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Man of the moment Shakka steps out of Wretch 32‘s shadow shortly after creating a top ten collaborative  cut; ‘Blackout’. Shakka  tells us the story of his growing gift  and not fitting in to the quote on quote cool gang as a youngin’ in this new narrative cut ‘Spin’, which is taken from his forthcoming Tribe EP. (more…)

Robin Thicke has been on his promotion game for his new single “Blurred Lines” featuring his label boss Pharell. Whilst in the UK the pair stopped off at The Graham Norton Show looking very sexy and dapper giving a brilliant performance of their dope collaboration. An impromptu Pharrell pulled actress Hayden Panettiere who was also a guest on the show to dance with them whilst the audience clapped and sang along.  (more…)

Gucci Mane recently called up to Power 107.5 for an interview where Gucci speaks on his alleged beef with Waka Flocka, his new girlfriend, advice for Chief Keef and a lot more. If you haven’t already, go and get Gucci Mane’s latest album “Trap House III“. “Guwop” coming soon.

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Foxy Brown recently sat down with The Combat Show in a tell all interview where they discuss numerous topics including the summer jam situation that happened when Fabolous was supposed to reunite Lil Kim and Foxy Brown on stage during his set. Foxy also touches on what her childhood was like, Jay-Z, jail and more. You can listen to the full interview after the jump.

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As if releasing your album the same days as one of your favorite rappers isn’t enough, J.Cole continues to keep us on our toes for the highly anticipated release of his sophomore album, Born Sinner. Though we’ve been taking a listen to a couple of the tracks off of the new project, the buzz has been swarming around “Let Nas Down,” an emotional ode to how Cole disappointed his favorite rapper when all he wanted to do was be just like him. At his formal listening party in NYC last night, Cole took a few minutes to give us the back-story on the track and his feelings. To peep his explanation click above. To see part two of the video and hear the track “Let Nas Down,” hit the jump! (more…)

Check out the new track from Ty Dolla $ign featuring Wiz Khalifa, called “Irie.” The track is a follow up release to “My Cabana” featuring Young Jeezy, which is also off of Ty’s sequel to his last mixtape, Beach House 2. Click below to take a listen to the DJ-Spinz produced track and be aon the look out for Beach House 2, set to release July 1st.

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Machine Gun Kelly, still rolling hard behind his Black Flag mixape movement which should drop very soon, has added another video to his Black Flag installation series and road life. This one is titled “Operation Scream” where he covers the classic Limp Bizkit’s “Rollin”. Black Flag is described as:

“a “state of mind”, military inspired.  Its the symbol for our revolution…to change the landscape as to how people view music and culture.  Black Flag brings fresh ideas to the forefront”.

Hit the jump to check out the new vid, shot and directed by SPORDY19XX (more…)

The remarkable vodka brand Smirnoff for those who have not yet been made aware, has for 3 seasons now, broken into the realm of television. Through production with VH1 the show Smirfnoff’s “Master of the Mix” has been airing, featuring the hottest of the hottest Disk Jockeys, who gather up in competition for a quarter of a million dollars and the chance to be Smirnoff’s official DJ. This year with DJ Kid Capri, Mia Moretti and a few more musically acclaimed professionals at the judging table, a dominant DJ has just been marked as winner and he goes by the name of DJ JayCeeOH. KarenCivil.com got the chance to chop it up with JayCeeOH on winning the show and where he foresees his career going. You can hit the jump to check out the interview, accompanied by photos, his credible mixtape series and a new remixed track titled “Fuck What Happens” by French Montana Ft. Mavado.  (more…)