12weeksofsummer.html

Ras Kass is gearing up to release his "Soul On Ice 2" album on July 26th. Check out the first single titled "Guns N Roses" featuring Lil Fame and Styles P.

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Legendary West Coast rapper, actor and businessman, Ice Cube, stopped by The Breakfast Club recently to chop it up about the new season of BIG 3, broadcasting on CBS and more.

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Trina was the latest guest on The Breakfast Club to talk about her new album, clashing with Trick Daddy on 'Love and Hip Hop,' riding face, her least favorite ex and more.

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Nicki Minaj is back with a new single and music video to accompany it. Sit back, relax and check out "Megatron."

Download “MEGATRON" here: https://NickiMinaj.lnk.to/MEGATRONYD

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West Coast Artist, OnlyJame releases the visual to his latest single, "SUPERSTAR"

It was only a moment ago when we added his last visual, "She knows".  By the looks of it, OnlyJame will be placing a mark on the industry's hip-hop roster, Recently, OnlyJame releases the visual to his single, "Superstar." Darnell Barrett) is originally from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago or also known as the “9”. After one semester at Columbia College and getting overwhelmed during the growth of his career, Jame dropped out and made music his priority. The rising star went on to make music with Chicago natives like Tayler Bennett, Toni Romiti and the Chicago legend, Twista.  In 2014, he began getting some recognition in Chicago, at a time, where drill music was in its prime. Being a kid from the suburbs of Chicago, Jame stood out with his music using love and relationships as a go-to topic.

Benny the Butcher comes through with his highly anticipated EP titled “The Plugs I Met.” Available everywhere music is streamed and sold June 21! The new 6-track EP features Pusha T, Conway the Machine, Jadakiss, RJ Payne and 38 Spesh with production by Alchemist, Daringer and DJ Shay!

Tracklist:

1. Intro Skit
2. Crowns For Kings ft. Black Thought [Prod. DJ Shay]
3. Sunday School ft. 38 Spesh & Jadakiss [Prod. Daringer]
4. Dirty Harry ft. RJ Payne & Conway The Machine [Prod. Daringer & Beat Butcha]
5. Took The Money To The Plug's House [Prod. The Alchemist]
6. 18 Wheeler ft. Pusha T [Prod. DJ Shay]
7. 5 To 50 ft. India [Prod. The Alchemist]

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Benny the Butcher links up with Black Though to bring you the second song off of his forthcoming “The Plugs I Met” EP - Available everywhere music is streamed and sold June 21! The new 6-track EP features Pusha T, Conway the Machine, Jadakiss, RJ Payne and 38 Spesh with production by Alchemist, Daringer and DJ Shay!

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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) -- A judge just granted a $250,000 bond for rapper Lil Durk.

Durk was in court on June 14 for a probable cause hearing about his alleged involvement in a shooting outside The Varsity in downtown Atlanta. The shooting happened on Feb. 5 at 5:49 a.m.

Channel 2's Lori Wilson was in the courtroom for the bond hearing Thursday.

The conditions of the bond are that the rapper cannot be anywhere near a weapon, he has curfew that requires him to be in the house from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. every night and there is to be no witness intimidation.

An Atlanta police detective said Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, was seen on video shooting a man near The Varsity while he was driving.

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Just before 2 p.m. Friday, the judge found probable cause for Lil Durk and his co-defendent, DeaVonte Bennett, to be charged with possession and criminal intent to commit murder, among other charges. 

Before he surrendered last month, Lil Durk spoke exclusively with Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne. He said he had "nothing to hide."

Now, two weeks later, Lil Durk and Bennett were in court, hearing Atlanta Police Department detective Jeffrey Churchill lay out evidence against them.

“I spoke to a witness who was there at the scene when the incident took place,” Churchill said.

Churchill said the witness told him she was standing outside, talking to Banks and Bennett in front of a cigar bar around 5 a.m. Feb. 5 when they saw a fight in the car in front of them.

“Mr. Banks pulled out a weapon. They heard gunfire,” Churchill said.

Lil Durk and Bennett sat and listened as prosecutors described the case as gang-related.

Prosecutors said Lil Durk and Bennett are members of Chicago gangs and that they knew the victim, Alexander Weatherspoon, had $30,000, an expensive chain and a nice car -- and that's why he was targeted.

While on the stand, Churchill said he did not find evidence that this was a gang related incident.

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Listen to Chris Brown's new single titled "Heat" featuring Gunna.

“Heat” feat. Gunna out now! https://smarturl.it/xHeat

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Evelyn Lozada was the latest guest on The Breakfast Club. She discusses staying fir, Tami Roman, flirting with Rob Kardashian, Jennifer Williams and more.

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Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss Thursday's NBA Draft and the potential of projected No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. Hear Shannon explain why he is not sold on Zion being a superstar in the league, but thinks he'll be a tier below.

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Aubrey Plaza is known for her cult roles in Funny People, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Parks and Recreation, and many more. You can catch her in FX's Legion, which returns for its third season on July 1, and she also stars in Child's Play, set to hit theaters June 21st. But how is she with spicy food? Find out as the deadpan queen tries to keep her poker face intact while battling some of the hottest wings on the planet. Along the way, Plaza pulls back the curtain on Parks & Rec BTS, explains her iconic late-night performances, and attempts to drink milk through her nose.

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Brendan and UFC flyweight division fighter and Sports Illustrated model, Paige VanZant, meet up for some crepes to talk about current rankings, her love for food, arm surgeries and more.

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After a short hiatus Bronx, New York emcee, Yung JB, is back with fresh visuals for "Ready For War."

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Our feature of today is from new R&B Artist O’Shea take a listen to his latest 

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ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — A YouTube rapper who police say raps about the pimping subculture has been arrested and charged with pimping and pandering an 18-year-old woman.

Angel Ortiz Diamond, 31, of Los Angeles, goes by the name of “Benjiboy Staccs” on YouTube. He was arrested last Monday and charged with a felony count each of pimping and pandering.

Diamond has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to make his next court appearance Thursday.

According to the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, Diamond’s activities were scrutinized after they were tipped off by a relative of an 18-year-old Orange County woman.

Authorities say Diamond has posted several videos to YouTube with songs “glorifying the pimping subculture.” In many of his videos, in which lyrics are peppered with profanity and derogatory names for women, he waves around stacks of hundred-dollar bills and is surrounded by scantily clad women.

Diamond was using his social media following to meet young women in clubs, and lure them into human trafficking, according to task force officials.

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Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss if the Houston Rockets need to trade Chris Paul over differences with James Harden. Hear why Skip is becoming more a 'Harden fan' in the Harden-CP3 feud and disagrees with his attitude.

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On the Wednesday, June 19th episode of #EverydayStruggle, DJ Akademiks, Nadeska and Wayno share their thoughts on Killer Mike saying during a Washington Post forum that rappers deserve credit for all the progress the U.S. has made in decriminalizing weed over the past few years. Then they check in on Atlanta rapper 'Lil Keed' during their 'Fast Break' segment, and play a game of Over/Under speculating about when Dreamville will drop 'Revenge of the Dreamers 3,' how much it will sell, when Meek Mill and Future will drop new music and how many more 'Lil's' we'll be introduced to this year. Then the crew shares their 'Struggle Tunes' playlist for the week, which includes Roddy Rich, Che Noir, Future, Marlon Craft, Kota the Friend, Ari Lennox and Stunna 4 Vegas and speculate about Drake's Frozen Moments LLC.

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