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50 Cent Thinks Jay-Z’s 4:44 Is Golf Course Music
50 Cent doesn’t think Jay-Z can be the best rapper at 47 years of age, and he also has a thing against smart rap. The rapper took to his own Instagram account to “review” 4:44 and throw in his two cents. “I listened to Jay shit, that ‘4:44’,” said 50 in a since-deleted Instagram post.…
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Jay Z’s 4:44 Goes Platinum in Less Than a Week
Thanks to Tidal’s partnership with Sprint and fans of Jay-Z’s 4:44, the album has gone platinum in less than a week, according to the RIAA. And for an album that’s not “for sale” as of yet, that’s an incredible feat. 4:44 was released exclusively through Tidal’s partnership with Sprint, and although a free voucher was…
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Blac Chyna Alleges That Rob Kardashian Beat Her
After Rob Kardashian engaged in revenge porn on Instagram and alleged that his daughter’s mother, Blac Chyna, was a drug user, Chyna is now saying that Kardashian is a woman beater. On Wednesday, the only Kardashian who can’t keep up with the family name aired his grievances about Chyna on Instagram. Kardashian posted a video…
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Where’s the Lie in Damon Wayans Jr.’s Tweet?
It seems as though you can’t even joke about the Fourth of July and its racist Founding Fathers without people saying things like, “You should be appreciative that you’re here in the U.S.,” and Damon Wayans Jr. found that out really quick. The actor posted a tweet on the Fourth that got a few people’s…
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Here’s Chance the Rapper’s Tiny Desk Concert
Chance the Rapper paid a visit to NPR in June for his Tiny Desk Concert, and the footage is finally available. The Chicago rapper performed “Juke Jam” from Coloring Book and a cover of Stevie Wonder’s 1974 song “They Won’t Go When I Go,” as well as a poem he wrote on the way to…
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Russell Simmons Says Jay-Z Isn’t Anti-Semitic
There’s a line in Jay-Z’s new 4:44 album that some people feel reeks of anti-Semitism, but some of his closest friends are now speaking out in the rapper’s defense. In “The Story of O.J.,” he raps about Jewish people and money: “You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club?…
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Tupac Prison Letter Reveals He Dumped Madonna Because She’s White
A prison letter written by Tupac Shakur is up for auction and is likely to fetch over $100,000. But it’s the subject matter that’s gotten everyone’s attention. In the letter to Madonna, Tupac admitted that he ended their relationship because she’s white. “For you to be seen with a black man wouldn’t in any way…
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White Guy Asks Black Barber for Confederate-Flag Cut
What you see pictured above is possibly the ugliest “haircut” ever. But one black barber in Oklahoma wasn’t going to deny a white customer his Confederate-flag request, even though he initially thought it was racist. Corey Sutter of Fade N Up posted the customer’s photo on Facebook, and it immediately went viral. He says that…
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Who Didn’t Jay-Z Come for in 4:44?
Jay-Z got his ass in formation on his 4:44 album, and of course many people across social media have been trying to figure out all of the subliminal shots the rapper took. Straight off the top, there’s the first song, “Kill Jay-Z,” and it’s rife with subs aimed at Kanye West and his own marriage;…
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Tidal, Sprint Partnership Goal to Eliminate Homework Gap in Low-Income High School Students
If you haven’t heard, but I’m sure you have, Jay-Z’s 4:44 album dropped overnight and is available to stream over Tidal. The album became available to Tidal and Sprint Customers at 12 a.m. and was already trending on Twitter even before it dropped. On Thursday night, people made a mad dash to subscribe to Tidal,…
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