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You wanted Kendrick Lamar, and now you have him. After unveiling the artwork for his sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly, which drops March 23, the Compton rapper appears on the upcoming cover of Rolling Stone rocking a vintage White Sox Starter jacket.

50 Cent’s son, two-year-old Sire Jackson, already has nearly a million dollars of his own money in the bank from a modeling contract, and he’s already earning his pay on the runway.

Life comes at you fast. Kanye West, amid what feels like an album rollout, is reportedly a victim of theft, as his laptop is missing in action.

Lindsay Lohan stays losing. The struggle actress went to see Kanye West perform in Paris when she was hit with the urge to tweet a lyric from his “All Day” song that features the N-word. 

Check the record. Diddy, a jack of all trades whose resume includes a stint as back-up dancer, party promoter, and, of course, the mega-mogul we all know (and some love), has returned to his true passion — production.

Part-time rapper, full-time businessman Rocko got pinched by Atlanta police after he and a friend drag raced on the I-75 highway. Yes, you read that right.

They may not have invented it, but 50 Cent, Jay Z and Sean “Puffy” Combs definitely helped popularize the trend of emphasizing sales being as equally or more important than actual rhyming skills.

Waka Flocka Flame turned heads earlier this week after he cancelled a University of Oklahoma performance after the release of the racist SAE chant video courtesy of an eloquent statement via Instagram. The Down South by way of New York rapper addressed the SAE matter further Tuesday night (Mar. 9) on cable news network CNN.

Yesterday, news broke that R&B singer Angie Stone had been arrested on Monday night (March 9) for assaulting her 30-year-old daughter Diamond Stone. The latter, whose teeth were knocked out, has spoken out, via her Faebook page, stating that she “cannot take anymore abuse” and shown off her injuries from the altercation. 

Parker Rice, the SAE frat guy who led a racist rant on video and ruined his life, is apologizing for his behavior. Rice, 19, issued a lengthy apology on Tuesday (March 10), delivered to the media by his father, and his explanation tactic is simple: blame it on the alcohol.

On Tuesday evening (March 10) in Brooklyn, a 69-year-old former corrections officer fatally shot a man after getting into an altercation with him in a subway station. The dispute started on a 4 train and spilled out onto the platform of the Borough Hall train station.

Our prayers have been answered. After releasing numerous collaborations, Taylor Gang’s Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign are due to release a joint EP called Talk About it in the Morning.