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The Central Park Five, a group of teens who were falsely accused in 1989 of raping a Central Park jogger and wrongfully imprisoned, recently won a $41 million settlement with New York City. Now, the Central Park Five are seeking an additional $52 million in a lawsuit against the state of New York.

The solution for excessively uses of force within police departments nationwide appears as if it is light years away now that Adley Shepherd, the Seattle cop who broke his handcuffed suspect’s eye socket has been cleared of charges.

UPDATE: New York Post reports the club brawl between Diddy and Drake was over music rights to an unknown song. The rumors are half true. Diddy and Drake faced-off outside club LIV in Miami before the Hip-Hop mogul cold-cocked the “0-100” rapper. But it was money, not women, that made him punch Drizzy in the face.

JMSN has been a problem on the singing, songwriting, and producing front for some time now. So much so that fans have anxiously awaited his new release, The Blue Album, which he’s currently streaming guilt-free.

While Chris Rock is heralded as one of the best comics of our generation, he even admits he has yet to produce a classic movie. He discusses this and more with The Breakfast Club.

Ty Dolla $ign recently sat with the good folks at Montreality, with whom he discussed his upcoming collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, meeting Diddy at Coachella 2014 while tripping on mushrooms and more.

An incredibly terrifying fire broke out in downtown Los Angeles this morning (Dec. 8). Local police and firefighters have yet to determine the cause but there are trained dogs on the scene sniffing for accelerant in the case of arson attack.

Shawn “Jay Z” Carter serves as a producer in the new ANNIE flick, so of course he was in attendance at the film’s NYC premiere at the Ziegfield Theater last night (Dec. 7). 

Apple today released their 2014 iTunes Store awards, highlighting the best music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts of the year.

Kevin Durant righted an atrocious wrong on Sunday (December 7). After hearing news of Anthony Cupp, a teen from Warren, Michigan who was recently jumped and robbed for his Nike KD 7, the Oklahoma Thunder replaced his shoes and then some just before his team faced the Detroit Pistons.

The scouting report on Russell Westbrook is that he is insanely athletic and gives absolutely no f*cks when taking it to the rim. So why the Detroit Pistons let this man get a full head of steam while dribbling up court is the stuff that makes coaches on any level go insane. 

San Diego rapper Brandon “Tiny Doo” Duncan is facing life in prison for lyrics he used in a song describing a crime he didn’t commit. While Tiny Doo is apparently gang affiliated, his lawyer claims the lyrics should fall under free speech guidelines.