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The Notorious B.I.G. showcased an impeccable storytelling ability in his short but storied career. Arguably his most humorous cinematic record was “I Got a Story to Tell” from 1997’s Life After Death.

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Remember when the New York Post was swearing up and down that Jay Z and Beyonce were heading for divorce? However, a new report says the happy-looking couple recently renewed their vows. 

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New Kendrick Lamar alert. After a two year wait, Compton’s favorite “good kid” is readying his highly anticipated sophomore album and will debut a new single titled “I” next week.

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A prank gone wrong in Ohio has left one teen dead and his friends charged with murder. The slain boy entered the home of a former friend wearing an Insane Clown Posse mask and was gunned down by a resident, and later died due to the negligence of his friends.

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Detroit rapper Danny Brown drops a video for “Smokin & Drinkin.”

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It was never a secret that Jay Z and Beyoncé were living large. And now that the star couple stands to make even moola from their forthcoming collaborative effort, their rented summer home in the “Platinum Triangle” area would have made the Fresh Prince look like a lowly struggle rapper.

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Money comes and goes. This saying could not be truer in Hip-Hop. While the splurging seems to have no prejudice, there are the usual suspects that always seem to get the lion share of a Rapper’s money.

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The off-the-field unrest in the NFL is causing some of its trusty sponsors to sweat bullets and Anheuser-Busch took it upon themselves to fire off the first shot.

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A trio of Black women visiting a nightclub at the Standard Hotel in New York were wrongly accused of being prostitutes, and they allege that the color of the skin earned them that distinction. The women have spoken out about the matter, which the hotel tried to fix by offering a meal and a bottle […]

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Child abuse accusations have kept NFL running back Adrian Peterson’s name in the news headlines and as of today, the allegations have affected his career in the worse possible way. The Minnesota Vikings have suspended the All-Pro indefinitely.

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New Zealand’s National Party and Prime Minister John Key allegedly tried to connect with younger voters by using Eminem’s Grammy Award-winning “Lose Yourself” for one of their reelection ads.

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The city of Atlanta is Rich Homie Quan and producer Metro Boomin’s playground in the official visual for their new track “Too Short.”