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The Paid In Full Foundation continues to put on for Hip-Hop pioneers and this past weekend they honored Kurtis Blow and The D.O.C. at the 2026 Grandmaster Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas.

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Happy BirtHday to ScHoolboy Q.

Projects like ‘Setbacks’ and ‘Habits & Contradictions’ helped propel Q into the spotlight before he reached further acclaim with his major label debut ‘Oxymoron’ in 2014.

Since then, ScHoolboy Q has become one of Hip-Hop’s most respected MCs.

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Tyler, The Creator made an appearance at FC Barcelona’s latest match as players wore GOLF WANG-branded jerseys.

It’s all a part of Spotify’s FC Barcelona jersey takeover series. In the past, artists like Travis Scott & Olivia Rodrigo have put their spin on the classic uniform.

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JAŸ-Z performed “PSA” earlier in the evening, but he had a different public service announcement to cap off Night 2 in Los Angeles.

Here is the full transcript of his speech, which discussed the importance of discernment in the age of artificial intelligence:

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JAŸ-Z brings out Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre in Los Angeles.

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JAŸ-Z brings out Too Short in LA for “Blow The Whistle”

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The JAŸ-Z30 experience is coming to LA for two nights, and Hov is marking the occasion by honoring one of the city's most revered MCs, Nipsey Hussle.

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When Clipse dropped “Grindin’” in 2002, it changed everything for Pusha T and his brother Malice. But success didn’t come overnight.

“The record didn’t pop for nine months,” Pusha T reminded Pharrell during a recent sit-down with Vogue.

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Pi’erre Bourne is without a doubt one of Rap’s most accomplished new-gen producers. And now, he’s celebrating milestones as a solo artist.

“Drunk and Nasty” featuring Sharc is now certified platinum by the RIAA, while “Poof” is now gold.

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Ken Carson and the world behind ‘xperiment’ are coming to Roblox on Oct. 26.

As announced by ctstudiosofficial, the Opium star appears to have an official collaboration with Roblox game ‘The Mimic.’

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On this day in 2010, Mac Miller released the music video for "Senior Skip Day."

The song first appeared on Mac's breakout mixtape 'K.I.D.S.’ in August of that year before receiving its own visual on Oct. 22, 2010.

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On this day in 2013, Childish Gambino’s “3005” was released.

As the lead single for his ‘Because the Internet’ LP, the track went on to be certified platinum and helped land Gambino his first set of Grammy nominations.

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Happy Birthday to Baby Keem.

Keem first made his mark with his breakout hit “ORANGE SODA” before becoming one of Rap’s most electrifying voices.

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Kendrick Lamar is famous for his double entendres and layered bars, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that there are a couple of different meanings to the title of his classic major label debut ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city.’

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Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' celebrates 14 years.

Arriving Oct. 22, 2012, K-Dot's major label debut painted a vivid picture of life coming up in Compton.

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ASAP Rocky is keeping his fans fed with new music videos this week.

Today he dropped the visual for “SWAT TEAM” after he released the video “SHROOM CLOUDS” on Monday.

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Kid Cudi has announced that he will be playing Jean-Michel Basquiat in an upcoming film titled ‘JEAN.’

Not only is the Cleveland native starring as the iconic visual artist in the movie, but he also revealed that he’s writing and directing.

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Long before Steve Lacy was making chart-topping hits like “Bad Habit,” he was making music on his iPhone.

It was on that phone that Steve produced a demo that landed on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.,’ and he recently told BigBoyTV the story.

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If JAŸ-Z is the 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show performer, as has been reported by Deadline, what songs would you want to see him do during his setlist next year?

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Doechii is back with “CATWOMAN.”

The track arrived to YouTube today as part of her “Swamp Sessions” series, adding another self-directed video to the mix.