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The good folks at the Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique in Royal Oak, Mich. announced an upcoming collaboration with Reebok that will pay homage to the late Notorious B.I.G. Burn Rubber’s “Detroit Playas” sneaker will be released online and in-store at the end of this month, and the stylish shoe definitely looks to be a head turner.

Nicki Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj has just been indicted on child rape charges in New York. He is facing a 15 years to life sentence.

{Plies voice} “What’s in my pocket dawg? Big face Tubmans!” It is now official, Harriet Tubman‘s face is going on the $20 bill, making her the first woman to appear on United States currency.

In what may be a case of too little, too late, the folks at BuzzFeed issued an apology via a tweet that was met with an expected reaction of mistrust regarding the corny #RealBlackPeopleQuestions video. Despite the website’s earnest claims to do better by its Black audience, the stink of the unforgivable cheesiness from the […]

Usain Bolt can relate to Matt Barnes‘ struggle, involving one the most beautiful people in the entertainment cypher. After shooting his shot in 2013, the world’s fastest man can officially say that his public plea for Rihanna’s attention failed miserably. 

With lean and pills becoming the topic of so many songs nowadays, it makes you forget the days when the green leaf was the only inspiration some of your favorite rappers needed.

Russ’ physical address may be in Atlanta, but musically speaking, he is all over the map.

This summer is going to be “Cool Like Dat.” 90’s Hip-Hop trio Digable Planets have reunited and are embarking on a summer tour.

DJ Quik has some strong opinions about Kayne West’s The Life of Pablo album and the effect his wife Kim Kardashian is having on the quality of his music.

Just a day before his Bourbon Street Secrets is set to be drop (4/20-celebrators put your lighters up!), Curren$y sets up the album’s release with a visual to one of it’s cuts.

Former NYPD officer Peter Liang won’t do jail time in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley. Today (April 19), a New York judge sentenced Liang to five years’ probation and community service after he was found guilty of Gurley’s death.

Today’s edition of Wired Tracks is a Harlem thing, as Hip-Hop Wired highlights a pair of newly releases heaters from a few of Uptown Manhattan’s finest rappers.