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A female soldier in the Florida Army National Guard happened on a disturbing scene while she and her peers were at a shooting range for her annual weapons training certification. She saw the mugshots of Black men being used for target practice, with one photo being that of her brother. 

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Close to a year after Ray Rice was recording knocking Janay Rice unconscious, the couple appear to be going strong. Things are going so well that Janay called Ray “the best husband ever,” for throwing her a birthday party.

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Kevin Hart is currently resting on his throne as the reigning king of comedy, but the path to the palace didn’t come easy. In his latest film, The Wedding Ringer, the funnyman stars as Jimmy. A best-man-for-hire who excels in his obscure choice of profession. However, he got his shine on in plenty of projects […]

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If you’re over the age of 30 (or even if you’re not), either you or someone you know has probably said something about being tired of or bored with Rap. Drake’s emoting, Gucci has an ice cream sundae on his cheek, and it’s all just a bit much.

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Has the international community turned a blind eye to the Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria? The answer is yes, if you scroll through social media.

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The Indianapolis Colts are one way game away from heading to the Super Bowl but their young linebacker, Josh McNary is anticipating a different kind of battle.

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Following today’s video round-up, Hip-Hop Wired keeps the music coming with a list of tracks we missed. Artists featured include Oddisee and Phonte, Rich The Kid, and more.

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You can’t teach an old dogg new tricks but Papa Snoop has a brand new reason to pass along his gangsta to his family.

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Per usual, a bevy of rap visuals from the likes of Mike Will Made-It to Flying Lotus released between yesterday and today. And because Hip-Hop Wired loves you, we decided to package them all here for your enjoyment.

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New Future alert. After setting the streets ablaze with Monster late last year, the Atlanta native returns with Beast Mode, a collaborative mixtape created with hometown producer Zaytoven.

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“Why Halle have to let a white man pop her to get an Oscar?/Why Denzel have to be crooked before he took it?” Those catchy questions were once posed by Jadakiss in reference to the seedy roles both Halle Berry and Denzel Washington took to score Academy Awards. As many people grow increasingly baffled with […]

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[ooyala code=”ptcmhzcjpS0_IyRUnLdWDI2dULN-BR52″ player_id=”16d3592c0566485792a9febd7fbe442b”]   We asked veteran Bronx MC turned Love & Hip Hop: New York star Peter Gunz about Lil Wayne’s current tiff with Cash Money Records.