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Vic Mensa Gives Insight on Ferguson - Vic Mensa gave Huffington Post his perspective on Ferguson as a kid who grew up in "Chiraq." Vic encourages people to pull out their phones to record police in order to "bring some sort of law enforcement to the law enforcement." Vic also tells Ferguson protestors to "stay strong!"(Photos from Left: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Firefly Music Festival, Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ab-Soul Opens Up in CRWN Interview - In a recent chat with Elliott Wilson, Ab-Soul talked battle rapping with Slaughterhouse, the intelligence of hip hop and the cover art for his These Days mixtape. “Battle rapping is like boxing,” he said. “I smoke a lot of weed, drink and do all these things. Daylyt is clean. He keeps electricity. He’s like a boxer. He’s charged. So, when you’re listening to the battle, whether you dig my bars or not, I feel, personally, his electricity is what took it. His battle stance took it versus my cool words.” Reflecting on the influence of rap pioneers like KRS-One, Soulo also noted, “To be hip is to be intelligent. hip hop is a movement, intelligent movement. That’s KRS-One. So I’m still trying to push that issue.” (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar put the entire hip hop world on notice with his verse on Big Sean's "Control," calling out the likes of Drake, J. Cole, Meek Mill and even Big Sean on his own track. This verse definitely sent shockwaves through hip hop, more than enough to warrant K-Dot's Sweet 16 nomination.(Photo: Moses Robinson/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Big Sean to Perform at Trillectro Music Festival - Trillectro Music Festival is occuring this weekend in Washington, D.C. Big Sean is set to headline with acts like SZA, Migos and more. After watching last year's recap with A$AP Mob and Travis Scott, it appears this mixed crowd knows how to have a good time. Get your tickets here!(Photos from left: STARPICZ / Splash News, Roger Kisby/Getty Images, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)Dom Kennedy Drops "If It Don't Make Money" Video - It appears that Dom Kennedy is yet to Get Home Safely. After releasing the video for "After School" a few weeks back, Dom is back again with a video for "If It Don't Make Money" featuring Skeme. The two visuals contain black-and-white effects leading us to wonder whether there's a storyline Dom is trying to convey. Taking us to the streets in "If It Don't Make Money," we see both Dom and Skeme with their kids and mobbing with the homies.(Photos from left: Tiffany Rose/WireImage, Vivien Killilea/WireImage)

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Ab-Soul Announces These Days Tour - After the success of Ab-Soul's album These Days..., the tour is set to kick off September 17. The trailer was released yesterday showing Soulo carrying a cross with a crown of thorns, as he appears on the album cover. Check the dates here to see if the tour is coming to your city.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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