A strong earthquake has struck off Japan's southern coast, officials say. The magnitude-6.4 quake happened at 1510 Japanese time (0610 GMT), about 115km (75 miles) off the Ryukyu Islands, said the US Geological Survey. It was located at a depth of 16.5km (10.3 miles). There are no reports of c... Read more...
It was bound to happen. Ever since J Dilla passed, people have found themselves celebrating his birthday at the same time as they were mourning Big Pun passing away 10 years ago. A few years ago, J. Period tried his hand at this and it sounded surprisingly good. Cookin’ Soul have taken on dif... Read more...
In an attempt to stand-out from the crowd in the ever-expanding rap world, many rappers have adapted catchy phrases and ad-libs. Some are memorable, some are annoyingly addictive and others…not so much. Here’s some of the first ones that we thought of…thanks to Legend for the assist. O... Read more...
Votes on re-authorizing key parts of the Patriot Act will happen in Congress any day now. And, once again, fear-mongering and scare tactics are being used to block genuine Patriot Act reforms. This time, opponents of reform are seizing on the attempted Christmas Day airplane bombing to insist tha... Read more...
HBO put up the pilot episode of Kid Cudi’s new comedy series on Youtube (for US Residents only.) Spotted at Dat New Cudi. Show debuts this Sunday night at 10PM. Also check out HowToMakeItInAmerica.com Hit the jump for How To Make It In America Mixtape & details (more…) Read more...
The governor of Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra, Peter Obi, has been re-elected, the electoral commission has announced. The result was rejected by all other parties, who said their supporters were disenfranchised because their names did not appear on the electoral register. The Niger... Read more...
Wale appeared on BET’s Ruin children's minds show 106 & Park to debut the video for his new single featuring Gucci Mane (which Im sure was forced) & Weensey from Backyard Band. Hit the jump to see his interview. Props to yardie for the rip. (more…) Read more...
New Orleans rap mogul P. Miller is hopeful The Saints’ victory over The Colts in Sup er Bowl XLIV will help the city overcome the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The city is celebrating their first Super Bowl victory in history, Mardi Gras and for some, the election ... Read more...
VH1’s new “Famous Crime Scenes” starts on Friday, February 12th and will begin by examining an inside look at where Tupac Shakur was murded on the Las Vegas strip. Later on in the series they’ll focus on Biggie’s death and what “really” went down. Expect witnesses, investigators, 9... Read more...