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Big Boi has gotten the jump on everyone who loves Girl Scouts cookies by pledging his allegiance to the Atlanta chapter of the timeless organization.

There’s a ton of talk about Lil Wayne and/or Drake possibly defecting from the platinum palace that is Cash Money Records. Naturally, all of this spawns talk of which label either of them may land with.

On Friday, Feb. 20, Rihanna turned 27. In honor of the milestone, she got thrown a surprise birthday party this weekend by her Roc Nation homies that included A-list guests like Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell and Vin Diesel. 

NBA star Chris Bosh was recently hospitalized due to blood clots in his lungs. Due to his condition, the Miami Heat announced that he will miss the rest of the 2014-2015 NBA season. 

As Bobbi Kristina Brown remains in a coma in an Atlanta hospital, more details are being revealed about what happened before she was found face down in a bathtub on Jan. 31. Reportedly, Brown had been abusing heroin, cocaine and other drugs in the months (of not longer) before her accident. 

Wiz Khalifa is in the middle of an ugly custody battle with his estranged wife, Amber Rose over the custody of the couple’s toddler son, Sebastian. On Baby Bash’s 2nd birthday, the Pittsburgh rap star took to Twitter today (Feb. 21) and unleashed an emotional series of tweets that could be tied to recent happenings.

Malcolm X remains as one of the most influential historic figures of modern times, giving rise to the concepts pride and self-reliance within the Black community. While Malcolm X was the face of Black nationalism as a member of the Nation of Islam, he was well on his way to promoting an even broader message […]

As accusations against Bill Cosby continue to roll in, Samuel L. Jackson shared his thoughts on the entertainer in the “Plead the Fifth” segment on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live.

Former Hot 97 DJ and comedian Cipha Sounds announces his latest power move. He is now a member of the Roc Nation family.

It’s official. The fight of the new millennium, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, goes down on May 2 at Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Ahmad Givens, better known as “Real” from VH1‘s Real Chance Of Love show, has died. According to his brother, Chance, Real succumbed to cancer Saturday morning (Feb. 21) after fighting the disease for some time.

A five-year gap in albums generally means an uphill battle for MCs to reconnect with old fans–or nearly mission impossible trying to obtain new ones. True, it has been a long five years since Fashawn dropped his Exile-scored, studio debut album, Boy Meets World to appreciative Hip-Hop heads, but he’s never lost his passion for […]