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Add Gilbert Arenas to the list of people who in the wake of death of Mike Brown let their emotions get the best of him. In a since deleted Instagram post, the former NBA star likened Al Sharpton to a coon and a THOT while criticizing protesters in Ferguson. 

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So far, the upcoming Jeezy album, Seen It All: The Autobiography, sounds very promising. Yesterday (August 13), the Atlanta native debuted two records–“Beautiful,” featuring The Game and Rick Ross, and a Slick Pulla–assisted “Paid In Full.”

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Nicki Minaj is a boss ass b*tch, but not without a price. An entertainment company is suing the YMCMB rapper for a whopping 50 grand for “acted like a diva” and “showing up late for an event.” PageSix Reports: IMP Entertainment gave 50-grand to Minaj to host an NBA All-Star weekend event in Hollywood on […]

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The OVO Sound roster has grown and diversified since Drake first introduced the organized label last year. Having pledged to dominate the charts, the crew’s first at bat, PARTYNEXTDOOR (who also reps OMO), has returned and he’s debuted a visual for “Recognize.”

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French Montana drops the video for “Don’t Panic,” off his forthcoming Mac & Cheese 4 album. 

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These days, Lil Kim’s ongoing beef with nemesis Nicki Minaj seems to keep her name in the news more often than her music.

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Akon’s four-year-old Ferrari 458 Italia might get snatched back from the leasing company if he doesn’t part with some of his stacks. The Konvict Music head owes $250,000 on the 2010 white luxury vehicle.

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Writers from the Washington Post and Huffington Post were assaulted and arrested after authorities swarmed a Ferguson, Missouri McDonald’s restaurant Wednesday (Aug. 13). The arrests are the latests in a long lists, as the tensions between police and resident power forward since a cop killed 18-year-old unarmed Black teen, Mike Brown last weekend.

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Some idiot guy in beat up his girlfriend because she cheated on him in his dream. Carlos Gascon faces aggravated battery, aggravated assault, domestic battery, and more. He was arrested in Summerlan Key, Fla. last Friday (Aug. 8)

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An experimental drug used to treat two American Ebola patients will be sent  to Liberia, the epicenter of what has been called the worst outbreak of the  hemorrhaging fever in history. The decision was made to send  ZMapp after Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made a request to President Obama.

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There’s a good chance you have never heard of battle rapper Daylyt. One fascinating factoid about this man that has come to light (see what we did there?) is that he apparently wants to sleep with Sean “Diddy” Combs.

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These are probably the last pair of kicks you thought a thief would covet. Back on August 3, a man was beaten and robbed of personal property that included his Phat Farm sneakers in Manhattan.