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J Cruz Of Power 106’s “The Cruz Show” Shares His Story [VIDEO]

J Cruz takes us on a tour of his hometown of Van Nuys, California. Watch as Cruz walks around Grant High School sharing memories of lunch time meet-ups, the first time Power 106 came to his school, hip-hop discussions at the lunch table and riding around with his dad listening to the radio. Cruz also shares a funny story of our very own Justin Credible, whom he attended high school with.

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Jermaine Dupri Discusses Kanye West & Taylor Swift Phone Call [VIDEO]

In addition to Jermaine Dupri giving us his exclusive new song, “F U Pay Me,” we also talked to the OG about the Kanye West and Taylor Swift phone call which Kim Kardashian leaked a few days ago. JD’s response was as real as it gets and he does agree that Ye did make Taylor a bit famous.

Don’t forget we’re on the Power 106 LIFTOFF every night from 7 pm to Midnight. Listen live or check us out from anywhere you are with the WhereHipHopLives App available on iTunes and the Android Apps Store.

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L.A. Leakers Rewind: July 10th – July 16th

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THE GAME SHARES POWERFUL SPOKEN WORD POEM

The Game has always been a major advocate for change on social issues in America. Just last week he along with Snoop Dogg and Problem led a peaceful rally in LA and met with the Mayor, Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief, Charlie Beck in hopes of unifying LA.

This week, Game joined Power 106’s J. Cruz and Yesi Ortiz for a special edition of #KnowledgeIsPower, where he along with Nick Cannon, Dr. Abdullah, and Wendy Carrillo talked about the ongoing race issues in America and the definition of #BlackLivesMatter.

Following the conversation Game delivered a very powerful spoken word speech that he tirelessly worked on and fell asleep writing “so, it may sound unfinished at the end.” Read the lyrics to the unnamed piece below.

Game’s Spoken Word Lyrics

The problem started with our fathers being forced to sell drugs to our own people given to us by the same government that locks us away in cages. Taking black men out of the ghettos they were put in and leaving the black woman and child alone to survive in a world with little or no resources because they lack the strength instilled upon man by God who as our creator knowing which roll the male species will play in building of what we now know as the earth. We were put here to share this one race, the human race, but over time the devil in his hatred of God as caused a wedge between man and the earth or a glitch in the matrix as some would say causing a ripple in the bloodlines of Black, White, Asian, Spanish and Indian cultures causing a segregated lifestyle in which the minority, yes the minority, it being us, African-Americans has surfed the most in all areas deemed inhumane from being slaves tied in chains to slaves hung by gangs.

These gangs, the American government, and KKK are now equal to African-Americans when we roll up and pull out a KKK. But who are we pointing our guns at? Each other, our sister and our brothers, but we scared, yeah we scared to point it in the direction of others. But the white man he’ll walk in church and kill our aunties and our mothers and we just lay down in streets cold and stiff under white covers. The same covers the Klu Klux Klan wore over their over heads to do us in then we get pulled over by the police and they wonder why we got guns because you ain’t gonna shot us man.

We want to defend ourselves like Mutombo, we want to be at home reading our children Micky Mouse and Dumbo, we want pardons by Obama before he gone, so we make it home just in time for grandmothers gumbo, but it won’t happen cause even Barack don’t have the freedom that he wants. He in the white house with black skin, I’d rather be out in the front, but his daughters, beautiful young black queens, living the American dream while our daughters are on the other side of the fence getting pregnant in their teens and I do not blame our President for sh**. I blame the government for trying to ease the black man since our existence.

This fight has been fixed it is a trap, yeah it is a trap black man, set up so we can never be as rich as Bruce Wayne that only leaves us with Batman, a character in a mask that has to hide his identity. Do all the work for police killing minorities saving them time and a whole lot of energy and we got enemies, we got a lot of enemies government want to see us all in the penitentiary trying to put the slave black in a n*****. You know they’ll murder us. Look how they did John Kennedy. So black man please put the blunt down, the lean and the Hennessy. It’s time to father our future so our existence is more than just a memory.

CHANCE HONORS MOHAMMAD ALI AT ESPYS

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Chance The Rapper flawlessly paid homage to Muhammad Ali with a real soulful tribute at the ESPN ESPY Awards. In the process, Chance also debuted a new song while Ali’s greatest moments flickered on the jumbotron.

