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Henke Pistorius, father of Oscar Pistorius, is accusing the South African government of being racist when it comes to White people. With his “Blade Runner” son free on bail since shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, Henke is fed up with the lack of protection given to White people in the predominately Black country.

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Terrence Howard clearly lacks any sense of chill. The esteemed actor, aka Djay from Hustle & Flow, appears  in an upcoming flick called called The Butler, which includes a love scene with thee Oprah Winfrey. It seems like Mr. Howard thoroughly enjoyed shooting the scene thanks to Ms. Winfrey’s “tig ol’ bitties” (his words, not ours).

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French Montana was a guest on The Breakfast Club this morning shortly after performing at SOB’s in New York City last night.

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The Bible is very popular in the cable television world. Ratings for the History channel program came in at a whopping 13.1 million, making it the most watched cable show of the year.

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Those familiar with Michelle Obama and her Let’s Move! campaign have seen her adamant efforts fight childhood obesity and encourage children to live healthier lifestyles. Dancing has often been the exercise of choice in the campaign, and things clearly haven’t changed, as the FLOTUS recently displayed a few of her smooth moves to Pitbull’s “Echa Pa’ Lla.”

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Engineer extraordinaire and Jay-Z’s most trusted man when it comes to music, Young Guru, will be schooling young bucks on the music game. 

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The slaying of gay Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian has resulted in a murder charge of suspect Lawrence Reed on Monday (March 4). Following the announcement by the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Department, the McMillian family issued a statement alleging that the political hopeful was savagely beaten and left for dead. 

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Before Kendrick Lamar was one of the biggest rappers in the game, he was simply known as K. Dot.

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are selling their former NYC home for a cool $15 million. The crib is a penthouse in the SoHo neighborhood and from the looks of the pictures the new owners will be very happy with their purchase.

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The greatest pitchman in Hip-Hop, Sean “Diddy” Combs, made his rounds promoting AQUAHydrate and stopped by Jimmy Kimmel LIVE on ABC.

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The Black Migo Gang and Free Bandz own, Young Scooter, has been making noise with his latest effort, Street Lottery and the hit single “Colombia.” 

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Unfortunately the words “rapper” and “taxes” more times than not ends up in a fail (ask Ja Rule). However, Hip-Hop artists like Game, Jim Jones, Daz Dillinger and more are hoping their “expenses” at the strip club are legitimate tax deductions that will ease the pain when it comes time to pay Uncle Sam.