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Everyone will forever identify Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter but who would have thought that he was such a closet Hip-Hop fan?

Mike WiLL Made It is readying his Ransom project, due to release some time this year. Having previewed what’s to come with songs like Big Sean’s “Paradise” and Wiz Khalifa and Future’s “P*ssy Overrated,” the producer drops “I Got,” featuring Young Thug and PeeWee Longway.

Over the summer, veteran rapper Nas appeared on a panel discussion in California to discuss his appearance on PBS’ Finding Your Roots program with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The episode aired last night, and the Queensbridge representative took in the jewels he learned with the Harvard professor.

Remember when Timbaland’s wife filed for divorce and demanded alimony and monetary support for the kid they had together AND a child from a previous relationship? Well, that didn’t happen.

Besides the city of Compton, it seems like Ice Cube is also good money on Sesame Street. The rapper/actor appears in a segment with Elmo, teaching the character the meaning of the word astounding. 

With a new album, Hood Billionaire, on the way, Rick Ross covers the Holiday Issue of tattoo magazine Urban Ink. 

Kobe Bryant caught an elbow to the face courtesy of Dwight Howard during the NBA’s season opener between the Lakers and the Rockets Tuesday (Oct. 29). Both players ended up getting fouls (a flagrant for Howard and a technical for Bryant) and maybe got close enough to fight — but they never actually took it there. 

You must be worthy to wield Thor’s Hammer aka Mjolnir. That didn’t stop the Avengers team including Captain America, Tony Stark (Iron Man) and even War Machine (actor Don Cheadle) from trying, though. 

Harlem sticks together. And it shows on Smoke DZA’s “Err Thing Valid (Remix),” featuring A$AP Rocky and Cam’ron.

Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco accidentally shot himself in the left hand while cleaning one of his guns. Reportedly, the controversial pro athlete may have blown his middle finger off. 

Jay Rock has been waiting in the wings, releasing music in small spoonfuls sporadically. Keeping it clean, the Watts rapper’s latest material infers that he may have an album of the year candidate tucked away; a track called “Pay For It,” featuring Kendrick Lamar and Chantal says the same.

Understanding fans disappointment, Lil Wayne released a visual, clarifying the Tha Carter V‘s delay late Tuesday (October 28)–the day the album was slated to hit stores. Citing the amount of music in his possession, he explained that his long-awaited opus will be a two-part project, from which he delivered a new single called “Gotti,” featuring The LOX.