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Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, who flashed hand signs unknown to mainstream media, is actually a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, an Black fraternity established in 1911 at the Indiana University Bloomington.

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Run The Jewels, the would be the combination of Killer Mike and El P, drop the full version of “Blockbuster Night Pt. 1,” while also revealing that their new album, RTJ2, will be out October 28.

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Nothing like hearing a mother go off in defense about her own child. That’s borderline what happened when Tina Knowles was asked about Beyoncé and rumors about an alleged divorce to Jay Z.

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Reports say that Drake and Rihanna’s on again off again love story may have a new chapter. The two superstars were spotted at a party following the New York City stop of the “Drake vs. Lil Wayne.”

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Love doesn’t always conquer all. Reportedly, the rumors were true—Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey have been separated for months and are well on their way to divorce. Also, Kim Kardashian is partially to blame. Sort of. 

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Lauryn Hill steps up and makes a statement about Ferguson by revisiting a relevant song she created called “Black Rage.”

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Earlier this week, T.I. penned an open letter to America dedicated to the police killing of Michael Brown. But it seems the rapper had a lot more to say on police brutality and systemic racism, which he spits about on a new Skylar Grey-assisted track titled, “New National Anthem.”

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What better way to commemorate a family reunion than to rap over a beat sampling The Gap Band’s “Outstanding?” G-Unit  saw the big picture on their new cut, “Come Up,” which receives a proper visual treatment.

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Lots of rappers have received degrees, and there are those that didn’t quite make it to the finish line. Sometimes between completing a college education and building a rap career work, the latter is victorious. 

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Just because artists don’t deliver their lyrics in rap format doesn’t mean they are immune to beef. Take K. Michelle for example. The feisty songbird with the killer voice and body with a receipt was once friends with her R&B peer Elle Varner.

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If you’re asking, Where has Edo. G been?, you just weren’t paying close enough attention. The Boston rap veteran will be dropping his eleventh album, After All The Years, in September.

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Despite his newest campaign centering around the life and times of Tinseltown, Wiz Khalifa is always right at home in New York City. Especially when he’s dining at The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God.