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No shade to other rappers trying to break into sports management but Jay Z is extremely serious his Roc Nation Sports.

Jackie Chan’s son is being detained in Beijing, China following a drug raid last Thursday (Aug. 14). The actor, Jaycee Chan, was arrested in the country’s latest drug crackdown on celebrities.

If the recent events in Ferguson, MO weren’t holding the credibility of those who “serve and protect” into question, then the actions of a Kansas City police officer will have you side-eyeing law enforcement in the state to no end.

Of the newcomers that have piqued our interests, fewer than a handful delivered a story as captivating as the one heard on Wara From The NBHD’s new album, Kidnapped.

Though Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” is a certified smash hit, its visual treatment makes reference to a number of Hip-Hop/Black stereotypes that have ruffled plenty feathers and prompted even the likes of Earl Sweatshirt to voice his opinion.

Not to be left out of this summer’s cycle of music, Joey Fatts offered up his Chipper Jones 3 mixtape at the top of August. Today he returns with a visual for its closing track, “Keep It G PT II,” featuring A$AP Rocky.

In 2014, rappers are still guaranteed to get the party started, but how much bank are they actually making to keep the club crunk?

A 23-year-old Black man was shot and killed by police in North St. Louis Tuesday (Aug. 19) in the midst of more protests near the area. The man was gunned down roughly four miles from the city of Ferguson, although the deceased has not been linked to the continued unrest.

Last night was the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta season finale and although it answered many questions, it left us still pondering some aspects of the ratchetness. What was clear is that Nikko has earned the crown of kingpin sucka of the season.

Artists drop albums and journalists review them; that’s the way things typically work. But rapper Wiz Khalifa–on the day he released Blacc Hollywood no less–took offense to a review of his third studio body of work, written by SPIN‘s Brandon Soderberg.

BET ‘s 106 & Park host Bow Wow just caught a sweet side gig. The rapper who wants to be known as Shad Moss will be co-starring in CSI: Cyber, a crime drama that will be making a mid-season premiere on CBS.

Any way that you try to spin it, the Michael Brown case is in a state of disarray and needs a federal probe stat. The latest display of blatant contradiction comes in light of the statement of Darren Wilson, the officer who fired and connected six gunshots to Brown, ultimately killing him. Through the words […]