“Ain’t nowhere greater,” he sang. “Ain’t nowhere brighter / Ain’t nowhere better / Ain’t no one prettier / Ain’t no one wiser / Ain’t no one better.”

Chance then proceeds with the touching chorus: “I was a rock/ I was a rock and roller/ Back in my day/ But now I’m just a rock/ I was a rock and roller/ Back in my day/ But now I’m just a rock/ I was a rock.”

On stage joining Lil Chano was Jamila Woods, Peter Cottontale, Teddy Jackson, Donnie Trumpet and a full choir that added depth and emotion to the performance.

See Chance’s pre-performance warm-up with NBA MVP, Steph Curry below.

Following the show he expressed his gratitude for Ali. What a great moment for Chance, whom although independent has accomplished some real big things.

RICH HOMIE QUAN BLOWS BIGGIE TRIBUTE

The best way Rich Homie Quan honored the Notorious B.I.G. last night at VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors, was not by performing “Get Money,” but by wearing a Coogi sweater and a pair of Timberland boots.

Quan hit the stage with Lil’Kim to honor Big Poppa but was better off staying on the sidelines. Not even sure why Quan was picked to honor Biggie. I can think of atleast 10 other guys who would’ve fit that bill better.

It is clear that the hip-hop world is feeling “Some Type Of Way” after watching that horrendous tribute. Check out some of the Internet’s reaction below.

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KOBE BRYANT HONORED AT KIDS CHOICE SPORTS AWARDS

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Kobe Bryant celebrated his final NBA season with an epic 60-point game. On Thursday he was awarded with the “Legend” award at the Nickolodeon’s Kids Choice Sport awards.

Bryant was brought on stage by Zendaya to receive the award.

Following his motivating speech at the event, he was covered with golden slime. The Black Mamba matched the 16 NBA championships he won in his career with the slime.

Watch the full event on Nickolodeon tomorrow night.

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The Game Shares A Powerful Spoken Word Poem On Race In America [VIDEO]

The Game has always been a major advocate for change on social issues in America. Just last week he along with Snoop Dogg and Problem led a peaceful rally in LA and met with the Mayor, Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief, Charlie Beck in hopes of unifying LA.

Today, Game joined Power 106’s J. Cruz and Yesi Ortiz for a special edition of #KnowledgeIsPower, where he along with Nick Cannon, Dr. Abdullah, and Wendy Carrillo talked about the ongoing race issues in America and the definition of #BlackLivesMatter.

Following the conversation Game delivered a very powerful spoken word speech that he tirelessly worked on and fell asleep writing “so, it may sound unfinished at the end.” Read the lyrics to the unnamed piece below.

Game’s Spoken Word

The problem started with our fathers being forced to sell drugs to our own people given to us by the same government that locks us away in cages. Taking black men out of the ghettos they were put in and leaving the black woman and child alone to survive in a world with little or no resources because they lack the strength instilled upon man by God who as our creator knowing which roll the male species will play in building of what we now know as the earth. We were put here to share this one race, the human race, but over time the devil in his hatred of God as caused a wedge between man and the earth or a glitch in the matrix as some would say causing a ripple in the bloodlines of Black, White, Asian, Spanish and Indian cultures causing a segregated lifestyle in which the minority, yes the minority, it being us, African-Americans has surfed the most in all areas deemed inhumane from being slaves tied in chains to slaves hung by gangs.

These gangs, the American government, and KKK are now equal to African-Americans when we roll up and pull out a KKK. But who are we pointing our guns at? Each other, our sister and our brothers, but we scared, yeah we scared to point it in the direction of others. But the white man he’ll walk in church and kill our aunties and our mothers and we just lay down in streets cold and stiff under white covers. The same covers the Klu Klux Klan wore over their over heads to do us in then we get pulled over by the police and they wonder why we got guns because you ain’t gonna shot us man.

We want to defend ourselves like Mutombo, we want to be at home reading our children Micky Mouse and Dumbo, we want pardons by Obama before he gone, so we make it home just in time for grandmothers gumbo, but it won’t happen cause even Barack don’t have the freedom that he wants. He in the white house with black skin, I’d rather be out in the front, but his daughters, beautiful young black queens, living the American dream while our daughters are on the other side of the fence getting pregnant in their teens and I do not blame our President for sh**. I blame the government for trying to ease the black man since our existence.

