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Photos of the latest news in Hip-Hop culture: music, sports, streetwear, and more.

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Our latest Bangin Candy, artist Raychiel Smith, a blessing to your eyes in more ways than one, is thicker than air in the summertime.

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Just because the annual Black Monday in the NFL has already passed, doesn’t mean all coaches are in the clear just yet.

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From tip-toeing in a pair of Air Jawwdinz to announcing a partnership with Jordan Brand that was a sham, the story behind RiFF RAFF’s “Neon Icon” has been very, um, bizarre. Now, fans are clamoring for a pair via an eBay bid that’s sky rocketed to a whopping $1 million fee.

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Safaree Samuels, aka Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend, stopped by The Breakfast Club and needless to say it was quite the enlightening interview.

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Black Twitter, a social media group so significant that even Wikipedia has it as an entry, is a powerful and unstoppable force. And like most popular things, there are ways to flourish as a member of this segment of the fast-moving social media network.

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With the exception of the occasional act like PM Dawn, rappers were predictably masculine in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It was a good time. We got a reminder that those days are gone when Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco got into a little Twitter beef over the weekend.

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If you’re under the impression that beauty has a definitive timestamp on it, just always keep the name Vida Guerra on the tip of your tongue (you wish).

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FOX News has been a punchline on Twitter for nearly 24 hours straight and with logical reason. The oft-controversial news outlet decided to allow Steve Emerson to haphazardly quote that Britain’s Birmingham was a “totally Muslim city” and speak it as fact.

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Get your easy buttons ready, people. Hip-Hop Wired assembles a list of today’s (1/12/15) visuals for our loving readers to enjoy in one fell swoop.

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Common and John Legend celebrated their “Best Original Song” Golden Globes win for “Glory” at a swanky post-party alongside the Selma cast and crew.

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Aside from general boredom with her overexposure, the general Iggy Azalea detractor probably falls into one of two categories. They’re either baffled at what sounds like a total lack of self-awareness regarding cultural appropriation or simply over it.

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The champion aesthetic the Golden Globes adheres to is far more prestigious than other award show out there. So much, it feels like the only the dryest and avant-garde seem to take home trophies.