By Tamara Palmer

The legacy of West Coast rap music was celebrated and the 20-year anniversary of the riots in Los Angeles was commemorated on Saturday night (April 28) as several old-school legends of the genre gathered to pay homage to one of the few radio stations in the country that’s currently still keeping the history alive on the airwaves. Read More...

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NBA champion Kobe Bryant began his quest for a sixth ring getting off to a great start with his consecutive Sunday win in the past week. Playing without a suspended Metta World Peace, the LA Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 103-88 cruising to a victory. Kobe finished game one of the series with 31 points.

In the MTV News Hip-Hop Playoffs the #6 seed TDE is running away with the first round against powerhouse Shady 2.0. Shady reloaded their roster last year with the signing of rap group Slaughterhouse and Alabama MC Yelawolf but the presence of TDE featuring all-star Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and rookie sensation Schoolboy Q is giving the house that Eminem built a run for their money. Read More...

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Looks like the Orlando Magic aren’t just going to lay down in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Not only did the Magic earn a gutsy win on the road against the Indiana Pacers, they did it without superstar Dwight Howard who had season-ending surgery last week.

The Magic, a number six seed, got key contributions from Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson to beat the third-seeded Pacers 81-77. Read More...

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The King ruled the court today when LeBron James dropped 32 in a decisive Miami Heat victory over the New York Knicks. The game between the NBA Eastern conference rivals was hotly contested to start, but quickly turned into a good old fashion blow-out leading to a 100-67 Miami game one win.

The Knicks’ two stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire only scored a combined 20 points as the Heat cruised to an easy victory forcing twenty seven NY turnovers on the defensive end. Read More...

Nobody said it’ll be easy for the Philadelphia Sixers. The scrappy squad led by Andre Iguodala and Jrue Holiday didn’t fair well against the #1 NBA Eastern conference seed Chicago Bulls, but it’s going to be a long series.

Derrick Rose dropped 23 points leading all scorers in a 103-91 Game one win, but left the game with an apparent knee injury with 1:10 left in the fourth quarter. Rose also contributed nine rebounds and nine assists in a near triple double, still if he is forced to miss any games this series can take a dramatic turn. Read More...

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Call it the battle of the West.

Starting today Saturday (April 28) the world’s best ballers will begin to face-off in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, playing games every night until a champion is eventually crowned after the NBA Finals.

The squad here at RapFix are looking forward to watching Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the biggest stars lead their respective teams to victory. It’s the same way we look forward to rap’s biggest stars lead their teams to hip-hop dominance. So while the NBA sets forth to determine who the best ball team of the year is, RapFix is on a mission to find out who the best team in rap in our MTV News Hip-Hop Playoffs! Read More...

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"When the East is in the house 'Oh my god.'"

Starting today Saturday (April 28) the world’s best ballers will begin to face-off in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, playing games every night until a champion is eventually crowned after the NBA Finals.

The squad here at RapFix are looking forward to watching Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the biggest stars lead their respective teams to victory. It’s the same way we look forward to rap’s biggest stars lead their teams to hip-hop dominance. So while the NBA sets forth to determine who the best ball team of the year is, RapFix is on a mission to find out who the best team in rap in our MTV News Hip-Hop Playoffs! Read More...

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It’s game time! Starting tomorrow (April 28) the world’s best ballers will begin to face-off in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, playing games every night until a champion is eventually crowned after the NBA Finals.

The squad here at RapFix are looking forward to watching Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the biggest stars lead their respective teams to victory. It’s the same way we look forward to rap’s biggest stars lead their teams to hip-hop dominance. So while the NBA sets forth to determine who the best ball team of the year is, RapFix is on a mission to find out who the best team in rap in our MTV News Hip-Hop Playoffs! Read More...

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First Twitter, now hip-hop. Is female superstar Nicki Minaj throwing in the towel on her two year plus rap career? A week back Nicki shocked her millions of fans when she shut down her Twitter account and now just a few weeks following the release of her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded the New York bred MC is talking about leaving the game altogether. Read More...

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Shady Records'prized possession Slaughterhouse drop their anticipated video for "Hammer Dance." Filmed during this years SXSW concert, the video features cameos from Trae the Truth, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Big Sean, Tony YaYo, our very own Sway and ... MC Hammer. Read More...

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