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10 reasons Kanye West and Kim Kardashian won't last

By HipHopWired

8:00 AM on 05/02/2012

HIPHOPWIRED -Hip-hop has been rooting for Kanye West to find love ever since his main jump-off hopped on the Wiz Khalifa train. But Kim Kardashian isn't exactly what we had in mind...
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Is Nicki Minaj going pop good or bad for hip-hop?

By HipHopWired

4:47 PM on 04/18/2012

Nicki Minaj is on top of the world again. Her album, 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded', is the #1 album in the country and recently took over Times Square this past Friday...
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10 stereotype-enforcing fried chicken commercials

By HipHopWired

4:46 PM on 04/04/2012

Black people and fried chicken is an unshakable stereotype that has gone into overdrive thanks to the countless commercials linking us to our alleged Kryptonite...
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Nas may join supergroup with Common, Q-Tip called 'The Standard'

By HipHopWired

11:59 AM on 02/23/2012

On paper, the trio of Nas, Common and Q-Tip sounds like a dream come true for even the most marginally devoted rap fan...
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Allen Iverson struggles with his NBA career, refuses to join D league team

By HipHopWired

11:48 AM on 02/14/2012

HIP HOP WIRED - It's always bad to see one of the great athletes go through tough personal and/or financial troubles. Allen Iverson is currently experiencing hardship in both areas...
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Don Cornelius dead: The greatest 'Soul Train' hip-hop performances

By HipHopWired

4:45 PM on 02/02/2012

Since his indelible creation, 'Soul Train,' offered the best of R&B and Soul music, it was natural for the Hip-Hop audience to be some of the seminal show's biggest fans...
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The top 10 nastiest break-ups in hip-hop

By HipHopWired

2:30 PM on 01/25/2012

If hip-hop were high school, then the personal relationships of some of its biggest names would make for some interesting cafeteria chatter.
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Jay-Z is not a spokesperson for black fathers

By HipHopWired

1:21 PM on 01/23/2012

HipHopWired: In no way, shape or form does Jay-Z's 'Glory' serve as an instructional guide to fathers -- especially African-American fathers, as Daily News writer Joanna Molloy alleges in ham-handed fashion...
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Why Common can't win his beef with Drake

By HipHopWired

4:36 PM on 01/18/2012

Let's not kid ourselves here, Common can and will rap circles around Drake. In an even test of skills and a catalogue comparison, Common will always reign supreme over Drizzy and 99 percent of the rappers you listen to on a daily basis...
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Jay-Z: Poem disavowing 'b-word' over birth of Blue Ivy is fake

By HipHopWired

4:30 PM on 01/18/2012

A bevy of reports stated that a poem written by Jay-Z in honor of his daughter's birth was released in which the '99 Problems' rapper vowed to drop the word 'b*tch' from his songs...
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