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LaVar Ball’s JBA League Now Features NBA Players ‘Selection Committee’

LaVar Ball’s Junior Basketball Association has included a “player selection committee” that will feature former NBA players Earl Watson and Ed O’Bannon as well as Lonzo Ball. The JBA league will hold open tryouts in 8 cities across the U.S. starting April 7th in Seattle. Other tryouts will be held in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta,…Continue Reading

Beastie Boys’ Mike D Talks The Status Of Hip-Hop

Beastie Boys’ Mike D was interviewed by Vulture and mentioned hip hop’s growth and what he thinks of the status of the genre. “I always felt like rap would become popular, but I didn’t foresee it becoming as mainstream as it is,” Mike D said. “With current rap, there’s nothing that makes it not pop. Obviously, certain…Continue Reading

T.I. Responds To New Generation Rappers Not Respecting Influential Emcees

In a recent interview with MTV, T.I. talked about the newer generation not respecting those that came before them, specifically Tupac and Biggie. The MC had further comments aimed at Lil Xan and his contemporaries that believe dissing influential rappers of the past will build their clout. “The younger generation wants to be respected,” says T.I.…Continue Reading

Roxanne Shanté Explains Why She Walked Away From Hip-Hop

Roxanne says how being a rapper at the time was not beneficial for her monetarily. “Not only was I already a parent, already had my son, but I was responsible for my sister. So, being responsible for my family members, I needed things that were financially lucrative for me, and at that time it wasn’t.…Continue Reading

Dr. Dre Details Pain That Drives Career Motivation

Dr. Dre believes his career motivation stems from the pain he feels over losing close family members. Dre has lost 2 of his brothers, his 20-year-old son, due to a heroin overdose in 2008 and NWA member, Eazy-E back in 1995. “There’s this certain pain that I feel – and I don’t know if it’s…Continue Reading

Celebrate The Legacy Of Eazy-E With His Top 5 Tracks

March 26th marks the anniversary of Eazy-E’s death, who passed away in 1995. The Compton rapper who was formerly a member of hip-hop supergroup N.W.A. was labelled “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap,” for obvious reasons. Now, we celebrate with his top 5 tracks. Check our list below! Boyz In Da Hood  Eternal E Only If…Continue Reading

13th Annual Freestyle Festival

Bobby Dee Presents the 13th Annual Freestyle Festival at The Queen Mary Events Park: 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA 90802 on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 “Cinco De Mayo” starting at 2:00pm! The lineup for the 13th Annual Freestyle Festival includes MC Hammer, Right Said Fred, The Village People, Lisa Lisa, Jodi Watley, Sugarhill Gang,…Continue Reading

Big Boi Becomes First Artist Signed To LA Reid’s New Record Label

Big Boi of Outkast has become the first artist signed to LA Reid’s new record label, HitCo. Hitco would be responsible for pushing “All Night,” a song from Big Boi’s latest album, BOOMIVERSE. The two have previously worked together in the 90’s when Outkast signed to Reid’s ‘LaFace Records.’ Recently, Reid left his position as CEO…Continue Reading

Raekwon Talks Achieving Longevity In Hip-Hop

In a recent Complex interview, Raekwon touched on achieving longevity in hip-hop. When speaking about his career, the Wu-Tang MC said, “I think it’s the fact that people have seen me make a classic, but also seen me do it a couple of times.” He added, “I think what keeps me around is that they…Continue Reading

Kevin Hart Says He Wants To Be A Billionaire By Age 45

Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart recently sat down with Variety and mentioned his future plans. “The goal of being a mogul is a real one,” Hart told Variety‘s co-editor-in-chief Andrew Wallenstein. “I want to be a billionaire…I’m 38. By the time I’m 45, you guys are going to be telling a completely different story.” Seeing…Continue Reading