This fight has been fixed it is a trap, yeah it is a trap black man, set up so we can never be as rich as Bruce Wayne that only leaves us with Batman, a character in a mask that has to hide his identity. Do all the work for police killing minorities saving them time and a whole lot of energy and we got enemies, we got a lot of enemies government want to see us all in the penitentiary trying to put the slave black in a n*****. You know they’ll murder us. Look how they did John Kennedy. So black man please put the blunt down, the lean and the Hennessy. It’s time to father our future so our existence is more than just a memory.

We need more figures of Game’s stature to do things like this and make a difference. Kudos.

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Justin Credible’s New @ 2 Where Hip Hop Lives App Mix: June

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Here’s my new mix for June with some of the hottest songs out right now! It’s available on the dopest Hip-Hop app out ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘, where you can stream Power 106 and Hot 97 all the time plus you can subscribe to the ‘New At 2′ channel!! Make sure you download the ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘ app in the app section of your phone, Google Play, or Text APP to 69106! So make sure to listen & download it Here,, so you can get all the mixes from myself, and all the Power 106 DJ’s for FREE! #WHHL

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The Game Spits ‘Breakfast Bars’ On The Cruz Show

The Game stopped by The Cruz Show on Power 106 with Scott Storch to spit ‘Breakfast Bars’ yesterday. Game clutches a blunt while going retro on the freestyle with vicious raps over Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “All The Way Up.”

Listen to the Westside Remix of “All The Way Up” featuring The Game, Snoop Dogg and E-40 HERE.

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What YG Track Would 2Pac Fit Best On? (Video)

YG stopped by the #LIFTOFF with the L.A. Leakers DJ sourMILK, and Justin Credible. YG talked about snapchat, his favorite gangsta movie of all time, acting again, one of his favorite 2Pac’s songs, and if he could’ve added 2Pac to any of his songs which one it would’ve been.

Justin Credible’s New @ 2 Where Hip Hop Lives App Mix: March

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Here’s my new mix for March, with some of the hottest songs out right now! It’s available on the dopest Hip-Hop app out ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘, where you can stream Power 106 and Hot 97 all the time plus you can subscribe to the ‘New At 2′ channel!! Make sure you download the ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘ app in the app section of your phone, Google Play, or Text APP to 69106! So make sure to listen & download it Here,, so you can get all the mixes from myself, and all the Power 106 DJ’s for FREE! #WHHL

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Hopsin Exposes The Dark Side Of Funk Volume & Damien Ritter On The Cruz Show (Video)

Rapper Hopsin stopped into The Cruz Show to vent about his leaving Funk Volume, accuses Damien Ritter of taking more money than he deserved, and the anger he has over losing the label he created. He also speaks on the current state of his relationship with Dizzy Wright.

DJ Khaled Hints At New Project With Kendrick Lamar On The Cruz Show (Video)

Snapchat King and super producer DJ Khaled chopped it up with J Cruz about his Snapchat game, his favorite verses off of his hit tracks, plus hints at a new track with Kendrick Lamar.

Sneaker Talk Alert with Dj Khaled, Eric DLux and Justin Credible (Video)

Dj Khaled came through to the Lift Off dropping major keys!

The We The Best creator is always rocking the freshest kicks so it was only right we did a little sneaker talk while he was here.

I went into his vault and brought out a few iconic sneakers for DJ Khaled to rename.

Check out the video below of Eric DLux, Dj Khaled, and I getting creative with some of the top sneakers in the game.

Justin Credible’s New @ 2 Where Hip Hop Lives App Mix: January

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New year, new mix! Here’s my new mix for January, with some of the hottest songs out right now! It’s available on the dopest Hip-Hop app out ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘, where you can stream Power 106 and Hot 97 all the time plus you can subscribe to the ‘New At 2′ channel!! Make sure you download the ‘Where Hip Hop Lives‘ app in the app section of your phone, Google Play, or Text APP to 69106! So make sure to listen & download it Here,, so you can get all the mixes from myself, and all the Power 106 DJ’s for FREE! #WHHL

Listen and download below…