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Kanye West Announces Release Date for ‘Swish’
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50 Cent Releases Gritty Short Film for ‘I’m the Man’
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Natalie Cole Dies at 65, R&B & Hip-Hop Community React
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It’s 2016 and Kanye West is feeling himself. On his new song “Facts,” West spits braggadocios rhymes while name-dropping several celebrity names in the process.
Meadowlark Lemon, Beloved Harlem Globetrotter Great, Dies at 83, Questlove & More React
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Fetty Wap Gifts Fellow Remy Boy Monty a New BMW for Christmas [VIDEO]
Despite a few setbacks, Fetty Wap had a phenomenal year. On Christmas Day, the New Jersey rhymer spread some wealth to his Day one homie, fellow Remy Boy Monty.