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After some delays due to sample clearance issues, Vince Staples finally blesses fans with his long-awaited conceptual EP, Hell Can Wait.

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Breakout rap sensation Rae Sremmurd’s music exudes a sense of rebellion for the new generation, and that is exactly the kind of thinking that prompted one of its members to be arrested.

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Although Geoffrey Holder became known to most American audiences as the baritone-voiced pitchman for the 7 Up soft drink, he was also an award-winning dancer, choreographer and actor as well. Holder died this past Sunday (Oct. 5) as a result of complications from pneumonia. He was 84.

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The legend of Griselda Blanco aka La Madrina continues. Her infamous reign as Colombia’s most vicious drug lord will be captured in a new movie titled The Godmother with Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Blanco.

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For better or worse, Jaden Smith continuously seeks to push the boundaries of eccentricity. And ultimately, we want some of whatever he’s on.

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The Game has been in a giving mood lately. With the Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf compilation LP set to release on October 14, the rap veteran delivers a new cut titled “F*ck Yo Feelings,” featuring Chris Brown and Lil Wayne.

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Bobby Shmurda, born Ackquille Pollard, says the NYPD is out to get him. Smoking weed in a double parked car makes it tough to evade the Boys In Blue, though. 

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Little Ballers –– executive produced by Lupe Fiasco and New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire –– will air on Nickelodeon, Nov. 26 at 9PM EST.

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T.I. will debut his ninth studio album, Paperwork: The Motion Picture, two weeks from today. In the meantime, The Kang whets appetites with the Pharrell-assisted title track “Paperwork.”

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Siobhan DePietro and her friends probably won’t ever care what the media has to say about that Kanye West guy. Simply because their perception of the oft-accused egomaniacal rapper is stemming from a positive experience.

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Lil Kim is known to have a wide range within her fanbase and that includes a devout following in the gay community.

Even the biggest Wu-Tang Clan flag bearer would be hard-pressed to remember the last time all of the members of the storied group were together. That all changed last week when the entire nine-man collective (and the spirit of Ol’ Dirty Bastard) crashed the offices over at Warner Bros. and signed a deal to release […]