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The wait is finally over. Beyoncé’s full-length “Grown Woman” release has hit the ‘Net. Bey Hive rejoice, we won’t judge you.

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Something weird went down at Los Angeles International Airport this month. Federal agents seized a bunch of odd items coming in from overseas, including elephant meat, and a dried out monkey carcass, the latter of which was declared a “gift” on customs paperwork.

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Looks like Martin Lawrence still has some cash in the stash, at least enough to buy the sprawling mansion that he’s now trying to unload. The estate doesn’t come cheap, and is listed at $26.5 million.

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What would the Fresh Prince sound like in 2013? Fans may find out sooner than later; Will Smith revealed that he and Kanye West have been recording new material in a brief interview with Hip Hollywood.

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A ranking NYPD officer in Brooklyn has cost the city over $1.5 million in settled lawsuits. Lieutenant Daniel Sbarra, who heads the Brooklyn North Narcotics squad, has been accused of excessive force, offensive language and other offenses. Nevertheless, he was still awarded with stripes and a pay raise by Commissioner Ray Kelly in 2011.

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If the R&B star things doesn’t work out, Miguel may have a career in wrestling. Miguel’s now infamous leap of fail on stage at the Billboard Music Awards went viral moments after it happened. Then, dozens upon dozens of photo mash ups usually involving Miguel, a wrestler or an unfortunate soul who caught the leg […]

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President Barack Obama, and wife Michelle Obama, will travel to Africa this summer, POLITICO reports.  The couple will visit three countries starting in late June into early July.

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Fans were elated after receiving news of Goodie Mob’s plans to create another album. But that was last year, and since then, there’s been little indication that Age Against the Machine would release anytime soon. That changed last night, when Cee-Lo Green refueled expectations for the project by announcing an official release date at the Billboard Music Awards.

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2 Chainz is making sure his 2013 is as prosperous as his 2012. The Atlanta rapper was in Miami on Saturday night (April 18) and celebrated his multiple 2013 BET Award nominations by partying at Dream nightclub.

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Action Bronson gets around to dropping his long in the works video for “Strictly 4 My Jeeps.” The question is, what in the name of all f-cks is this visual about? 

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A police officer in New York’s Nassau County shot both a suspected criminal and his victim, during a burglary near Hofstra University, Friday (May 17).  A single gunshot wound to the head killed a 21-year-old college student being held hostage alongside her identical twin sister and two others, authorities announced a day later.

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Late last month, Jay-Z’s longtime engineer and producer Young Guru stood before an audience of mainly college students at Atlanta’s prestigious Emory University as part of his ‘Era of the Engineer’ tour. Guru peppered the Recording Academy’s Grammy U. sponsored seminar with engineering tips, contract advice and the occasional anecdote set in the glory days […]