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VIDEO: Q-Tip Talks ATCQ Ending, ‘The Last Zulu’ LP, Busta Rhymes + More w/ Elliott Wilson

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Rap Radar’s Elliott Wilson recently linked up with Q-Tip at New York’s Barclays Center for an exclusive interview before he hit the stage later that night on the latest episode of “The Truth”.  Tip opened up about his excitement for being able to perform on the Yeezus Tour with Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest’s last days as a group and the evolution of his music and lyrics.  The Hip Hop veteran also addressed Tribe’s classic album, Midnight Marauders, collaborating with Busta Rhymes on his new single “Thank You,” producing Kanye West’s 2014 album with Rick Rubin, his new solo album, The Last Zulu, and much more.

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VIDEO: Joey Bada$$ Opens Up About Meeting His Grandfather For The First Time + More

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Pro Era front man, Joey Bada$$, recently caught up with Diddy’s Revolt TV and opened up about the response he’s betting getting on The Smoker’s Club Tour.  Checkout the New York emcee speak on what life on the road has been like so far and his recent trip out to St. Lucia to discover his roots and meet his grandparents for the first time.  There’s also some dope performance footage in-between the talking points.

VIDEO: Kendrick Lamar Talks ‘Good Kid m.A.A.d. City’, Touring w/ Kanye West + More

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Compton’s Kendrick Lamar hits the red carpet for the AMA Awards and sits down with Jordin Sparks and Lance Bass for a quick interview.  Sparks and Bass get right to work and ask the TDE rapper to share his thoughts on being nominated, the success of Good Kid m.A.A.d City and what it’s like touring with Kanye West.  Lamar also touches on his motivation to deliver energy packed performances for fans and admits he’s only a student compared to West.

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VIDEO: Asher Roth Responds To Eminem’s Diss, Talks JAY Z + More

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Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds link up with Asher Roth on the latest episode of Juan Epstein.  The main topic of discussion in the clip revolves around Eminem’s bars he aimed in Roth’s direction after feeling like the “College” rapper took a few subliminal jabs on a past song.  The hosts and Asher also share a few laughs when they look back on JAY Z’s verse for Kanye West’s “Monster.”  Watch as Rosenberg and Cipha explain to listeners why they find the first few lines of the song to be comical plus much more.

VIDEO: Snoop Dogg Says He Has No Regrets In Life + More

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Snoop Dogg did the honors of gracing AXS TV with his presence as the Doggfather stopped by for a one-on-one chat with DJ Skee.  Check out this clip from the interview where the Long Beach native gets a little deep and shares his philosophy for the way he chooses to live his life.  In fact, Snoop explains that he has no regrets for any past situation he’s been involved in or decision he’s made because in his eyes that’s the way things were already designed to play out.

VIDEO: Kanye West & Sway Calloway Argue Live On Shade 45 + More

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Kanye West continues to make his promotional runs around New York and yesterday the rapper stopped by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45.  After the audio first leaked of the two having an argument on air, Calloway and company do the honors of unveiling the interview in its entirety.  Take a look as Kanye addresses his motivation for having A Tribe Called Quest open up for him on the Yeezus tour, the motivation and creativity behind DONDA and gives listeners insight into his frustrations with being black balled in the fashion industry.  Things get heated quickly after Sway encourages Yeezy to leave the companies behind and fund his own movement in order to jump start his vision.  Cooler heads eventually prevailed as Yeezy apologized and went on to explain why his deal with Nike fell through, how he lost $13 million with his failed clothing line and so much more

AUDIO: Kanye West Goes Off On Sway Calloway During Interview

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Sway Calloway hosted Kanye West this morning on his Shade 45 radio show and needless to say things got a little crazy.  As Kanye opened up about his aspirations to break in the fashion industry on a large scale, Calloway proposed the question as to why the rapper doesn’t start small and fund his own dream.  As a result, Yeezus lost it and got real aggressive in his tone as he repeatedly claimed that Calloway didn’t have the answers to his problems and didn’t know what he was talking about.  Take a listen to the shouting match as Sway attempted to calm the atmosphere in the room and encourage Ye to chill out on several occasions.

VIDEO: Wiz Khalifa Talks ‘Blacc Hollywood’ Backstage At SKEE Live

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Wiz Khalifa hangs out with Jen De Leon backstage at SKEE Live and shares the inspiration behind the title to his upcoming album, Blacc Hollywood.  With Leonardo from the Ninja Turtles by his side, Khalifa also elaborated on the differences between his idea of Blacc Hollywood and regular Hollywood.

VIDEO: Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Talk Parenthood, Katie Couric’s Diss + More

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Here’s another clip of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s recent visit to HOT 97 for The Angie Martinez Show.  Take a look as West opens up about his relationship with Kim Kardashian and explains once again to listeners on how exactly he found himself in love with the reality television star.  West made it clear to Kim that she’s officially “wifey” for life and the two open up about the Chicago emcee’s transition into fatherhood.  Kim also explained to listeners the motivation behind calling out Katie Couric after the journalist made a sideways comment about her family on air.

VIDEO: Kanye West Talks Leaving Nike For Adidas, His Dreams To Be Bigger Than Walmart + More

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Kanye West stopped by the Angie Martinez show to discuss a number of topics which also included his recent decision to part ways with Nike for Adidas.  With Kim Kardashian by his side, West opened up about being frustrated with Nike delaying the release of his Red October Yeezy II’s and the company’s refusal to pay the rapper royalties because he’s not an athlete.  The Chicago native also admitted that he wants to be able to make more money in order to get on JAY Z and Diddy’s level so that he can begin to make cultural and economic changes in society.  Before the video fades to black, West is shown proclaiming himself to be the Tupac of product and addresses his dreams to be bigger than Walmart.