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Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, has died. The 42-year-old passed away this morning (October 8) in a Dallas hospital.

The musical hotbed that is Atlanta is amid a movement that’s yet to truly peak. Rome Fortune, a power player in this new generation of hometown artists, keeps on pushing with his new EP Small VVorld.

Another day of shootings in the Windy City has left one person dead, one arrested and twelve people shot, including a Chicago police captain.

Like The RZA, Ghostface Killah is striving for A Better Tomorrow within the realms of Hip-Hop. But like an enlightened student-turned-master of the culture, he knew he couldn’t fully focus on the future without securing the working conditions of the present day. As the Wu-Tang Clan’s sixth studio album was being recorded, there was a […]

The death of 43-year-old Eric Garner at the hands of NYPD in Staten Island this past July is an issue that has not gone away for the city of New York. Now, the Garner family has plans to sue the city for a $75 million after filing a notice of claim.

When your parents are as fashion obsessed as Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, you can’t get caught slippin,’ which is why little North West has a stylist.

In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention, 50 Cent has pushed back the release of his Street King Immortal solo album. The Queens rapper says the latest delay is to focus on G-Unit’s forthcoming new EP. 

Rumors that Jay Z and Beyoncé are recording an album continue to fester. Word is that the couple are recording the not so secret album in Paris—they recently visited the Louvre—with plans to drop the LP out of the blue. See what we did there?

Owner of STPL Design and clothing brand, Jeff Staple, returns with the latest installment of his “1-2-1” interview series. After traveling to speak with B.o.B. and Common, the New York City native keeps it local with Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda.

Mary J. Blige drops a video for “Right Now” off her forthcoming collaborative project with Disclosure called The London Sessions. 

Teyana Taylor bares her soul and some skin to boot in the brief visual for her new cut “Business.”

Floyd Mayweather haughtily reminded us that celebrities can get a little testy when they’re not recognized on their own reconnaissance. Not saying that Jay Z was acting Hollywood as he strolled through the Louvre Museum courtyard with Blue Ivy in tow alongside Beyoncé. But he was definitely quick to the draw when it came to […]