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The ingenious thinking of Conan O’Brien brought both Marshawn Lynch and Rob Gronkowski together for a pre-Super Bowl XLIX faceoff in a game of the upcoming Mortal Kombat X.

Tommy Dean Gaa, a 65-year-old White man from northwest Missouri, was charged with felony assault after he threatened a Black waitress with lynching. Gaa is formerly charged with felony assault motivated by racial discrimination.

Bobby Shmurda didn’t have a good Christmas or New Year’s because, Rikers Island.

Nike will celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year by releasing a special edition Nike Air Foamposite One coined “Tianjin.”

Master P‘s OG status can’t be denied. The No Limit Records boss talked about his legacy and how he is moving forward with The Breakfast Club.

For those keeping tabs, Jill Scott and Eve were asked about cultural appropriation in Hip-Hop, so of course Iggy Azalea came up. The R&B chanteuse was quite diplomatic when discussing Azalea’s “blaccent,” but nevertheless the Grand Hustle rapper eventually threw some shade, via Twitter.

Members of the Bronx Defenders, a group of taxpayer-funded public defenders that work in the New York borough, were featured in a rap video that advocated the killing of NYPD officers. The NYC Department of Investigation announced news Thursday of the video from Brooklyn’s Uncle Murda and Maino for the track “Hands Up.”

With each passing cold winter day, music fans become that much closer to festival season. That said, the lineup for the 2015 UK Wireless Festival boasts headlining acts Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Nicki Minaj, along with Swedish EDM DJ Avicii and David Guetta.

Jay Z has his eyes set on a potential cash cow. According to an Engadget.com report, Mr. Carter is buying the Norwegian company that owns Tidal, a rising player in the music streaming service market.

Scandal is back from winter break and the first episode was one hell of a ride? Talk about twists and turns.

Fades get handed out everyday, b. Or at the very least, that’s what YG and Ty Dolla $ign are accused of serving a nightclub goer in Australia.

Suge Knight is in custody for the fatal hit and run of his own friend. The Death Row founder has been reportedly charged with homicide and his bail is set at $2M.