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After hitting the ground running in the States, Kid Ink is taking the My Own Lane tour across the pond late summer/early fall.

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Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs has made plenty of boss moves, but he’s not afraid to ask for help on occasion. Yesterday (April 25), the founder of Bad Boy Records and chairman of REVOLT TV took to Instagram to ask for help writing the commencement speech he is to deliver at Howard University. 

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Longtime talk show host and BET correspondent Tavis Smiley will now forever be immortalized with the legends of the entertainment universe.

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Kevin Durant’s Okahoma City Thunder took a 98 – 95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. Part of the fall out of KD’s poor performance is more talk of a Based God Curse and as further collateral damage, the clowning of his hair.

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Comedy Central’s @midnight has become the antidote for after hours boredom for fans not ready to go to sleep just yet. And that’s not even referencing the hit TV show. Their Twitter account has an entire loyal fan base on its own accord.

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Rappers aren’t supposed to act civil, even when they have legitimate issues with one another. Consequence and Joe Budden have proven the stereotype wrong after running into each other early this morning at the most random of spots.

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This week, Future released his long-awaited sophomore LP, Honest. To build on that, the rapper sat down with veteran journalist Elliott Wilson in the latest installment of his CRWN interview series.

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Earlier today, Page Six reported that video model Sally Ferreira is seeking $11 million in damages from 50 Cent, who she’s accused of defamation after the rapper made comments about her on Instagram that allegedly blackballed her from the industry. Of course, the story is much deeper than that, but we had to see the woman who’s attempting to put […]

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Be weary of who you defame on the Internets, because it could possibly end up costing you millions. Case in point, a model is suing 50 Cent for a cool $11 million because allegedly got her blacklballed in the industry via an Instagram post. 

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Kevin Clash, the 28-year voice of popular Sesame Street puppet Elmo has just been cleared of all his sex charges involving three men who alleged he preyed on them when they were minors.

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Philly’s Hip-Hop scene is much different than most cities, because it’s an amalgamation of MCs that possess a nuanced consciousness, despite how they angle their rhymes. Proof can be heard in this visual for Ryshon Jones’ “Why You Wanna Be Perfect.”

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Skyzoo and Torae have never shied away from their hometown pride. In fact, they embrace being proud New Yorkers in unison on a track titled “Blue Yankee Fitted.”