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The 57th annual GRAMMY Awards are underway, and Kanye West has already given one of two scheduled performances. First up was his heartfelt track “Only One.”

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We’re not going to mince any words here: Jill Scott is stacked. While we recognize that she’s one of the most talented vocalists of our times and by all accounts a genuine soul, we’re not going to pretend we don’t notice her other, ahem, formidable attributes.

It’s an understatement to say that 2015 hasn’t been exceptionally kind to Birdman Five Star. His latest attempt at a possible olive branch with one of his biggest artists just adds another L to his Gucci belt.

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It’s a well-documented fact that high school teachers are sleeping with their students and are getting caught on the regular. So the allegations against 29-year-old Maria Contreras on having sex with her 14-year-old student isn’t all that surprising. The big story here is that Contreras was a substitute paraprofessional entrusted by the Department of Education […]

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The Grammy Awards haven’t even started yet and the shenanigans have already begun to commence.

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Thanks to his barber, Ibn Jasper, photos of Kanye West’s signature shoe with the adidas, the Yeezy 750 Boost hit the Internets. But actual details about the shoe are still scarce

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The 46th NAACP Image Awards took place this weekend at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, bringing out a bevy of Black entertainers from television and the big screen. The lion’s share of the awards went to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma, and ABC hit shows Black-ish and How To Get Away With Murder.

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Never say Kanye West isn’t down to help you get out your dreams. While leaving Big Sean’s concert at the House of Blues in L.A. last night, Yeezy stopped and let an eager and aspiring rapper spit some bars for him, after a little begging.

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Rick Ross, Mannie Fresh, songwriter Ester Dean and more were featured on BMI’s annual ‘How I Wrote That Song’ panel. The pre-GRAMMY event went down at 1Oak on Saturday, Feb. 7.

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Sad news in the basketball world. Legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith died on Saturday night (Feb. 7). He was 83. 

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Despite their lucrative contracts, NBA players are getting a way to save some of their cash. A NYC strip club is offering free lap dances to anyone on an NBA roster over All-Star weekend. For real. 

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Big Sean had a concert in Los Angeles last night (February 7) and after rocking the stage for self brought A-list rap guests including J. Cole, Kanye West, Meek Mill & more. His mom was there, too.