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If you’re looking for a Black athlete willing to take the criticism that comes with speaking about the wrongs Black people have been put through in this nation, don’t start with Cam Newton. In an interview with ESPN, the Carolina Panthers QB is kicking the rosey “we’re all the same inside” rhetoric that got him cooked […]

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It seems like since coming into the game Kanye West’s been a Hip-Hop fashionista. But it wasn’t until the artist formerly known as the Louis Vuitton Don collaborated with adidas that his eye for needle threading really began to get attention (though his Nike’s were nothing to sneeze at either).

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It’s a safe bet that Drake and Rihanna are banging, again. But to keep up with the puppy love appearances the public eats up, Rih Rih hit the stage of Dreezy’s Summer Sixteen tour stop in Miami last night, and the two kissed. 

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A 6th-grade teacher in the town of Bedford, Texas has found herself in a heap of struggle after she gave her class of students the nickname “Jighaboos” but claims she didn’t know it was an offensive slur. The school district has since apologized for the teacher’s actions, and a father at the school who brought the matter […]

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Jelani Maraj, brother of Nicki Minaj, has been served with divorce papers as he faces charges of child rape.

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Tim Westwood unearths another gem from the freestyle files featuring Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna and Jeru the Damaja.

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Young Dro has been arrested for bringing drugs and guns onto a college campus.

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Hip-Hop and sneaker historian DJ Clark Kent has revealed how one of the best collaborations in rap history came to be.

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Chris Brown is out on $250,000 bail thanks to an increasingly suspect accuser saying he pointed a gun at her head. What better time than to drop new music, right? 

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Tyga is a master of finesse, with deplorable financial responsibility. While the “Rack City” rapper’s Ferrari was getting repossessed, his girlfriend Kylie Jenner was buying him a new Bentley SUV. 

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Lil Wayne‘s voice is about to be heard on cable television every morning. Former ESPN anchor Skip Bayless has recruited the rapper to create the theme song for his new Fox Sports show Undisputed.

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If you’ve been keeping up with current events in Hip-Hop you’d know that Ray J’s been trending for a few reasons.