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Interscope may have screwed up To Pimp A Butterfly‘s release, according to Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, but it’s OK. Kendrick Lamar‘s masterwork is doing numbers. To Pimp A Butterfly has broken Spotify’s record for most streams in a day with a crazy 9.6 million. The release was an odd one, dropping a week before its scheduled date and […]

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So it looks like we’re not doing release dates anymore. Drake dropped If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late by surprise and Kendrick Lamar hit us with To Pimp a Butterfly a week early. Now Earl Sweatshirt is in on the hip-hop surprise sweepstakes. A new Earl album titled I Don’t Like S**t, I Don’t Go Outside has appeared on iTunes with a March 23 release […]

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If you’re one of the many who thought the studio version of “All Day” lacked the aggression of the live performance, here’s a little bit of good news. That BRIT Awards performance is now the official video for “All Day.” Kanye West premiered the planned video during Paris Fashion Week. However, the Vine of West […]

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Let’s divert attention away from Kendrick Lamar‘s new album,  To Pimp a Butterfly for a second to realize that Ameriie is back with a new single. The 35-year-old songstress released “Out Loud,” her first single of the year. There isn’t much reason to look here other than the fact that Ameriie is on the track. “Out Loud” […]

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There’s been another bizarre twist with the situation at Lil Wayne‘s Miami Beach home: The shooting apparently never happened. After investigating Lil Wayne’s home, the SWAT team left at 3 p.m. with no evidence of a shooting occurring. The police were responding to reports that four people got shot at the property at approximately 12:45 p.m. […]

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UPDATE: No gunmen or victims were found at Lil Wayne’s Miami home, according to AP. We’ll continue to follow the story as it develops. Lil Wayne reportedly wasn’t home at the time of the shooting. TMZ is reporting that today’s (March 11) incident comes 11 days after police spotted a suspicious man outside of the home. […]

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It made sense the title of Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming album would be “Untitled” because of how secretive he’s been about the project. This isn’t the case, though. Lamar’s album has a full title and a cover despite what the iTunes’ pre-order screen led many to believe. The album is called To Pimp a Butterfly and it […]

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This year, NFL free agency has been the new March Madness. There was just so much that went on in its first day. Numerous deals were made throughout the day, but we’re here to break down the biggest ones. Brandon Marshall is now a Jet. It’s odd but true: The Jets traded away a fifth-round […]

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The biggest hit of Robin Thicke‘s career is going to cost him a couple of million dollars. A California federal jury ruled on Tuesday (March 10) that the 2013 hit stole too much from Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.” As a result, Thicke and Pharrell Williams owe the Gaye estate $7.3 […]

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Angie Stone hasn’t released an album in three years and has remained silent. She’s back in the public eye today (March 10), but it’s not under pleasant circumstances. TMZ is reporting that the “Brotha” singer got arrested on Monday in Georgia for domestic aggravated assault. The 53-year-old songstress allegedly punched her 30-year-old daughter Diamond in […]

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Thing change in two years. Ciara’s lead single in 2013 was the intimate Future-featuring “Body Party.” Now, it’s the acoustic “I Bet,” a song that could be read as a dis to her ex. The goodbye note now gets a video. Like the featured outfits, the Hannah Lux Davis-directed clip dances between sensuality and vulnerability. […]

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Good things have happened when Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg team up. This is the duo who’s brought us “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Beautiful.” Pharrell is producing Snoop Dogg’s upcoming Bush, and it’s going to be a treat if it’s at “Peaches N Cream’s” level. Snoop Lion didn’t really work out, but since […]