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On Hip-Hop Wired, we usually use our Wired 25 countdowns to show love to Hip-Hop culture. Today, however is Dominican Independence Day, so we’re going to do something different.

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Are you an Internet troll? Do you spend most of your days in front of a computer, mobile phone or tablet talking crap to people you’ll never meet? 

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The tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the hands of volunteer night watchman George Zimmerman occurred exactly a year ago today in a Florida suburb. Over the last 365 days, details surrounding the case have slowly been trickling to the public. As new developments continue to arise, there are still a host of unanswered […]

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A fatal hot air balloon crash in Egypt Tuesday (Feb. 26) killed 19 during an accident near Luxor. Most of those dead are tourists.

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You can always count on Donald Trump to give his opinion on pretty much anything. This time, Trump has slammed Django Unchained, as “the most racist” movie he’s ever seen.

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If you are a noted Wu-Tang fan or are really good friends with one, we might have just found them their next awesome birthday present. 

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The Onion may have gone a little too far with one of their jokes. They’ve built a brand off satire, but angered many during Sunday’s Oscar’s tweeting spree, in which 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis was called a “c*nt.”

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MC Hammer was arrested in Dublin, Calif. Thursday (Feb. 21)  for obstruction, and claims to have been racially profiled. In a series of tweets, the legendary rapper blasted reports that he resisted police.

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A rapper has been named among those killed during a Las Vegas shootout that resulted in several car crashes, yesterday morning. Kenny Cherry Jr. of the Bay Area was one of the casualties.

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Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was granted bail on Friday, having been charged with premeditated murder for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. 

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Los Angles Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away from cancer earlier in the week, and today he was memorialized during a ceremony in the City of Angels. Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquel O’Neal, and many more packed the Nokia Theatre to tribute Buss.

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A shootout in Las Vegas ended with three casualties early Thursday (Feb. 21). The incident took place at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, when a person in a black Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati causing it to crash into a taxi that caught fire. Three people were killed and […]