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The funeral of 18-year-old Michael “Mike” Brown is taking place right now as the family and supporters gathers at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in the city of St. Louis.

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Iggy Azalea had a solid evening at the 2014 MTV VMAs on Sunday night, August 26. The Grand Hustle lady performed a live rendition of her Rita Ora-assisted “Black Widow” track and later debunked all rumors of beef with Nicki Minaj.

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It seems that there is no end in sight to the Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim beef. Apparently K. Michelle was tuned in to the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and called Nicki the Queen Of Rap. Of course fans of Queen Bee came to her rescue and eventually even Lil Kim put in her two cents.

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Nine albums is no small feat for any artist. That alone is reason to applaud T.I. for his upcoming project, Paperwork: The Motion Picture, which we now know releases October 21 thanks to Billboard.

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UPDATE: Shady Records is set to release Shady XV on November 24, not Black Friday. The two-disc collection will feature the label’s greatest hits, plus all new material.

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Music Choice is proud to present the inaugural season of Chronicles, an avant-garde television series that delves into the lives and careers of today’s hottest recording artists. New York rapper 50 Cent is first on the list.

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Nicki Minaj picked MTV’s grand VMA stage to perform her record-breaking single, “Anaconda,” for the first time. Needless to say that fans were in for a treat.

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G-Unit have been very methodical in using the element of surprise to their advantage since reuniting at Hot 97’s 2014 Summer Jam concert (a surprise in itself). This trend continues with The Beauty of Independence, a six-track EP that seemingly dropped out of the sky.

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DJ Khaled couldn’t get Jay Z for the official version’s video, so Remy Ma stepped in. That’s the case in the “They Don’t Love You No More (Remix).”

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It’s been speculated for months now that Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea have been beefing following the 2014 BET Awards.

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The MTV Video Music Awards took a moment to tribute Mike Brown, and the community of Ferguson, Mo. during Sunday night’s (Aug. 24) ceremony. After accepting Drake’s Best Hip Hop Video award,  Common led a moment of silence for Brown, and “for peace in this country and in the world.”

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It’s a good thing that Amber Rose isn’t shy. Wiz Khalifa’s lady love played her full hand on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet Sunday  (Aug. 24) night.