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What Does Nas Think of J. Cole's 'Let Nas Down'

Find out how God's Son reacted

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New Music From Eminem

Eminem Gives Us a 'Symphony In H'

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What did KimYe name their daughter?

Kanye & Kim's baby finally has a name

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Kanye's'American Psycho' Short Film

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VIDEO: JJ DOOM "Bookhead" (Dir. by ESPO)

Posted Jun 19th 2013 4:50PM by BoomBox Staff
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DOOM's signature "Gladiator" inspired face plate gets replaced with a security mirror in the new video for JJ DOOM's "Bookhead." ("JJ DOOM" is producer Janeiro Janel and DOOM's collaborative project.)

Directed by legendary artist Stephen "ESPO" Powers, the clip for the song follows DOOM as he attempts to shoplift at a London convenience store only to have a stare down with a security mirror that ultimately becomes his new disguise. The new mirror-faced villain does what any self-respecting "bookhead" would do and takes a trip to a book store to peruse and, of course, reflect.

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Rihanna Surpasses Justin Bieber in YouTube Views

Posted Jun 19th 2013 3:08PM by Dharmic X
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It has been a steady climb for Rihanna as she has finally settled into the upper echelon of elite pop stars. Billboard reports that that she further cemented this status on Tuesday (June 18) by becoming the most viewed artist on YouTube. This is based on the cumulative views on her official VEVO channel on YouTube. Her 77 videos on this channel have a combined 3.784 billion views, which is a little over a million more views than Justin Bieber's 3.783 on his official VEVO channel. Justin has 79 videos altogether.

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J. Cole Says Nas Approves of 'Let Nas Down'

Posted Jun 19th 2013 2:00PM by Dharmic X
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J. Cole's Born Sinner features some very personal moments for the North Carolina emcee. One of those moments is the song called "Let Nas Down," where Cole talks about how Nas was disappointed with "Work Out," the lead single off his debut Cole World: A Sideline Story. According to the story, a few days after "Work Out" came out, No I.D. called J. Cole to inform him that Nas had heard the song and was not feeling it at all, expecting more out of him. Cole uses "Let Nas Down" to express the emotions that ran through his mind when he found out about Nas's critique, saying "Long live the idols may they never be your rivals."

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Kelly Rowland - 'Feet To The Fire' Feat. Pharrell

Posted Jun 19th 2013 12:15PM by Timmhotep
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Kelly Rowland's fourth studio album Talk A Good Game dropped yesterday with guest shots from everyone from The-Dream to Pusha T to her Destiny's Child family Beyonce and Michele. The album gives us the more mature, sexually liberated and R-rated of the lovely Ms. Rowland and now Xclusiveszone gives us her duet collab with Pharell, "Feet To The Fire." The smooth, breezy song about reciprocity and relationships is a bonus cut on the Target version of her CD.

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Snoop Dogg - 'Ain't No Fun ('93 Demo)' Feat. Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt

Posted Jun 19th 2013 11:25AM by BoomBox Staff
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20 years ago, way before he became a lion, Snoop was a young pup on the streets of Long Beach recording demos as one third of the group 213 alongside Nate Dogg (R.I.P.) and G-Funk ambassador Warren G. Before Snoop and company hit it big on Death Row Records they were a local act whose DIY cassette tapes you could find at places like L.A.'s famous Slauson Swap Meet.

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Eminem - 'Symphony In H'

Posted Jun 19th 2013 10:01AM by BoomBox Staff
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New music from Eminem? Yes, please. While the summer heats up with music from hip-hop heavy-hitters like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Drake Eminem pops up on DJ Tony Touch's upcoming Piece Maker 3 (Return Of The 50 MC's) album with "Symphony In H."

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Is This the Title of Mariah Carey's New Album?

Posted Jun 18th 2013 5:53PM by Dharmic X
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When Mariah Carey isn't hanging with her kids and hubby Nick Cannon or beefing with Nicki Minaj on "American Idol" she's apparently in the studio recording music.

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