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SZA is on the rise and it’s been a journey to say the least. JAY Z’s Life+Times places a scope over TDE’s resident songbird’s upward mobility in a short documentary titled Where I’m From.

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Is the NFL hating on Dr. Dre? Since Bose is now an official NFL sponsor, players are not allowed to wear Beats or any other of the audio company’s rivals on camera. 

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The idea of an album donning a secret track is far from a foreign concept, but Childish Gambino upped the ante by making his “3005” sequel/remix more difficult to find that usual.

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Nicki Minaj is a fierce femme fatale if ever there was one. But on the cover of L’Uomo Vogue’s latest issue, the YMCMB rapper makes quite the Dapper Don as she suits up and taps into her inner masculinity.

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One of Hip-Hop’s most revered prisoners and equally hated men amongst police officers made a highly controversial return to the media on Sunday.

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Do the Grammys need to have a rap year? Drake certainly thinks so.

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Prior to the L.A. Dodgers Vs. St. Louis Cardinals game, Tinashe threw on her Dodgers jersey and took the field to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” on Saturday, Oct. 4.

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Ebola is no laughing matter but history has shown us that Americans have learned that laughter can be the best medicine when it comes to coping with fear.

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In 2003, Bone Crusher made a name for himself within Atlanta Hip-Hop’s scene. By hopping onboard the surging crunk movement, his debut single “Never Scared” (featuring Killer Mike and T.I.) became a gold-certified, top 40 hit.

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A powerful statement was made at the St. Louis Symphony on Saturday night when Mike Brown protestors interrupted the Brahms Requiem with their own rendition of the composition.

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Lupe Fiasco has a gift for stirring up controversy and lively debate whether onstage or via social media. Over the weekend on Twitter, the Chicago rapper answered a fan’s question regarding the Islamic faith that turned heads for some.

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The police shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in Detroit in 2010 was the tragic result of a botched raid. On Friday, a judge in the case dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against the officer who shot and killed the girl.