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Jay-Z’s Rocawear Line: The King Of Hip-Hop Fashion Labels

Since he first dropped his debut album in 1996, Jay-Z became an instant classic on the hip-hop scene. Now that he is about to drop his 11th album The Blueprint 3, MTV News takes a look back at the history of one of the greatest artists in rap history with The J to Z of [...]

Kim Kardashian & Reggie Bush Have Broken Up!

The E! star and New Orleans Saints standout Reggie Bush have broken up, Kardashian’s rep confirms to E! News, barely two months after the brunette beauty denied reports that she and Bush had been ring shopping.
Both are “very sad” about the split, a source says.
With NFL training camp about to begin, the former couple, along [...]

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Salutes Def Jam!

Back for its sixth year saluting the best in hip hop, VH1’s Hip Hop Honors 2009 will celebrate the achievements of one of hip hop’s greatest brands — Def Jam Records. The music event will tape from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, and air on VH1 [...]

Young Jeezy, Russell Simmons, LL Cool J, T.I., Don King: HHSAN Inaugural Ball

 

Young Jeezy, LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, T.I. and hey… even Don King showed up at the Hip Hop Summit Action Network’s Inaugural Ball to celebrate Hip Hop’s role in the election and Barack Obama’s inauguration.

Rappers Cleaning Up Lyrics Post-Imus

 
Rap’s critics have been complaining for years, only to watch the music become even more profane — and more popular. But now it seems as if Don Imus may be accomplishing what a generation of detractors could not.

Four months after outrage over Imus’ sexist and racial comments led to intense scrutiny of rap’s negative imagery, [...]