: We got this little TIDBIT of CAFFEINATED GREEN TEA from a staffer at Jay Z s ROC NATION NY office yesterday: I work at roc nation ny. Funny thing is, I [usually] don t see Jay Z, [but] I saw him twice on Tuesday. First when he walked in and said hello to everyone and second on his way out. He came in at bout 12 pm. Then beyonce came at 4pm to check…
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Hip Hop International s co-founder, Howard Schwartz, says many of the dancers come from the Southern California region. This year, the Hip Hop World Championships will be held in San Diego, CA. Although the event isn t scheduled until August, several of the participants and organizers recently stopped by San Diego State University s Viejas Arena to…
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EXCLUSIVE Ray J wants more love Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood producers want more drama - but they still hammered out a deal to keep him on the show, save his relationship, and line his pockets all at once. Ray J hashed out his problems with the show s creator, Mona Scott , at dinner Wednesday night along with his girlfriend, As TMZ first reported…
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To win at marketing today requires the mentality of a lean start-up, flexible organizational structures and a keen understanding of cutting-edge technology. Enter the age of the “entrepreneurial CMO” — a new generation of marketing executives, known for their speed, agility, technical savvy and the ability to scale campaigns on a tight budget. This…
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Baltimore Police say they have received a credible threat that rival gangs have teamed up to take out law enforcement officers. Police said in a statement that they have received information that members of various gangs — including the Black Guerrilla Family, the Bloods and the Crips — have entered into a partnership to harm police. Law enforcement…
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Ray J and Stevie J have more in common than their last initials. When Erica Mena stopped by VH1’s No Filter, she said Ray is a combo of her, Peter Gunz and Stevie J on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood! At the premiere party for the new Love & Hip Hop series, Ray lived up to this and did his very best Stevie impression and talked about how Hollywood…
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List of the top hip hop blogs on the Internet, based on traffic as well as influence over the subject online. Bloggers have been discussing hip hop culture in detail online for years, and these blogs and websites are where much of the online conversation is centered. Because of the ease of editing and updating blogs quickly as news happens, many of…
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There are more than 400 innovators in the IDIN Network. IDIN supports its innovators with funding, mentorship, training, and more to move promising solutions forward. The International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) empowers a diverse, global network of innovators to design, develop, and disseminate low-cost technologies to improve the lives…
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So, I was the one that broke this story about The Gossip Game, back when it was called “Hip-Hop Gossip Girls.” Now, I am hearing some stuff. Right? I’m hearing some stuff and I want to put it out there to you, the people. But, then I hear that this damn show presents a clear and present conflict of interest to AllHipHop? Why? Because somebody of note…
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The television presenter and journalist made the comments while speaking to the Huffington Post on a publicity tour last week. “Hip-hop has done more damage to black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years, ” he said. “When you find the youngster, a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx or a black kid from Harlem, who has succeeded in life other…
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VMware Player is a virtualization software package supplied free of charge by VMware, Inc., a company which was formerly a division of, and whose majority shareholder remains EMC Corporation. VMware Player can run existing virtual appliances and create its own virtual machines (which require an operating system to be installed to be functional). It…
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Tonight, The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop premieres at 11 PM ET on VH1! As part of the conversation surrounding the four-part television event, we hooked up with some of the most influential personalities in media to find out how hip hop impacts their lives, both personally and professional. We’ve already heard from Joe La Puma of Complex…
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Today we’re excited to introduce Instant Articles, a new product for publishers to create fast, interactive articles on Facebook. As more people get their news on mobile devices, we want to make the experience faster and richer on Facebook. People share a lot of articles on Facebook, particularly on our mobile app. To date, however, these stories take…
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The rumors are nothing but pure gossip nowadays. Back “when” it was exciting that Jay Z and dead prez were getting in the studio together. Now, that stuff doesn’t move people. Pardon me. So, we move on to the gossip at hand. It seems like Chrissy Milli got pissy at Lil Wayne after seeing he went to a Green Bay Packers game with his ex-fiancee, Dhea…
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Marketers turn to Twitter to drive tangible business goals like sales, leads and website traffic. Over the last year, we’ve enhanced our ads platform with new targeting options, creative ad units, and measurement tools to help our clients better achieve their direct response marketing goals. We’ve launched targeting options like tailored audiences and…
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For years now, Billboard has been dropping knowledge on hip-hop and R&B via our print magazine and Billboard.com website. Now, we re taking things a step further by giving you, our trusted readers, a dedicated space where you can come check out all the juicy bits about hip-hop and R&B. Welcome The Juice, a blog-styled column in which…
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The words agenda, data, criteria, and media are the Latin plural forms of agendum, datum, criterion, and medium. However, it does not follow that they are all treated as plural words in modern English. The word agenda usually means a list of items of business to be considered or addressed. It is the plural form of the Latin word agendum. Over time…
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Erica Mena announced on Monday that she is quitting the VH1 series “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” Following the series’ season finale, the model and TV personality took to Instagram to tell her fans, “Tonight is indeed my last show.” Sharing a photo of herself wearing a gorgeous wedding gown and veil, Mena wrote, “Four years ago became #MenaMonday…
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HOT 97 News Updates on the Hour” “Celebrity Drama Report” Every night on the hour from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. on “The Funk Flex Show” Miss Info is HOT 97 s non-stop news source, keeping the audience informed and entertained all day every day. As the HOT 97 News Director, Miss Info brings the latest hip hop news and gossip to the station s millions of listeners…
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Hip-hop was born in the neighborhood, where young people gathered in parks, on playgrounds, and on street corners, to speak poetry over mechanical sounds and borrowed melodies. Rapping and DJ-ing were at the center of this emerging culture, but hip-hop was always bigger than just the music. Hip-hop was also break dancing, the gymnastic dance style that…
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