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WATCH: Skater Kids Capture Video of Metro-North Train Crash

A group of teens were at a skateshop across the street from Friday’s horrific Metro-North derailment in Bridgeport, Conn. They were able to capture amateur footage moments after the crash that left 72 people injured, and has halted service for weeks on the line between New York City and Boston. You see the smokey aftermath of the crash, and people being taken from the train amongst the ruble.

WATCH: 50 Cent Performs at Summer X Games in Barcelona

50 Cent gets deep at the 2013 Barcelona X Games. “We can all beat each other doing things, but we can’t beat each other at being who we are,” the rapper says . 50 performed with his G-Unit buddy Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid in tow at the extreme sports event.

50 Cent Says G-Unit Was Unappreciative Of Him

Donning a predominantly white SMS audio baseball cap and a fitted black trench coat, hip-hop mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, merely resembles the man that bullied his way into American households in 2003. 50′s Get Rich Or Die Trying days are behind him, as are his former confidants Young Buck, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and The Game . In a recent interview series with HardknockTV, the 37-year-old entrepreneur delved into several topics, including his relationship with his former G-Unit crew, bullying and a new cartoon series, set to appear on FOX. The disbandment of G-Unit lasted several years, undergoing numerous allegations, equipped with back-and-forth insults by each of the members. 50 revealed that his actions helped propel G-Unit to a status unreached by popular hip-hop groups D-12 and the St

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Sugarhill Gang’s ‘I Want My Name Back’ Heads to DVD This June

Hip-hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang were less than delighted when their former label Sugar Hill Records commandeered their group name. Their ongoing dispute with the company became the subject of a documentary, which chronicled the origins of the group and their impact on hip-hop history. The founding group members — Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Mister Gee — and several rearranged acts would perform under the name during later years. The trio’s meteoric rise through the industry was largely due to the success of their track “Rapper’s Delight,” the first hip-hop record to reach platinum status and gross close to $10 million in sales. Despite the iconic accomplishment, the gang fell from grace after their trusted label copyrighted The Sugarhill name along with their rap monikers

Jason Caddidy Will Keep it Country on July 16

A-Blake Records and Jason Cassidy are pleased to announce the July 16, 2013 release of Keep it Country, the second studio album from the artist whose latest single, “Blame It On Waylon,” has skyrocketed into the Top of the Texas music charts, this week jumping 4-2*. A tribute to the keepers of the traditional country

Jay-Z, Drake Hit the Studio Together

A photo of Jay-Z in the lab with Drake recently surfaced prompting speculation that the two were working on new music together. The two have worked together in the past on the much-overlooked “Light Up” off Drake’s debut Thank Me Later . The studio shot was posted by producer Lenny S. with the caption “Warning: Please be very afraid of the music we’re working on. OVO x ROCNATION.” It is still unknown where the new music will end up, but things are leaning towards Jay-Z’s next LP

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Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Artwork Surfaces

In a matter of 48 hours, Kanye West splurged his fans with two new songs (” New Slaves ” and ” Black Skinhead “), an album title (

‘Nashville Songwriters Festival’ to Celebrate Past, Present and Future of Music

Emerging and professional songwriters from around the world will visit Nashville from May 31-June 2 (Friday-Sunday) for the “Nashville Songwriters Festival On Music Row”. More than 400 songwriters in all genres will take the stage along Demonbreun and Division streets from noon-midnight Friday-Sunday at venues such as Aloft, Best Western Music Row, Citizens Bank Patio,

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Kanye West Gets His Scream On: Rapper Shares Lyrics to "Black Skinhead" Via Twitter

Kanye West’s Twitter account is coming off hiatus. Following the rapper’s Saturday Night Live season finale performance, where he premiered the new screamo-rap anthem “Black Skinhead,” ‘Ye took to Twitter to post the track’s lyrics. The spitfire delivery includes everything from Yeezus rapping about being possessed to livin’ in the moment over a dark ” The Hey Song ” beat.

‘SNL’: Kanye West Performs ‘New Slaves’

Projected on walls around the world only yesterday, Kanye West projects his new track, “New Slaves,” onto a television near you. Yeezus, as he would now like to be called , performed the song after first debuting ” Black Skinhead ” earlier in the sketch show’s season 38 finale. “Fuck you and your Hampton house/I’ll fuck your Hampton spouse/ Came on her Hampton blouse/And in her Hampton mouth/Y’all ’bout to turn shit up/I’m ’bout to tear shit down/ I’m ’bout to air shit out/Now what the fuck they gon’ say now?” ‘Ye raps on “New Slaves.” He also clears up the issue of his hot-headed temperament on the track: “You see it’s leaders and it’s followers/But I’d rather be a dick than a swallower.” Totally understandable. Kanye’s sixth studio LP, Yeezus , drops June 18

‘SNL’: Kanye West Performs ‘New Slaves’ (VIDEO)

Projected on walls around the world only yesterday, Kanye West projects his new track, “New Slaves,” onto a television near you. Yeezus, as he would now like to be called , performed the song after first debuting ” Black Skinhead ” earlier in the sketch show’s season 38 finale. “Fuck you and your Hampton house/I’ll fuck your Hampton spouse/ Came on her Hampton blouse/And in her Hampton mouth/Y’all ’bout to turn shit up/I’m ’bout to tear shit down/ I’m ’bout to air shit out/Now what the fuck they gon’ say now?” ‘Ye raps on “New Slaves.” He also clears up the issue of his hot-headed temperament on the track: “You see it’s leaders and it’s followers/But I’d rather be a dick than a swallower.” Totally understandable. Kanye’s sixth studio LP, Yeezus , drops June 18.

‘SNL’: Kanye West Debuts New Track, ‘Black Skinhead’ (VIDEO)

Kanye West premiered the new screamo-rap track “Black Skinhead” on the Saturday Night Live season 38 finale. The new song finds its way to fans almost 24 hours after West premiered another new track, this earlier one called ” New Slaves ,” via projections on walls around the world . Both tracks are from his upcoming sixth studio LP, Yeezus , set to drop on June 18. (It’s all happening so fast!) In an interview , Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, who laid down the live and programmed drums for the LP, said that West was “kind of screaming primally, actually” through the recording session. “Black Skinhead” definitely fits the Bangalter’s description

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