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Social media makeup transformations have become all the rage as of late, and the next Internet celebrity to grace the scene is 32-year-old Filipino actor Paolo Ballesteros.

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Chick-fil-a lover’s rejoice, an outpost will finally be opening in NYC this summer. The new Chik-fil-a (that spot in NYU just doesn’t count) will be in Herald Square, a few blocks from Macy’s. 

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In case you may have forgotten, Raekwon’s timeless classic, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… is turning the big 2-0 later this year. (If that makes you feel old, don’t let it; Wu-Tang is forever.)

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The 8th annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia is looking like one of 2015’s must go to events. This year’s headliners include A$AP Rocky, Erykah Badu, The Roots (of course), Phantogram and Rea Sremmurd.

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Ex-Fugees rapper Pras made a play at the New York Post’s wallet for $30 million after he accused them of defamation of character. Unfortunately for him, a judge didn’t see it that way and ruled in favor of the satirical newspaper.

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Iggy Azalea recently made headlines by quitting both Twitter and Instagram and promoters for The Great Escape Tour, the Australian rapper’s first North American arena tour, may just quit her. TheWrap is reporting that Azalea’s blatant refusal to respond to her management and tell her multi-million social media following about The Great Escape Tour. One […]

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Charles Hamilton has returned to rap, and here’s his new single “NY Raining,” featuring Rita Ora.

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The Kanye West of old is all but long gone. But here’s some footage of him performing a skeleton version “Gold Digger” alongside John Legend to remind you of his early days.

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Besides being a talented performer, Chris Brown is also an accomplished artist. Breezy used those talents to customize his adidas Yeezy Boosts with his own artwork. 

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The ongoing situation regarding the viral video of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon members from the University of Oklahoma adds yet another wrinkle. The Black OU SAE frat house cook is out of a job since the national chapter shut it down, but two crowdfunding campaigns have been robust in the wake of the closure.

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Aside from the annual airing of Roots that usually got someone at school beat down for “going there,” network television has never really hung its hat on being diverse.

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The wonderful struggle filled cast of Love & Hip Hop: New York continues to amaze use with their levels of duplicity and savage acts of coonery.