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The floods that hit Louisiana over the past weekend were devastating. Among the victims was actor Wendell Pierce aka “Bunk” from The Wire, who lost his Baton Rouge home. 

Nipsey Hussle is celebrating his 31st birthday in grand fashion. Today he dropped his Slauson Boy 2 mixtape and announced the #PROUD2PAYUBAC fan appreciation initiative. 

Safaree Samuels claim to fame mostly stems – if not completely – from his former relationship to Hip-Hop bombshell Nicki Minaj. However, the Brooklyn rapper who’s caused a decent amount of controversy in his own right is now looking to stir things up as the newest cast member of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (did […]

Vince Staples, one of this current Hip-Hop generation’s most talented artists, is giving his fans a treat this month with the announcement of a new project. The Long Beach rap star is set to release a new EP, Prima Donna, and will pair the release with a short film.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has once more injected his controversial stances via a major media platform, this time blasting the recent protests and riots in Wisconsin. Sheriff Clarke, a frequent guest on the Fox News network, was back on air and blamed the riots on gays, single motherhood and “tribal behavior.”

What’s the best way to honor a deceased DJ who is suspected of dying from a codeine overdose? One Houston coffee maker thinks it’s to package their brew in lookalike Activis syrup bottles and put R.I.P. DJ Screw on the back.

When it comes to drug kingpins and cartels, no one is untouchable. The son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was reportedly among six men kidnapped at gunpoint from a Mexican resort on Tuesday (Aug. 16). 

People holding their breath for Frank Ocean‘s Boys Don’t Cry album finally got some answers. Ocean’s producer Malay revealed why the album is not here yet in a Reddit AMA session.

DJ Khaled‘s new album, Major Key, sparked talk of a new Nas project thanks to the track “Nas Album Done.” So of course it’s going to be a single, and the pair was spotted in the Bahamas shooting its video. 

An Italian restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M. is in the news for printing up some “Black Olives Matter” t-shirts. Some people are crying foul, others are saying olives still taste good.

Tyga has never seen a bill he couldn’t take forever to pay, if at all. The rapper, who just dodged getting arrested for not paying his landlord, owes a jeweler $200K, and buddy wants his loot, stat. 

French Montana, lounge singer. The bear hat-wearing, monkey-loving rapper just secured a residency gig in Las Vegas with the Tao Group.