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  • Rapper Cool C to Face Execution Tomorrow for Murder

    As decided 19 months ago, golden-age rapper Cool C, is set to be executed tomorrow, Jan. 8. The Philadelphia-based rapper — whose real name is Christopher Roney — was convicted of murder in the first degree for the shooting of Police Officer Lauretha Vaird, which happened in 1996. The shooting occurred during an attempt Cool C made with two other men, including his rapping partner Warren "Smooth B" McGlone, to rob a Philadelphia PNC Bank branch. Roney, who at the time was 26, fired his weapon as soon as Vaird walked through the bank's front doors. The incident marked the first occurrence in the city's history that an officer was killed responding to a call. The rapper has spent the last 18 years in prison and will face execution by way of lethal injection tomorrow. As reported, Cool C was originally scheduled to be executed March 9, 2006, but he was granted a delay by the governor of Pennsylvania at the time.

  • Rick Ross Tattoos Miami Heat Logo On His Face [PHOTOS]

    Rick Ross is one heavily tattooed performer, who recently added to his collection with the Miami Heat logo. Ross has over 100 tattoos on his body, and is running out of room as a result, but all the same didn't stop the rapper from finding creative places for the Miami Heat logo and Meek Mill's Dream Chasers symbol - on his face.

  • Kanye West 'Yeezus Tour' Architects Share Set Design Photos [PHOTOS]

    Until yesterday, the masterminds behind the elaborate and unique set design was kept secret, and it was announced via Instagram that the New-York based firm, called Family, was responsible for the work. The company finally shared the secret that they worked alongside Virgil Abloh, Italian artist Vanessa Beercroft and international stage designer Es Devil all worked to complete Kanye's vision. It was also shared that Kanye was very involved in the design process and vision.

  • Joey Bada$$'s Forthcoming Debut Album 'B4.Da.$$' Details From Pro Era's Chuck Strangers

    Joey Bada$$ continues to make headlines this week (both positive and negative), with his assault charge at the Byron Bay Falls Festival in Australia, as well as releasing a track "Teach Me" featuring Kiesza, off his forthcoming album. The latest is more talk of his new album, which will be the highly-anticipated debut for the artist, titled B4.DA.$$, is scheduled to be released on January 20th. The producer behind the track that Bada$$ released earlier this week, Chuck Strangers, sat down with HipHopDX to give an interview regarding the forthcoming debut.

  • Stream Rome Fortune and OG Maco's 'Yep' EP [LISTEN]

    OG Maco and Rome Fortune's new collaborative EP, titled 'Yep,' has put Atlanta on the scoreboard for new releases in 2015. The EP features eight new songs (plus a bonus track) and includes production from TM-88, 808 Mafia, Childish Major and Cubby to name a few.

  • Malia Obama Selfie - The First Daughter is Wearing a Pro Era Shirt

    Malia Obama is making headlines this week, due to a recent photo that has surfaced revealing her musical tastes lean towards the hip hop flavorings and offerings of Pro Era. The selfie of the First Daughter was posted on Instagram and Twitter and it features the President's oldest daughter repping a Pro Era T-shirt.

  • Hip Hop Emojis Latest Project for Graphic Designer Frank Lepkowski [PHOTOS]

    Perhaps 2015 will end up being the Year Of The Emoji, as last year produced a variety of emoji-style art and apps such as the Seinfeld emoji app and the Cam'ron emojis, to name a couple. There are countless staples of our culture that are simply not represented in the land of emojis, everything from a middle finger to tacos, and graphic designer Frank Lepkowski has decided to take it upon himself to throw some rap culture into emoji form.

  • Eminem Criticized on 'Dear Shady' [WATCH]

    Eminem recently released his new album "Shady XV" and, as a reaction, Young Zee has responded with a track of his own titled "Dear Shady." In the track, Young Zee questions Eminem and vocalizes that he was distressed he was not included in some of Eminem's recent music ventures. On Eminem's song "Fine Line," he shouts out Young Zee and The Outsidaz, saying, "Zee, you always supported me / You vouched, I will never forget that and / How you guys accepted me for me and Pace / I love you too, you slept on my couch." Zee's music video accompanying his track starts off with dated footage of the Outsidaz and Eminem doing an interview, where Eminem says, "I met Zee in New Jersey. I came out like a month later. Met Zee. Met the rest of the Outsidaz. Got down with the crew. You know what I'm saying? And the rest is history. It's like a whole family thing." After the interview clip, the track starts and Zee gets into airing his grievances with Eminem, stating that he felt left out and that Em did not truly have his back when he was arrested or when his house unfortunately burnt down. The lyrics read: "Let me ask you / Why you ain't come to my avenue / When you grabbed dudes for your rap crew / I paid mad dues ... Anyhow, my house burnt down/ I'm in Jersey now / You ain't care, you ain't even come around / I got locked up for selling quarter pounds down Bordentown / You could have looked out, you could have came and bailed me out."

  • Aesop Rock Releases 2-Track EP 'The Cat Food'

    Aesop Rock is the latest to get a release out on the 2015 board with his new "Cat Food" EP. A quick two tracks, "Cat Food" and "Bug Zapper" further support the notion that quality is always better than quantity, as both tracks are polished and exciting creations from the Rhymesayers artist. The two songs were originally released as a 7-inch vinyl and are now available in a digital format via Rhymesayer's SoundCloud. The "Cat Food" EP is the first new solo material the artist has put out in some time, mainly focusing on making music for other artists. The tracks on "The Cat Food" EP are also available in an instrumental-only version, which most fans can always appreciate. November saw the release of Aesop's Hail Mary Mallon project with the album "Bestiary." Aesop Rock also was featured on Busdriver's "Ego Death" alongside Danny Brown. Aesop Rock produced "Bug Zapper" and called in the likes of Blockhead to produce "Cat Food."
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