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A 24-year-old Birmingham,  Ala. woman was gunned down while holding her 10-day-old son Monday (April 29) afternoon. According to police, the victim was hit by a stray bullet.

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Rockstar Games has to make up for the delay of the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V someway. Today, the developer released three trailers from the latest and forthcoming installment in the open world video game franchise.

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This past weekend, a high school in rural Georgia held its first racially integrated prom, ever. That is not a misprint.

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Through mixtape releases, guest features, and countless interviews, Pusha T has retained one mantra: My Name Is My Name. The G.O.O.D. Music wordsmith has slowly prepped his Def Jam solo debut, and it looks the project is completed and ready to go.

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Episode two of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s second season wasn’t as ratchet as the season premiere, but was nevertheless chock full foolishness and overall ninja nonsense.

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To help prove he wasn’t playing any games, Snoop Lion, and VICE Films, created the Reincarnated documentary, which follows his spiritual journey to Rastafarianism in Jamaica. With the Long Beach rapper turn Reggae artist’s album of the same name in stores, you can now watch the accompanying doc online. 

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Chris Brown is acknowledging he’s not on his Charlie Sheen with his latest track, “I Can’t Win.” The song eerily sounds like an open letter to Rihanna: “Now the only thing you love is a bottle/the only thing you have left is a shadow.”

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A soldier in Manicaland, Zimbabwe ran into a rough four days when he was kidnapped by an all female gang that had their way with him, repeatedly. The 25-year-old victim fell into the women’s trap on April 19, after they, and another male, picked him up in a Mercedez Benz.

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Don’t let anyone tell you that Kanye West doesn’t care about the kids. With the rapper/mogul expecting his first child with Kim Kardashian sometime in June or July, the couple is asking their friends to donate to a children’s hospital instead of buying baby gifts.

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Chris Broussard found himself in a whirlwind of controversy thanks to his comments on ESPN’s Outside The Lines yesterday (April 29) afternoon. The veteran sportswriter and TV analyst was candid about his religious views and how they pertain to Jason Collins coming out of the closet. In a statement released via Twitter he stands by his […]

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“The sample was yelling loop me,” said J. Cole referring to his inspiration for a new song affectionately titled “Cole Summer.” Thank the most high for that, because that feeling birthed a song with a warmth that rivals the season that serves as its namesake.

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It looks like Iggy Azalea‘s rap career has started to get its momentum back. After recently dropping a couple of singles and a new video, the Island Def Jam rapper and Grand Hustle affiliate graces the cover of Blank magazine.