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Kid Cudi Performs “Kitchen” on Jimmy Fallon

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Kid Cudi has been on a highly publicized road to recovery, but since the release of his latest album Passion Pain & Demon Slayin’, he’s kept a relatively low profile. In a rare moment in the spotlight on The Tonight…

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DJ Quik, Hip-Hop’s Legendary Mad Scientist

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Today, we celebrate the West Coast hip-hop legend David Martin Blake aka DJ Quik. Born in Pomona, California and relocating to Compton shortly after, Quik’s love for music started at a young age. By age 12, he was already proficient…

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Happy Anniversary to ‘Half Baked’, The Stoner Cult Classic

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My first experience with Half Baked was over my grandmother’s house in 2000. A friend from school – who had stolen the VHS from his brother – let me borrow it, and I was determined to watch. Upon arrival, I…

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Revisit Snoop Dogg’s Iconic Single, ‘Gin And Juice’

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“Rollin’ down the street, smokin Endo/Sippin’ on Gin and Juice”    It sounds farfetched now, but ‘Gin and Juice’ wasn’t the first single off of Snoop Dogg‘s debut album Doggystyle. That distinction belongs to ‘Who I Am (What’s My Name?)’,…

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Happy Birthday to MF DOOM, Hip Hop’s Most Revered Enigma

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Before he became MF DOOM, the legendary limerick-style spitting super-villain emcee with various aliases, there was Daniel Dumile. Born in London and raised in Long Beach, he made his first splash in hip-hop as Zen Love X in the group…

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James Van Der Beek Will Play Diplo in Viceland’s ‘What Would Diplo Do?’

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Viceland has announced its first-ever scripted comedy show titled What Would Diplo Do, starring, written and executively produced by James Van Der Beek. Described as “Louie meets WorldStar HipHop crossed with This Is Spinal Tap“, the show centers around Van…

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