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There goes that bow tie again. Breezy takes the cover for The Source‘s upcoming “Summer Heat” issue. Below is an excerpt of Chris’ first magazine interview this year.

Source: What is the hardest part about being Chris Brown?

 CB: The hardest thing about Chris Brown is understanding that you’re “Chris Brown”. I just noticed the value of my brand, and who I am as a person now.

50 Cent is among a few others that’s featured in Bluewaters production’s comic book, Fame. Pictured above is the cover for Curtis’ edition, set to be released next month. Cop your issue today.

Today is Allen Iverson’s 36th birthday. And what better way to celebrate than on SLAM‘s 150th issue. Once again, A.I. is shown with the afro and a vintage Philadelphia 76 Sixers uniform. Below is an excerpt, but the entire feature is available to peruse here. On newsstands now.

SLAM: Even if it impacted you negatively, you never conformed.
AI: And a lot of that’s a bittersweet feeling. A lot of those things make me feel good, but I think I took a beating for them. I’m not bitter about it, ’cause I think I helped people feel like they could be themselves. I took that beating, and now you see guys being whoever they want to be. Besides Dennis Rodman, you didn’t see nobody with tattoos and all that stuff. Now you see kids having a million tattoos and able to be themselves.

I had my cornrows; now you see police officers with cornrows. That used to be the look of the suspect [laughs]. Now you see everybody with them: boxers, football players, you know what I mean? So that part of it makes me feel good because I know I had to take a beating for other guys to be accepted the way they are.

My new magazine is officially on stands manana. Let me tell you all about it. Let me know if I still got the Editorial King Crown. Ha!

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DJ Quik finds himself sandwiched between a couple of eye candies on this week’s issue of LA Weekly. Below the print paper follows the Compton Alumni through his hood. The Book Of David is in stores now.

Sitting in his studio in a Papa Smurf t-shirt, or sliding through Compton in his gleaming black Mercedes, DJ Quik talks about driving through Crip territory as a Blood, Eazy-E’s offer of a million dollars to sign, and his disbelief that he’s still alive. It’s a trip through his hood, but also his life.

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In an interview with VIBE, Game name drops a few guests on The R.E.D. Album which is now expected to drop August 23

“I think the people will appreciate the collaborations. Dr. Dre is actually rapping on this album. This is the first album that I’ve ever dropped where I have Dr. Dre’s voice actually on the album. Features range from Snoop Dogg to Pharrell to Wiz to Trey Songz to Chris Brown, and Drake’s on the album. I got a good cast of all-stars.

“Oh yeah, Tyler [The Creator] is on the album. I forgot about him. He ain’t really doing features for nobody. He feels like fuck everything and I don’t blame him either. It’s a California thing, and I got respect for him and his hustle and what they’re doing and just being kids and being rebels for the cause,” Game said of recently befriending the Odd Future frontman. And he respects me for doing what I did for California and the West Coast, I guess. I met him at a Diddy concert and we chopped it up and we got a song called ‘Martians vs Goblins.’ It’s dope.”

With an album dropping at the end of the month, Beyoncé discusses “the year that changed her life” in the upcoming July issue of Essence. Don’t forget, 4 is in stores June 28.

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To help celebrate Smooth’s 10th anniversary, Jackson—Curtis Jackson, throws on some of his finer threads. Issue hits newsstands soon.

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Hip-Hop’s greatest hype man gives AHH a quick synopsis of his publication and what we can expect. Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir is in bookstores tomorrow. Yea boyyy.

As seen on MTV’s RapFix and officially on sale next Tuesday, June 7. Hell: The Sequel in stores June 14. Synergy, suckers. Ha!

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