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Full-time rapper, part-time Instagram junkie Meek Mill flooded the social network with clips of him playing new material in the studio.

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A South Carolina man got beaten so bad he looks like a zombie extra from The Walking Dead. The proper fade was delivered courtesy of his nephew, who apparently wasn’t too pleased that his uncle was sexually assaulting his girlfriend. 

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Apparently DJ Mustard and YG had beef on their post-Christmas menu, as the pair ended 2014 taking jabs at each other via social media about not being compensated for their respective work.

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Vans consistently brings the heat with its California Collection imprint; fortunately for kick-coppers the recently unveiled “Croc Leather” pack carries on tradition.

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Trinidad Jame$ delivers a new EP, aptly titled The Wake Up, in the early morning hours of today.

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Kobe Bryant embraces the role of the villain, a character that’s more difficult than to empathize with than the typical hero. But the current status of the Los Angeles Lakers makes it difficult not to feel bad for the future hall of famer.

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After blessing fans with an album and mixtape in 2014, Future announces his play to jumpstart the new year with a bang. He and producer Zaytoven are releasing a collaborative mixtape titled Beast Mode on January 15.

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It’s far from irrational to say that Drake owned 2014, despite delivering his last full-length project the previous year. And if you don’t agree, here’s footage of the Toronto rapper bringing in the New Year at Marqee Nightclub in Las Vegas, where he performed a set of records he dropped last year.

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As the saying goes, this week’s edition of Bangin Candy is late, yet right on time. Say hello to Fanny Neguesha.

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The year 2015 kicked off with Kanye West offering up one of his most touching songs ever with a tribute to his daughter entitled, “Only One.” Yeezy got some help from legendary Paul McCartney, and he also said his late mother, Donda West, was singing through him. Powerful stuff.

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Protestors in Ferguson, Mo., New York City, and beyond are lacking leadership, according to Oprah Winfrey. In an interview with People magazine, promoting her new film Selma (which is centered around the Civil Rights Movement as it relates to the Voting Rights Act of 1965) the former daytime talk show queen compared and contrasted both movements.

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Is it just us, or does Birdman keep stepping in sh*t?