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Lauryn Hill has a new explanation for why she didn’t pay taxes: slavery. A quote taken from inside the courtroom revealed the New Jersey native’s statement to the judge and from the sounds of it, Hill’s ancestors may be to blame.

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Just when Lauryn Hill (and the rest of us) thought her tax troubles were a thing of the past comes this shocking news. The mother of six has been sentenced to three months in prison over her delinquent tax bill.

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Jim Jones claims to have been the victim of racial profiling at Newark Internatinonal Airport in New Jersey, last week. TMZ  reports that the Harlem rapper was pulled over and ordered out of his car– all because he’s black.

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A New jersey woman filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against CVS Tuesday (April 16), claiming one of its employees wrote a racial slur on her receipt. Describing herself as “adult ethnic Korean,” the woman was “mortified” by the treatment.

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UPDATE (March 13, 1:04 p.m.): There is now video (see below) that shows Consequence getting allegedly rushed by Joe Budden’s crew. It also features a whole let of yelling from Jen the Pen. Courtesy of World Star, of course. Yesterday, Consequence ran up on and smacked his Love & Hip Hop New York castmate Joe […]

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Aswad Ayinde, a Paterson, N.J. man on trial for charges stemming from impregnating three of his five daughters, believed that he was a prophet, according to court testimony. Beverly Ayinde, the ex-wife of the 54-year-old, was shocked to learn that her 12-year-old daughter was with child, and even more disturbed to learn who the father was.

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Police in New Jersey pulled over a gang member on traffic warrants, and got a whole lot more than they bargained for. Aside from disobeying the rules of the road, the suspect also had a record number of bags of heroin stuffed in his anus.

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When it comes to his love for big butts, Charles Mainor just can’t hide his adoration. The New Jersey politician has come under fire for liking a “Big Bootie Freaks” page on Facebook, and is now explaining his preoccupation with ample backsides.

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Mary J. Blige’s financial and tax struggle is getting out of hand. The R&B diva has been issued a $900,ooo tax lien in the state of New Jersey.

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No one ever said the Vampire Life didn’t involve friction with the police. Jim Jones was arrested in front his home in New Jersey today for disorderly conduct, HipHop DX reports.

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Love & Hip Hop New York’s Mendeecees Harris got to tell his side of the story in court. The Harlem native is on trial for allegedly abusing a 15-year-old girl four years ago in the Lodi, New Jersey home he lived in with her mother. Today, he was on the witness stand and his testimony […]

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The teenager accusing Love & Hip Hop New York’s Mendeecees Harris of s-xually abusing her stood firm during cross-examination. Now 19-years-old (her name is being withheld), she maintained that any discrepancies in her past statements didn’t change her assertions that she had s-xual encounters for money with Harris in his Lodi, New Jersey home four years […]