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“All we wanna do is take the chains off/ All we wanna do is break the chains off,” J. Cole chants on “Be Free,” a song he penned in tribute to slain Ferguson, Mo. teen Michael Brown.
Janis from Mean Girls said it best: “There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil stuff and those who see evil stuff being done and don’t try to stop it.”
President Obama addressed the nation Thursday (Aug. 14) to urge a peaceful resolve to the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Speaking from vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the president echoed his original statements on Michael Brown’s murder, along with commenting on heightened clashes overnight.
The situation in Ferguson is by no means at an end, but there has been progress made at the state’s highest level. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Thursday that the Missouri State Highway Patrol will handle all policing matters in the troubled city, and already improvements have been reported.
There’s another side to the Ebola outbreak that we haven’t seen as much: the survivors. Up to 90 percent of those infected die from the deadly virus, but there are those who make it through.
Thickness officially has a name, and you can call her Jessica Moralez — our latest Bangin Candy.
Mike Brown’s death and the aftermath that it’s sparked in Ferguson, Mo. has dominated social media, opening up the forum for personal opinion in the process. Among them were messages from rapper Childish Gambino, whose tweets rubbed many the wrong way.
Thirty years in any business is something worthy of a celebration, and that’s just what Def Jam plans to do. Today, the label announces an anniversary concert of epic proportions.
Beanie Sigel is a free man. Per the good folks at Hip Hop Since 1987, the Philadelphia rapper was released from prison today.
Dame Dash wants his money, but he’s letting his lawyer handle the dirty work this time. The Roc-a-fella Records co-founder and culture vulture outer is suing director Lee Daniels for $25 million for unpaid movie royalties.
Rap fans will be hard pressed to find a new song more aptly titled than Young Scooter’s “Drugs.” Today, the Black Migo Gang rapper returns with a remix of the track, featuring Kevin Gates and Rich Homie Quan.
In week nine of his #TBT song series, Raekwon lays a verse over The Gap Band’s classic record, “Yearning For Your Love.”