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As Bobbi Kristina continues to fight for her life (after reportedly abusing all types of drugs) the war over her family visitors has turned boiling hot outside her hospital room.

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While the 2015 Academy Awards went down last night (Feb. 22), the place to be in Hollywood was actually the annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with City Hall in Beverly Hills, the shindig’s guest list include A-list caliber talent like Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga (dressed […]

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February 2015 has been damn good to Snoop Dogg’s son Cordell Broadus. Having committed to play wide receiver for UCLA, the heir to the Dogg Father’s throne celebrated his 18th birthday with a Coming To America-themed bash.

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A Fox News television anchor based in Ohio reported on Lady Gaga‘s 2015 Oscars performance. During the live broadcast, the anchor described the performance as “jigaboo” music while her Black co-anchor gamely kept it professional.

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The Internets receive another track from A$AP Rocky’s upcoming sophomore album. Titled “Indie,” it features Rich Homie Quan and Sway Burr.

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There’s an old saying: if you wouldn’t make her a wife, don’t make her a mother. Unfortunately, too many rappers either didn’t get the memo…or got the memo too late.

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The 2015 Oscars featured several highs and serious moments, but a joke from actor Sean Penn might have upended the entire feel-good affair. As Penn was announcing the Best Picture award, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu was the target of a “green card” joke.

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French Montana is no stranger to the lifestyle of the rich and famous, which can be seen in the visual for “Bad B*tch,” featuring Jeremih.

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For all the long, boring, and racist moments at this year’s Academy Awards, at least they got it right by putting Zoey Saldana up on the main stage. It was enough to distract us (until Common and John Legend’s “Glory” moment livened up the show).

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For many, the actual Academy Awards are an afterthought when it comes down to wonder who wore what, who looked best and who totally blew it on the red carpet. The 2015 Oscars were no different with Lupita Nyong’o, Kerry Washington and Zoe Saldana standing out, for good reasons.

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Long missed are the days when Just Blaze would take fans behind the scenes via his Just Blaze TV YouTube series. But last night, during the Oscars, the famed producer did us one better by uploading an unheard beat.

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Yeah, kids are still popping molly. Eleven Wesleyan University students overdosed on the drug medically known as MDMA sometime late Saturday night/early Sunday morning (Feb. 22).