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Sports apparel giant Nike has filed a $10 million lawsuit this week in an Oregon court against a trio of former designers for the company for allegedly giving away trade secrets to its rival, Adidas. According to the lawsuit, the designers began consulting Adidas while still under contract with Nike and violating their non-compete agreements.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs blessing Drake with the fade in Miami is still the talk of the Internets. Although speculation is running rampant, there are legitimate facts that are coming to light.

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Technological advancements are the name of the game in the cellular device game. That said, here’s a game changer for Hip-Hop fans, in the face of which others pale in comparison: the long-awaited, recently unveiled set of Cam’ron emojis.

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VH1 wasted no time in delivering part two of the Love & Hip Hop Hollywood reunion. We were treated to more shenanigans, including the fact that Yung Berg pretty much stays losing, and messing with all the chicks in his vicinity.

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The good news following Cam Newton’s frightening car accident yesterday is the star Carolina Panthers quarterback is expected to be released later today. The bad news is he suffered two fractures in his back and is expected to miss his next game at the least.

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The brave men and women on the ground combating the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa and worldwide have been named TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year in 2014. Named the “Ebola Fighters” by TIME, the announcement was made Wednesday (Dec. 10) morning.

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An Atlanta man named Andre Pugh, who works under the name DJ Awesome, has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot against his wife. Tiffany Pugh, a mother of two, died Nov. 23, in what appeared to be a fatal robbery attempt.

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TDE’s president Punch has quietly delivered some of the most touching raps of the year on sporadic song releases. That trend continues with “25,” on which the West Coast veteran gets some help from Kendrick Lamar.

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The case of shooting victim Beanie Sigel has not been solved, but police believe the rapper was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Last night was the inaugural episode of VH1’s new makeover show Bye Felicia! But all the blue blooded men, and some women, on Twitter were discussing was the banging body of subject Kip aka Kip Force.

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Longtime friends Future and Mike WiLL Made It are crafting a collaborative mixtape titled Ape Sh*t.

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There is still no real statement from Drake about Diddy blessing him with the fade in Miami. Instead, the YMCMB rapper returns to Instagram, after his brief hiatus, with more passive aggressive sh*t talk.