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Smithsonian Acquires Collection Of Classic Hip-Hop Photos
More than 400 classic photographs of hip-hop artists including Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim, T.I., Black Sheep and N.W.A.’s Eazy-E have been acquired by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian announced last week.
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Producer Dez Dynamic Sues Tyga
Producer Dez Dynamic has filed a lawsuit against Tyga, as he claims the rapper didn’t pay him for working on “Molly,” a song featured on his third album, Hotel California. According to Bossip, Dynamic claims Tyga promised him $5,000 up front for working on the song and another $5,000 after it was finished. In addition to the $10,000 the producer says he was also promised 3.5% of album sales. Dez previously won a judgement forcing Universal Music Group to stop distribution of the song, but the producer says the company hasn’t complied with the ruling. He is now seeking an injunction against Universal and Tyga to stop distributing the song…
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Rapper Freeway Diagnosed w/ Kidney Failure
Philly emcee Freeway has reportedly undergone emergency dialysis after being diagnosed with kidney failure, according to Revolt.
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Sir Mix-A-Lot Wins Case Over “Anaconda”
A judge ruled in Sir Mix-A-Lot‘s favor after the rapper was hit with a lawsuit over Nicki Minaj‘s “Anaconda” record.
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Hazel-E Quits ‘Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood’
Hazel-E apparently had enough of the drama, catfights and backstabbing, and abruptly took to Twitter to announce she was quitting “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.” The rapper’s announcement came just a few weeks after VH1 premiered the second season of the show.
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Scarface Says No Geto Boys Album
Scarface has made it no secret that he’s a perfectionist when it comes to his music, and the Houston legend believes that “I Seen A Man Die” was his only perfect track.
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Lil Wayne Ordered to Pay Private Jet Company
Lil Wayne really needs to pay his bills on time. A $1M invoice Tunechi owed a private jet company has ballooned to $2M after he took an L in court.
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Bone Thugs: Talk 2Pac & “Thug Love”
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony spoke exclusively to VladTV about working with 2Pac, and they also shared a story about the legendary emcee having a miscommunication with them over using “thug” in their name.
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Future Announce New Album
The demand for Future was so high this year, the rapper has decided to release another album.
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#HappyBirthday Eazy E
With his dark sunglasses, jheri curls and high-pitched rapping style, Eazy-E became one of the defining figures of west coast hip-hop. He’s also one of hip-hop’s more sorely missed. The N.W.A legend born Eric Wright would’ve been 52 years old today.
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