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B.o.B hit a high point in his career last night opening the second New York performance of Jay-Z and Eminem's historical double bill, but he's got another milestone on the way. The Atlanta native has been tapped to perform for President Barack Obama at the Gen44 Summit on September 30...

MaxwellWe already know that President Obama's a hip-hop head, but it turns out he's not the only music lover in the White House. According to reports, First Lady Michelle Obama took the night off Friday, to check out a live concert by Maxwell and Jill Scott at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital...

Kanye West, Cypress Hill and Street Sweeper Social Club have joined forces with several other rock groups and entertainers to voice their concern over the Arizona's controversial Senate Bill 1070. The group of 20 musicians and entertainers is called Sound Strike, and includes socially active rock artists Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Conor Oberst, Juanes, Calle 13, Spank Rock, Cafe Tacvba, Rise Agai

Beyonce joined Mexican musical duo Rodrigo y Gabriela in providing entertainment at President Obama's White House State Dinner on Wednesday night, May 19. President Obama and his wife Michelle hosted 200 guests at an elaborate four-course dinner party in the White House's East Room to honor Mexican president Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala...

Mos Def isn't one of President's Obama's advisers, but that's not stopping him from giving his opinion on what the commander-in-chief should do in wake of the earthquake in Haiti. Mos told fans during a recent show at Manhattan's Highline Ballroom that he wants President Obama to head to the country, now in ruins since the natural disaster...

Hip-hop mogul Diddy recently gave an epic interview to Playboy Magazine, during which he discussed ageism and mortality, how hip-hop's swagger helped elect Obama, his role as Jay-Z's muse, his father's gangster past and most importantly, the time he tried to lose his virginity, at the age of 7...