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Jay-Z protégé J. Cole was understandably excited when he read the recent headline "Jay-Z Declares J. Cole's Album a 'Classic'." Unfortunately for the up-and-coming MC, the quote came from a statement he had made himself. In a recent interview with AllHipHop, the Roc Nation signee cleared up the alleged co-sign, describing how the quote initially came about. "When I saw...

When Rah Digga emerged with her sophomore album, 'Classic,' on Sept. 14, fans of the former Flipmode Squad member rejoiced. After all, Rah waited more than a decade after releasing her debut, 'Dirty Harriet,' to make her return. Now, the female emcee promises not to let another 10 years pass before creating a new project...

Popular conscious rapper Common has teamed up with the Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, to headline the Jordan Brand Classic at New York's Madison Square Garden on April 17. The event is a showcase for the world's top high school basketball players, and is annually attended by stars like Michael Jordan, Spike Lee, Ludacris, LL Cool J, Kanye West, Terrell Owens and more...

There's nothing better than when legends reminisce about the classics. In a recent interview with XXL Magazine, Warren G recalled the story of how he was chilling with his stepbrother -- some guy named Dr. Dre -- and came up with the title for 'Chronic 2001...