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As far as we know, Tyga is a stand up dad. The still YMCMB rapper wants custody of his child, King Cairo, with Blac Chyna because she twerks and parties too much. 

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With 2014 all but over, Hip-Hop Wired ushers in the holiday week with the first of many year-end lists. Prep your ears for Wired 25: The 25 Best Singles Of 2014.

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Life is like a game of chess. That’s the crux of “The Chess Match,” the sort of lead single from Wale’s forthcoming Festivus mixtape.

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There’s yet to be a redistribution of wealth among the people, but Barack Obama has often been referred to as a socialist. One magazine took that notion and ran with it.

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Birdman is currently being billed as an industry villain so it’s only fitting that he’s pictured on the new issue of The Amazing Spider-Man #11 conspiring with Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. The Kingpin.

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Following his lengthy TMI statement to plead his case in the ongoing sexual assault saga, Florida State has cleared their quarterback Jameis Winston of all wrongdoing regarding the incident.

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Whatever your means of making a living happens to be, a full honest effort is the only way to ensure you maximize your potential. Kevin Gates makes it a conscious effort to pepper his music of everyday ghetto topics with jewels in the rough for his fans to get inspired to.

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As the country attempts to make sense of the senseless execution of two police officers in Brooklyn, the positive and the negative NYPD tweets have begun to fly at a rapid pace. The Game unsurprisingly steered towards the anti-cop sentiments in the wake of the national news story and responded with, “I guess y’all “can’t […]

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Last Friday, protesters in support of the NYPD gathered at City Hall in New York. The gathering had the added wrinkle of the supporters mocking the final words of Eric Garner by wearing “I Can Breathe” clothing in their counter protest.

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The recent Taliban school attacks in Pakistan has left the entire world grieving to the point where even rival terrorists are saying the maneuver went to the extreme.

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As 2014 basks in its waning moments, Iggy Azalea is learning the bittersweet truth about the cost of fame, firsthand. Although she’s enjoyed copious amounts of breakout success; more than countless acts before her, nearly every win she’s scored has spawned a public spectacle that sets her back.

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Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis County District Attorney overseeing the Michael “Mike” Brown shooting case in Ferguson, claims he knew some witnesses were lying. In an interview, McColluch claimed he knew some of the witnesses lied but allowed their testimony anyway.