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Officials from the St. Louis Police Department are denying claims it issued a no-fly zone over Ferguson, Mo. and its surrounding regions to freeze out media coverage. Despite damning claims and tapes obtained by press, officials say the order was for safety measures only.

Kendrick Lamar, News, Video

Kendrick Lamar press runs come far and in between, so his recent stops at Hot 97 and Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club pretty much inferred that something was on the way. That said, Compton’s favorite returns with the official visual for his new single “i.”

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Rudy Golbert is 7′ 2″  and tried his best, but DeAndre Jordan and his 6′ 11″ height and outrageous vertical leap would not be stopped. 

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It’s impossible to talk music in summer 2014 without mentioning Bobby Shmurda’s viral hit, turned club heater “Hot Ni**a.” Now backed by Epic Records, the Brooklyn rapper offers his long-awaited Shmurda She Wrote EP, which is being streamed guilt-free.

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Before Joe Budden became famous for his social media antics and reality TV foolishness, the New Jersey native gained notoriety for fusing emotional depth and razor sharp lyricism. The many layers of relation produced from Budden’s pain and suffering on wax is what core fans have come to appreciate most about the rapper.

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They say blood is thicker than water but Alex Rodriguez was allegedly blackmailed by his own cousin in order to keep quiet about his performance enhancing drug use.

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Before 12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong’o was mostly unknown. Following her Oscar-win for Best Supporting Actress, she’s turned Hollywood upside-down with her own definitions of success and beauty.

Freddie Gibbs, News

A gunman opened fire on Freddie Gibbs and his entourage as they left a Williamsburg venue early this morning (Nov. 4).

HIV, News

With all the years and money poured into research for a cure for HIV, it’s about time the world starts seeing some positive results other than the virus itself.

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The police shooting death of 22-year-old Utah man Darrien Hunt has been under evaluation by the state’s Attorney’s Office. Despite an autopsy revealing that Hunt was shot six times and struck four times in the back, the officers in the case were cleared of any wrongdoing in the mater.

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A rapper from Florida by the name of Presto took a nasty tumble with a little assist from the wind, all because he didn’t know the ledge.

French Montana, News, Video

With Mac & Cheese: The Album on the way, French Montana goes into the archives to debut an Eif Rivera-directed visual for his 2013 track “Julius Caesar.”