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What do Trey Songz and Teyana Taylor have in common? They both are suspect defenders on a basketball court.

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Kanye West has come a long way since “the shop class and the basket weaving” to now, the student has become the teacher.

With “Fight Night” and more recently “Handsome and Wealthy” getting traction on the charts, Migos are very confident in saying they’ve earned their spot in rap. Hip-Hop Wired spoke with the southern trio at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards, where they discussed their influence on the culture, new acquisitions by their label, Quality Control Music, and more.

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Now in its 18th season, satirical cartoon series South Park has always taken sharp digs at current issues in the news. Its latest target was the Washington professional football team over its team name.

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  DJ Clark Kent set off our inaugural On The Record series (catch up with pt. 1 right here) and the conclusion is only loaded with more jewels.

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Retired Baltimore Ravens tight end, Shannon Sharpe, explained why it was not fair to expect the NFL to campaign against domestic violence.

It’s far from implausible to say that summer 2014 belonged to Bobby Shmurda, whose run viral track turned radio hit, “Hot Ni**a,” left its mark anywhere it was played. As that trend continues into the fall, the Brooklyn rapper made his first ever BET Hip-Hop Awards appearance over the weekend in Atlanta, where we discussed […]

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Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is undertaking a legal fight in an attempt to appeal his indefinite suspension from the NFL. Rice’s impetus for the appeal are claims from his side that the tape showing him striking his then-fiancee was edited.

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Eminem performed in Atlanta for the first time in nine years on Saturday (September 20), but not at the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Instead, the popular MC came with surprises in tow at the Music Midtown festival just a few miles away.

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Sir Mix-A-Lot recently conducted a Reddit AMA where he disclosed to fans that he thought it was absolutely amazing that Nicki Minaj sampled “Baby Got Back” in “Anaconda.”

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In case you missed it, here’s Jay Z and Beyoncé’s rousing “Young Forever” and “Halo” set from the musical pair’s HBO special, On The Run Tour.

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During a live broadcast, a reporter quit her job and revealed herself to be a pro-marijuana activist and business owner. Not only did she spill the beans on private activities, she also quit her job on the spot while stunning her colleagues.