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The year 2014 has been impressive year for Nas, especially considering he’s spent the bulk of it basking in the greatness that is his debut album.

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Fans and consumers in New York City got blessed with an intimate performance from singer Jhene Aiko in NYC to celebrate the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. 

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Now that the first-ever documented case of the Ebola virus has been recorded in the U.S., Americans are understandably beginning to panic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assured the public that there is no need for concern as the incident has been immediately isolated. While the deadly Ebola is all the rage of […]

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Lil Boosie’s candor is the same both in and out of the booth. Here, an example of the latter scenario arrives via the southern legend’s candid 28-minute discussion with Peter Bailey on Nitecap.

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Julia Pierson has decided to move on from her post leading the Secret Service.  Pierson resigned Wednesday (Oct. 1) in wake of the agency’s recent security breach, involving a man who snuck into the White House and got dangerously close to President Obama.

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Pharrell wears many hats. And that wasn’t a joke, but rather a reference to his upcoming collaborative release with Uniqlo.

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The United States Secret Service isn’t looking like the elite law enforcement team that’s supposed to protect President Barack Obama and the First Family. Along with the recent White House fence jumper incident, agents allowed an armed ex-con to ride an elevator with Mr. Obama just days prior.

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News of REVOLT TV generating low ratings did little to quell Diddy’s efforts in support of his newborn television channel. Hip-Hop’s biggest hustler quietly worked behind the scenes and is now announcing how he planned to bring his network into more living rooms.

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Beyonce rapped, “We escalate, up in this b*tch like elevators, of course sometime sh*t goes down when it’s a billion dollars on the elevator,” on her “Flawless (Remix).”  Apparently, what also goes down is said incident—Jay Z vs Solange—inspiring an episode of Law & Order: SVU. 

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The New York Police Department is dangerously skating on thin ice with the media but they repeatedly keep finding ways to make the news in the worst way possible.

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Curren$y releases new projects with little to no notice. That said, the New Orleans rapper and his Jet Life clique debut the Audio D mixtape to please fans.

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Sisterhood of Hip Hop season one had its grand denouement on Tuesday night, Sept. 30.