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George Zimmerman’s lawyer is making a last-ditch effort to get his client released from custody. In a defense motion released Monday (June 25), Mike O’Mara asked the judge to grant the 28-year-old’s release, on grounds that he’s not a flight risk. Zimerman, who claims to have shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, has had his credibility […]

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It doesn’t matter what the names on the label may say, A$AP Rocky stays wearing some weird looking clothes b. No slander, he said so on “Wassup,” okay? The Harlem rapper recently linked up with Parisian publication WAD Magazine for its “Cocktail” issue. Naturally, we would assume the convo veered toward the “Goldie” MC’s penchant […]

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Remember when tongue rings were a thing? Well little Willow Smith wanted to bring the trend back, but it didn’t end so well. Being that she was probably in diapers when the tongue-ring phase had it’s first go-round, the 11-year-old, and her friend Bobbie Debarge, thought it’d be a good idea to make up for […]

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Southern California was the place to be over the weekend, as Power 106 held its PowerHouse 2012 concert, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday (June 24). Tyga headlined the show, but Kendrick Lamar, Wale, T.I., YG, Kid Ink, J. Cole, and Snoop Dogg were also on the bill. Leading up to the big show […]

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Another day, another pair of Foamposites retros are on the way. These particular Nike Air Foamposite Pros come in a “Gym Green” colorway and drop June 30th. Actually, the kicks can looks green or bronze/copper or maybe even a bit reddish depending on the lighting and the angle when you’re eyeing them. For those who may be […]

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Call it an urban myth, or the biggest prank in Hip-Hop, but either way you slice it, the alleged release of Dr. Dre’s Detox album is the biggest question mark in music. Yesterday, 50 Cent  was asked when the album will come out, and to be honest even the G-Unit rapper himself has no clue. […]

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LeBron James finally got the monkey off of his back when he put on a dominating performance and led his Miami Heat to their second NBA Championship. For LeBron, it was his first ever NBA Championship victory, buying a few thousand of his haters a couple of seats for the time being. After they won […]

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The on-going conflict between Israeli and Palestine has caused unrest to citizens in both countries, but according to Russell Simmons the situation is just like “rap beef.” The Hip-Hop philanthropist traveled to Israel to encourage on cross-faith dialogue between, and says that ending the longstanding feud can be achieved by talking things out.

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The wait for M.I.A’s “Bad Girls” remix will be over as of July 3. The track features a truckload of girl power, with the likes of Missy Elliott,  Azealia Banks, and Rye Rye all adding verses to the record . M.I.A posted a snippet her Switch-produced remix on her official website MIAUK.com, Thursday (June 21).

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Ludacris and Keri Hilson commemorated the first day of summer Wednesday (June 20) by doing volunteer work at a local high school near Atlanta. Hilson and Luda, both from the area, visited Osborne High School where they helped to restore the educational facility, which is the oldest in Cobb County. Sponsored by Bing and DoSomething.org, Luda and […]

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Three months after he was released from custody, NBA player Jayson Williams is opening up about the ordeal. In an interview with The Associated Press, Williams expressed remorse for the actions that led him to serve eight months at New York’s Rikers Island on drunk driving charges, and 18 months of his involvement in the 2002 […]

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Yesterday, Ace Hood was shooting a video for his “B.L.A.B.” (Ballin Like A B-tch) single and was kind enough to share some of the antics from the set via Instagram. Also, Ace is now officially part of the YMCMB family since Cash Money has signed him and his longtime benefactor DJ Khaled’s We The Best label.