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We imagine that things are in absolute disarray within the Los Angeles Clippers’ organization, since a audio clip of team owner Donald Sterling making racist statements hit the web. Despite the controversy, the team hasn’t been very vocal on the matter, but instead unified in silent protest during Sunday’s (April 27) game against the Golden […]

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The European premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was only but a glimpse of the star power the flexible superhero can bring to the red carpet. Last Friday, April 25, the entire New York City was covered in web as the entire cast and plenty of other celebrities graced the Ziegfeld Theater.

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To say that we’re excited to hear what The Roots cooked up on their upcoming …and then you shoot your cousin album would be an understatement. Our anticipation was heightened by a new track titled “Tomorrow.”

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This isn’t a list of struggle rappers (we could go on for YEARS about those…and then we’d have to break it down by city, by locality, by nightclub, by Instagram followers…), but a list of people who are otherwise reasonably employed, well-known, and who have “respectable” reputations who decided to try their hand at the […]

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“Show The World” was Lil’ Boosie’s first video premiere since his release from prison. Three weeks later, the Baton Rouge rapper returns with a rousing remix, featuring K. Michelle.

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The Carters are taking their show on the road. Jay Z and Beyoncé officially announced their joint ‘On The Run’ stadium tour. 

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Lil Jon has found success in a different kind of club music in recent years. That said, his collaborative hit with DJ Snake, “Turn Down For What,” has received a remix treatment that should give it legs in many more club demographics.

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DJ E-Z Rock of Rob Base and “It Takes Two” fame has passed away on Sunday, April 27. He was 46.

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Like all things music wise, timing is key. Beyoncé, who taught a class on this via her surprise self-titled album, did it again on a smaller level by unveiling the full version of “Standing On The Sun.”

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The original audio of Donald Sterling advising that his Black and Mexican girlfriend (and Superhead’s buddy) stop posting pics with Black people on Instagram, or bring them to basketballl games was nine minutes long. Now, a 15-minute long version of the conversation has been revealed and it only adds to the Los Angeles Clippers owners […]

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It has always been a myth that video game pioneer Atari buried their disgraced E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial title in the New Mexican desert after it nearly left them depleted. The shame was brought on by the game notoriously being ranked as one of the worst game of all-time and thanks to the due diligence of […]

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The Game is apparently unfazed by the allegations brought against him by his former fiancée alleging that he Ike-Turnered her grill.