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We told you Black Twitter was an authentic movement but now, a research group of outsiders are trying to put the cultural phenomenon under the microscope and overanalyze it.

Nickesse “Nicky Da B”  Toney , a rising star in the New Orleans bounce music scene, has died at the age of 24. No word on the cause of his death has yet been released, but he was currently working on a release with famed producer Diplo.

Chance The Rapper fans have had over a year to explore every nook and crevice of his dynamic Acid Rap mixtape. The Chicago native has yet to release another full length project since, but he leaves hope for the future by offering up a new material like a new cut called “Tap Dance.”

Needless to say Jeezy is pulling out all the stops for the release of his new album, Seen It All. The Snowman drops an updated version of “Holy Ghost” which features Kendrick Lamar.

DNA testing has proven to be an invaluable tool in the exoneration of innocent American citizens and today, once again, we are witness to a pair of brothers from North Carolina who are being awarded their freedom after decades of injustice.

Turning a homemade rap crew into a full-blown empire is tough. Nearly every prominent rapper has attempted to put their homies on with very few seeing it amount to success.

T.I. returns with some truthful testimony (and perhaps some words for Floyd Mayweather to boot) on his remix of Nico & Vinz’s “Am I Wrong.”

Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker has been suspended four games by the NFL for amphetamine use. Adding to Welker’s rowing of the struggle boat is claims he used Molly cut with amphetamines during his head-turning time at the Kentucky Derby earlier this May.

Tim Westwood’s Crib Sessions received a dope addition to its cannon, and Hip-Hop heads can thank Freddie Gibbs for that.

HS87 are kicking down the doors of the industry one new release at a time. Following Kent M$ney’s Crowned project is a fresh cut from Audio Push titled “No Secrets.”

A Mississippi woman was given a life sentence last week after she was convicted of giving unlicensed silicone butt injections to a woman who died after the procedure. 

Lark Voorhies, who starred on the popular Saved By The Bell series as Lisa Turtle, has mostly fallen from the limelight once the show ended in 1993. Recent photos of Voorhies sprung up over the Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles, and  featured the actress sporting some rather interesting makeup.