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With Halloween creeping up tomorrow, Roman Morrow wants to ensure the safety of the children of Chicago. The community leader, who ran for alderman in the city, is hosting a Halloween party where parents can bring their young ones to get candy, without the threat of violence that has taken over the streets.

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For those that think Nike Air Foamposite Ones have run their course, these may change your mind. This “White/Black Camo” colorway made stirs when images first leaked a couple of days ago, and more detailed photos reveal insight into what they are exactly about. 

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After sparking controversy thanks to its hefty price tag, the Nike LeBron X is here and numerous colorways have littered the Internets. One of the latest color schemes to hit LeBron James’ signature shoe is this “Prism” makeup, which fits snugly into the model’s “diamond” aesthetic. 

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If you are a popular rapper, you aren’t safe from the wrath of Affion Crockett. The expert impressionist is getting ready to drop a comedy album a la Weird Al Yankovic called Watch The Clone.

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Despite being downgraded from a hurricane Monday (Oct. 29), Sandy still packed a punch once she made land fall. The storm slammed the Northeast, leaving  many without electricity, and flooding areas throughout.

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Billboards posted in cities around Texas are causing controversy for calling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a Republican, and urging Black people (who do not belong to the party) to make the switch. Appearing in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, the political advertisements were put up by Black Republican group, Raging Elephants, and reads  “Martin Luther King, Jr. was […]

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For more than 35 years Habitat for Humanity has been building houses for families in need all over the globe, among its most recent Global Village trip was sending a team of 13 to Kenya in late September through early October. In this exclusive story, Hip-Hop Wired tracks, our senior culture editor, Latifah Muhammad’s, journeys […]

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Over the weekend, Eminem used perhaps the most unconventional method possible to announced his plans to release his eighth studio album in 2013. The announcement, of sorts, came in the form a of a snap back hat styled to commemorate the recent success of the Detroit Tigers and was debuted on Eminem’s official online store.

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President Obama addressed the nation Monday (Oct. 29), making it clear that his first priority is making sure people on the East Coast are safe. “Obviously, everyone is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm,” he said from the White House press briefing room.

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Supreme comes through with another dope collaboration, this time with OG Memphis record label Stax. The streetwear brand the legendary Soul music destination have a created a line of tees for the 2012 Fall Winter season that feature images of the late Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding as well as the record label’s iconic logo.

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The best of The D-Block and the best of the Wu-Tang Clan are finally going to drop their Wu-Block album on November 27th. Courtesy of Amazon, the same place where you can preorder the album, you can now get a feel for the album with the release of the tracklist. 

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Who says rappers can’t have fun? Since this year’s Halloween falls on a weekend Wednesday, the celebrations went down this past weekend. Included in the revelry were Sean “Diddy” Combs dressed as Prince, Big Boi dressed as Darth Vader (aka aka Daddy Vader Saxxx) and Kanye West dressed as a ship captain (sometimes, the jokes just […]