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Snoop Dogg's next hot collaboration is with... Martha Stewart!?

VH1 has announced production on a new cooking show, starring Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. No, it's not April Fool's Day. You read that right. This is not a joke.

According to Variety, the series will see the Long Beach rapper team up with the East Hampton's favorite DIY hostess, and each week the duo will host a celebrity dinner party and a cooking competition.

“At our dinner party, we will exemplify America’s fascination with food, entertaining and celebrity,” Stewart told Variety. “‘Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party’ will redesign the traditional food competition shows in a new, different and ve

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New Unreleased Song - “Rap Professor”

It has already been a year since hip hop lost Sean Price. On August 8th, 2015 news of Sean Price's untimely passing sent shock waves through the hip hop world and left us all reeling in sorrow.

The Brownsville-based emcee made a name for himself as one of hip hop's eminent lyricists as a member of the underground hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. In 1995, he made an appearance on Smif-N-Wessun's critically acclaimed album Dah Shinin, and in 1996, as a member of the duo Heltah Skeltah, he released the albumNocturnal on Duck Down Records.

As a way to celebrate the career of the late legend, Duck Down Records has released a previously unreleased track of his called “Rap Professor.” The song showcases P

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Wyclef Announces New Album, J'ouvert

Fresh off of releasing his latest single, “Hendrix,” Wyclef Jean has announced his intention to release a new EP called J'ouvert. Scheduled for a September 30th release date, the EP is named after the start of Carnival in the Eastern Caribbean.

“My goal for J’ouvert was to pick up where I left off after ‘Sweetest Girl’ and [Shakira’s] ‘Hips Don’t Lie,'” said Jean in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “I had these Caribbean sonics haunting my brain and I knew this EP would be the start to what would become the Carnival 3 album.”

In addition to “Hendrix,” Wyclef also recently released a new single

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D'Angelo's Former Manager And Producer Found Dead

As initially reported by Okayplayer, Dominique Trenier, D'Angelo's former manager and producer, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Friday, August 5. Known for his work  with D'Angelo on the R&B singer’s 2000 magnum opus, Voodoo,Trenier was listed as an executive producer for the album. He also directed the music video for “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)” alongside Paul Hunter. Other credits include executive producer on the soundtrack for Space Jam and Mark Ronson's debut album, 2003’s Here Comes the Fuzz.

In 2000, Trenier famously co-created the unforgettable video for D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel” however, his accomplishments reached

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Return of "Summertime"

Will Smith recently gave the audience on Stephen Colbert's Late Show a surprise throwback treat by performing "Summertime" live for the first time in years.

Smith appeared on the talk show to promote his new movie, Suicide Squad, which stars Smith as super villain Deadshot, an expert assassin and frequent Batman antagonist.

"Summertime" was originally released by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince in 1991, back when Smith was still releasing music under his "Fresh Prince" alias and his acting career was just starting to take off. The song hit #1 on the U.S. hip hop and R&B charts, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and earned the duo a Grammy award.

Smith stopp

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Tyler, The Creator Has Announced The Official Lineup For...

Tyler, the Creator has announced the official lineup for his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, which is in its fifth year. The event, however, will now be held over the course of two days instead of one as the years before. The festival takes places onNovember 12 and 13 at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California. 

The Odd Future rapper is scheduled to perform alongside Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper, Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Death Grips, Sleigh Bells, Joey Bada$$, Kaytranada, A$AP Ferg, and others.

Tickets go on sale next Tuesday on the event's website, with a pre-sale taking place for Tyler's Golf Media members onMonday, August 8. Weekend passes are $175 and VIP Country Club weekend passes, which provide VIP area access and other per

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