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Donald Glover is about to combine a pair of his loves—Hip-Hop music and acting—into one television show. The FX Network has ordered a pilot called Atlanta about the ATL rap scene that’s set to star the Community actor who goes by the name Childish Gambino when rapping. 

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NBC’s Saturday Night Live has been especially fond of Young Money with both Nicki Minaj and Drake taking on a mix of hosting duties, comedy sketch assignments and performing as musical guests. While Lil Wayne has opted to strictly appear as a performer, Drake and Nicki have both repeatedly shown off their acting and comedic […]

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Jeremih needs to chill. You’d think that the crooner would be on his best behavior after tearing down a Fuddruckers, but he and a two members of his entourage were busted at Newark Airport on Friday.

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Friday night (December 12), Nicki Minaj took her talents to the sports program of all sports programs, ESPN’s Sportscenter, where she appeared alongside host Kenny Mayne.

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Following a comedic exchange with Royce Da 5’9″, ESPN’s Highly Questionable provided its second entertaining Hip-Hop moment of the week, this time with Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak.

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Iggy Azalea and Nick Young star in a new Forever 21 ad, which on paper has all the makings of being a cheesy display of love and affection. But we challenge you to watch, because the Los Angeles Lakers star couldn’t contain himself or his alter ego “Swaggy P.”

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Amid a phenomenal musical run back in 2010, KiD CuDi and fellow Cleveland native King Chip were set to release a collaborative project under the group moniker The Almighty GloryUs. Unfortunately, said body of work never materialized; but a track called “Chillen While We Sippin” from those sessions has surfaced.

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Let’s conclude our weeks with good music, shall we? Once again, yours truly packages the best material from the past seven days into The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week.

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Chris Rock wrote, directed and stars in TOP FIVE, and the film is a masterpiece. We wish we could you everything, but don’t want to spoil all the fun for you.

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This Saturday (December 13), the ALIFE x Reebok Court Victory Pump, a personal favorite, returns to one of streetwear’s most respected retailers.

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The Navy’s pop empress held the first-ever Diamond Ball at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills on Thursday night, leaving guests all but floored in her Zac Posen gown.

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That leak over at Sony just dug up racist emails about President Obama, and the apologies have started rolling in. Sony executive Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin emailed the racist jokes.