It’s been a great year for Kendrick Lamar and he’s well deserved for the 8 nominations he’s up for: Best Collaboration for Poetic Justice ft. Drake, and “Problems” with A$ap Rocky and Drake, Best Hip Hop Artist, Best Video Of The Year, for “Problems” and “Poetic Justice” again, Best New Artist going up against Trinidad James and The Weekend and for the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award for “Swimming Pools” and “Problems”.

Drake has 12 nominations including Video Of The Year for “HYFR” and “Started From The Bottom”. The awards will be hosted by Chris Tucker and there will be performances by Chris Brown and R.Kelly. Make sure you tune in Sunday June 30.

Click here for full list of nominees

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Congratulations to Hip Hop couple Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose as they welcome their new addition to the family, baby Sebastian. Earlier today Wiz Instagrammed the photo above and tweeted the following:

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LL Cool J stopped by the neighborhood this morning, and he talked about the infamous home intruder and hosting the Grammy Awards this weekend!

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Dj Virman (from hit making group Far East Movement) takes you back to the 90′s when Saved by the Bell & 90210 ruled your TV & Hip and Rock ruled the radio! Turn it up & enjoy cuts from No Doubt, Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Ice Cube, DJ Quik, Limp Bizkit, Korn & more!

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BIG BOY and FUZZY (of Los Angeles’ number one Hip Hop Station POWER 106) and GUERILLA UNION (the promoters behind world-class events such as ROCK THE BELLS FESTIVAL SERIES and SMOKEOUT FESTIVAL) have just announced the launch of BIG BOY’S BLOCK PARTY. The first annual event has locked in performances by LUPE FIASCO, BIG SEAN, EARL SWEATSHIRT, HIT BOY and TAYF3RD.
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How he makes his anthems.

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Rick Ross, called in to Big Boy’s Neighborhood today to talk about, none other than, his upcoming album, God Forgives, I Don’t. In his conversation with Big Boy, he talks about what inspired him to create his Untouchable Empire, Maybach Music Group — and even speaks on being in-studio with Jay-Z and Dr. Dre for his much anticipated song, 3 Kings.

“That’s the biggest collaboration in Hip Hop this year.”

Listen to the two bosses, below.
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Nas: Life is Good — IS life good?? State of Hip Hop

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I don’t manage this kid and I’m not getting paid to blast this out, I’m sending this to you because it’s GREAT music. Luke Christopher is a 19 year old from LA who writes and produces his own music. He produced this whole project with the exception of 2 tracks. Take some time out your day to download this and enjoy it over the weekend, if you love Hip-Hop, you won’t be disappointed.

via LosAngelesLeakers.com

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MTV has released the official trailer for their new show “Hip Hop Squares” which brings back the classic Hollywood Squares with Hip Hop flavor. The show is set to premiere on May 22nd on MTV2.
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Diddy, Jay-Z, Birdman, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent are on the list. Continue reading to see how these stars topped the list.

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You wouldn’t believe it if you simply heard it. Luckily it’s captured on video.

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Need a quick recap of what’s going on in HipHop? We Gotchu!

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