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There’s another side to the Ebola outbreak that we haven’t seen as much: the survivors. Up to 90 percent of those infected die from the deadly virus, but there are those who make it through.

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Thickness officially has a name, and you can call her Jessica Moralez — our latest Bangin Candy.

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Mike Brown’s death and the aftermath that it’s sparked in Ferguson, Mo. has dominated social media, opening up the forum for personal opinion in the process. Among them were messages from rapper Childish Gambino, whose tweets rubbed many the wrong way.

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Thirty years in any business is something worthy of a celebration, and that’s just what Def Jam plans to do. Today, the label announces an anniversary concert of epic proportions.

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Beanie Sigel is a free man. Per the good folks at Hip Hop Since 1987, the Philadelphia rapper was released from prison today.

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Dame Dash wants his money, but he’s letting his lawyer handle the dirty work this time. The Roc-a-fella Records co-founder and culture vulture outer is suing director Lee Daniels for $25 million for unpaid movie royalties. 

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Rap fans will be hard pressed to find a new song more aptly titled than Young Scooter’s “Drugs.” Today, the Black Migo Gang rapper returns with a remix of the track, featuring Kevin Gates and Rich Homie Quan.

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In week nine of his #TBT song series, Raekwon lays a verse over The Gap Band’s classic record, “Yearning For Your Love.”

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Future returns with I’m Just Being Honest, an 18-minute documentary that expounds on parts of his life and his creative process while recording his sophomore effort, Honest.

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An international group of anonymous hackers is changing the #Ferguson protest one key stroke at a time.

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Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence is back on television with a new show called Partners. Last night, he appeared on Conan and revealed that one of his old franchises is making a comeback.

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Love is a hell of a drug. Just ask Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta‘s Lil Scrappy, who revealed that he cried after breaking up with rapper and Sisterhood Of Hip Hop star Diamond during a recent appearance on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.