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Dreezy has the Chicago streets on fire with her “Boss” single, which now features hometown rapper Lil Herb.

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Chance The Rapper’s #SaveChicago campaign earned him Chicago’s 2014 “Outstanding Youth of the Year” award. Calling the achievement an “honor,” the Midwest wordsmith continued his service into the new year at the inaugural Get Schooled, Get Connected Challenge on Monday (January 19) at Malcolm X College.

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Anthony Mackie caught the digital fade on Tuesday (Jan. 20) after he linked the wearing of the dreadlocks hairstyle with criminal activity. We couldn’t let The Falcon fly off into the corny brother sunset without mentioning a handful of Black celebrities and entertainers who wear dreadlocks without rap sheets to boot.

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Lil Wayne‘s much anticipated new mixtape, Sorry 4 The Wait 2, is finally here. 

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“Now question is every n***a with dreads for the cause?/Is every n***a with golds for the fall? Nah, So don’t get caught in appearance…” — André 3000 TheGrio may have picked a suitable actor in Anthony Mackie to talk about Selma’s Oscar snub. Too bad he apparently said all the wrong things.

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Apparently 2015 is way more promising because Oreo announced it’s first new flavor in six years. Yes, really.

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It’s no secret why your favorite rapper renames their new album after one that reached enormous successful. The biggest question remains whether it will be good or not.

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The Beastie Boys have successfully proved you can make an honest living out lawsuits. Last July, they ensured Monster Energy was $1.7 million poorer and they’re coming after their finances once again.

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Long Beach native Joey Fatts admittedly owes a lot of his success to fallen A$AP Mob member A$AP Yams. Expressing his grief on Twitter wasn’t an adequate enough means to vent, so he found catharsis in creating a touching track called “Stevie World.”

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Thousands of men have been turned into thirst buckets courtesy of Amber Rose’s Instagram account. The former Mrs. Wiz Khalifa is down in Miami flaunting the cakes in all their glory.

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Newfound freedom is just what the doctor ordered for Trinidad Jame$, who returns with free album for your consumption called No One Is $aFe.

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Ava DuVernay‘s Selma film is enjoying critical success along with the approach of the Selma-To-Montgomery Marches’ 50th anniversary and the historic Civil Rights Movement moment will be commemorated by President Barack Obama. On March 7, the President will travel to Selma, Ala. to attend a celebration of the marches and also highlight the signing of the […]