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The City of Atlanta was the talk of the Wynwood District at Art Basel Miami last night as stylist and curator Renaldo Nehemiah, ChooseATL, and Invest Atlanta combined forces to bring the best of the city to the millennial creative community to urge creators to relocate to the Capital of the South. Art of…

A number of celebrities and tastemakers came out to lend support to former video vixen and model Rosa Acosta as her fashion boutique, CossaMia, held its first annual “Haute Holiday” toy and shoe drive in Los Angeles over the weekend. Celebrity guests The Game, Trinidad James, Spectacular (of Pretty Ricky), Quarterbird, Young Lace, Kevin McCall,…

The fears of music industry insiders in the wake of the “Blurred Lines” ruling may have just come true. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ monster hit “Uptown Funk” has been inescapable. The song, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks, was originally credited to six songwriters, but that number ballooned to 11 after…

Labor Day weekend in Atlanta was taken over by Ludacris and his LudaDay weekend festivities. It was a packed house at the Georgia State University sports complex as Team YMCMB played against DTP aka Team Luda in his celebrity basketball game. Team Luda won. His team members included Co-Coach Larenz Tate, and members Dwight…

Happy 22nd birthday August Alsina! Alsina is having a great year, winning two of the four BET awards he was nominated for including the Best New Artist and the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award.He has collaborated with artists such as Kirko Bangz, Chris Brown, Future, Jeremih, Trey Songz, Trinidad James and many more. He recently announced that…

Rapper Trinidad James broke the news last night that he has been dropped by Def Jam Recordings. The “All Gold Everything” rapper was a sensation at the tail end of 2012 and in early 2013 on the strength of that one hit, but no follow up single made an impression.

Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest has seen a lot of shifts in hip-hop over his 25 years in the game, and the Five Foot Freak recently spoke to rolling out about the state of hip-hop in his hometown of New York City.

Last night in the ATL, the Street Execs brought you the Young Dolph American Gangster Listening Party from Vanquish Lounge. Coming out to support were Bigga Ranking, 2 Chainz, DJ E-Sudd, Zaytoven, Swamp Izzo, Johnny Pitto and many more. American Gangster brings you 15 hot tracks featuring 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Problem, Cap1, Trinidad James and more. With production…

Los Angeles is being taken over this weekend in preparation for Sunday’s BET Awards show. #BETWeekend hashtag is all over Instagram with fans posting photos of celebs hanging out at various parties and venues. Shown above: @treyeurope posted, “#Repost from @hectorhiphop -Today work With @treysongz who’s ready to Perform on 106 and Park || #trigga @atlanticrecords #betweekend”…

Street ball has been a staple in cities such as New York and Los Angeles for decades. Although Atlanta is a hotbed for NBA talent, the city has yet to establish a major street ball presence. Jahi Rawlings realized that Atlanta had the infrastructure and talent to support a street ball league and decided to…

Trinidad James was arrested in Batesville, Mississippi this past weekend after he was allegedly caught smoking marijuana in a hotel room. Despite the incident at the Batesville Holiday Inn, it appears that the Atlanta rapper won’t have to worry about the repercussions.

As always, Papoose offers good ol plain New York rap through and through. For better or worse. Returning with the second installment to his Hoodie Season series, Papoose, with the hosting help of DJ Kay Slay, keeps the true essence of a mixtape intact here. Jacking beats? Check. DJ drops? Check. Freestyles? Check. Not much…

Atlanta rapper Trinidad James was arrested in Mississippi this weekend for marijuana possession. James was reportedly busted for smoking in his hotel room, according to TMZ. He was taken into custody and booked by officers in Panola County after his arrest at the Holiday Inn in Batesville, MS.

U-God, of the legengdary Wu-Tang Clan recently sat down with Montreality and had a few choice words regarding Trindad James’ claims of “the south running New York” and also about why the south seems to be on the mainstream run that it’s been enjoying. Here’s what he had to say: “Trinidad James ain’t talking to…

A new photo is fueling rumors that NYC rapper Mysonne slapped Trinidad James

While not naming any specifics, it appears that Trinidad James vented via Instagram about the story and the ongoing controversy.

Hip-Hop battles over which coast is the raining region are nothing new when it comes to rap, but usually those battles are fought by the top dogs of each coast. However, yesterday, New York and Atlanta collided when Maino threatened Trinidad James after the Atlanta rapper claimed that his hometown runs dominates New York and…

Think It’s A Game Entertainment (TIG) shut the city of Atlanta down at the celebratory birthday party for label artist, Rich Homie Quan at celebrity hot spot Mansion Elan. From the glistening branded ice sculptures to the dipped in new money green head-to-toe body painted models stamped with the Quan logo, complete with heavy artillery,…