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The cyphers are among the most anticipated moments of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and this year should be no different. Hip-Hop Wired spoke to one of its many 2014 participants, Snow Tha Product, about being a part of the cypher during her first year attending the awards show.

ISIS, or ISIL, has been ravaging areas of Iraq and Syria in its ongoing reign of terror framed as a holy war. Adding to the violence the Islamist extremists have already enacted, there are reports that thousands of women in the region are being raped in order to populate territories the group has seized.

After this season, Kenan Thompson is officially throwing in the towel on his long-running Saturday Night Live gig. Thompson, 36, joined the sketch comedy in 2003 and has been on the show longer than any other Black cast member.

Staple streetwear brand Black Scale tips its hat to the legendary Motown movement birthed in Detroit with a proper capsule collection.

Michael J. Fox’s birthday is June 9. Hell, Marty McFly’s birthday is reportedly known to be June 12. Why the tenured actor who famously suffers from Parkison’s Disease is being wished a Happy Birthday across social media is anyone’s guess, but he appears to be victim of a cruel Internet hoax.

Following the annual iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas this weekend, news outlets like InTouch have accused Nicki Minaj of lip-synching during her set.

Obviously, Cam Newton consider himself to be a fashion forward guy. However, the NFL quarterback’s choice in outfits for a post-game presser was met with all-out slander due to its audacity, and struggle.

DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla $ign, and YG have been integral parts of each other’s movements, which reached unforseen heights in 2014. Two-thirds of the aforementioned trio spoke with Hip-Hop Wired on the green carpet at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards to discuss the likelihood of their previously discussed collaborative album ever releasing.

What do Trey Songz and Teyana Taylor have in common? They both are suspect defenders on a basketball court.

Kanye West has come a long way since “the shop class and the basket weaving” to now, the student has become the teacher.

With “Fight Night” and more recently “Handsome and Wealthy” getting traction on the charts, Migos are very confident in saying they’ve earned their spot in rap. Hip-Hop Wired spoke with the southern trio at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards, where they discussed their influence on the culture, new acquisitions by their label, Quality Control Music, and more.

Now in its 18th season, satirical cartoon series South Park has always taken sharp digs at current issues in the news. Its latest target was the Washington professional football team over its team name.