If you’re in the Philadelphia Area you should check out this event.
FEATURING:
THE EXCELANO PROJECT
UPenn’s One and Only Award Winning Spoken Word Group! EP and it’s members have been featured in various forms all over TV including (but not limited to) HBO’s “Brave New Voices,” and the NAACP Image Awards.
LYRICAL PLAYGROUND
Temple’s Premier Spoken Word Group! Not only are they one of the dopest spoken word groups in the city, LP is also a non-profit after-school poetry program that focuses on youth development.

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Since we laid down the audible-fuckery blueprint with the world-famous Complex Soundboard, it’s only right that we cook up a worthy sequel. And rest assured, this is no Blueprint 2—nope, we made the O.G. better by diversifying our lineup to feature a wider range of talking heads that includes old dudes (Larry David, Howard Dean), youngins (Latarian Milton), and hot women (Superhead, Olivia Munn, Kim Kardashian). Most importantly, SB 2 features two gems from the one and only Super Craka—you may not know him yet, but you will soon.
As with the original, the fun-filled clickfest above is a fully embeddable, interactive collection of awesome audio clips. Let the chatter begin! After the jump, read our handy legend so you can identify who’s who…

I really disappointed at myself for just seeing this now. But this is definitely a classic soundboard.

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Congratulations to Jay-Z for obtaining his 11th Number 1 album with the Blueprint 3 with 465,448. I’m really proud of Raekwon for selling 65,312 at a time like this.

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The recent incident in which Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna is just one incident in the world of many in Hip Hop. Anyway I was digging through old magazines and through the internet & I found an interesting article written by Elizabeth Mendez Berry which goes into the history of violence against women in Hip Hop. Continue reading »

LOS ANGELES – A judge has ordered Nas to pay Kelis nearly $44,000 in monthly support for the near future, a day after the “Milkshake” singer gave birth to the divorcing couple’s baby boy.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Louis Meisinger issued the order at a Thursday hearing. Neither Nas, whose full name is Nasir Jones, nor Kelis, whose full name is Kelis Rogers, attended Thursday’s hearing.

Rogers gave birth to the boy, named Knight, at a New York hospital Wednesday. The 29-year-old filed for divorce from the rapper in April. The couple was married in July 2003.

The two have been sparring over support payments for several months, with Rogers contending that Jones hasn’t paid many of the costs of her pregnancy and her expenses. His attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told the judge that the rapper has paid $30,000 in expenses and the former couple’s health insurance has been maintained.

Meisinger rejected that offer, saying more money per month would be needed to accommodate Rogers’ lifestyle and was warranted based on income declarations filed with the court. Meisinger told Rogers’ attorney, Laura Wasser, that the singer has 30 days to decide whether to return to the couple’s Los Angeles home. Jones is paying to maintain the property in the meantime.

The judge also ordered Jones to pay $45,000 to pay Rogers’ attorney fees and for a forensic accountant.

Damn, Sincere refused to listen to Tommy Bunz when he said Bitches will Fuck your Shit Up, but I’m pretty sure he’s gonna learn now. Damn, I feel bad for dude. The Judge had to be a dipset fan for this ruling to come out. He needs 50’s Lawyer because 50 is 10x richer than NaS and is paying only 15 percent of what NaS is paying. smh

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The braid trend has been dead for years, but it was officially dead when AI cut the braids, now everyone else just has to fall in line.