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Either Chief Keef doesn’t care about the law, or the law is always after Chief Keef. Chances are both options are true, but nonetheless, the 17-year-old has been arrested –yet again.

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Musician, filmmaker, writer and producer Jeymes Samuel —best known as The Bullitts— returns with a visual for his most recent track, “They Die By Dawn.”

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Why can’t Chief Keef chill? A week ago, he was arrested for smoking marijuana in an Atlanta hotel room. As if that wasn’t enough, the “I Don’t Like” rapper returns with allegations that the security guard who alerted authorities was racist.

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With just a few weeks before his second degree murder trail is set to begin, George Zimmerman’s defense team has hit another barrier. Earlier today (May 28) a judge barred the admission of Trayvon Martin’s text messages, social media posts, and other records during the trial.

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Not everyone had a laid back Memorial Day Weekend filled with barbecues, alcohol, pool parties, and DUIs… there was also a bunch of struggle involved. Mainly in the case of Tiara Monique Garness who wanted to put her cheeks on display, and ended up arrested instead.

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A brief stint in jail didn’t stop Gucci Mane from getting the ball rolling for the promotional efforts of his street album, Trap House 3. This month, fans could count on numerous drops per week from the ATLien. With just days to spare in May, he continues his output with a cinematic visual for the […]

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R&B crooner Miguel made headlines again, but this time it wasn’t for his fancy pro wrestling moves. Over the holiday weekend, the singer took to Twitter and said that he thinks Black people are more judgmental than other races. The slander he caught in response to his tweets was nothing short of relentless. 

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Memorial Day weekend is the time when most people kick back and enjoy cookouts, block parties, and other communal excursions. Rappers, on the other hand, do things a bit differently. This year, some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop flocked to three cities in particular for their celebratory festivities: New York City, Las Vegas, and Miami.

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Tyler, The Creator recently revealed that he turned down a high profile feature from Kanye West on Wolf while conversing with a fan on Formspring. According the the young rapper/producer, G.O.O.D. Music’s head honcho was interested in laying a verse on his standout track “IFHY.”

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Chicago has been rocked by a series of violent shooting deaths over the past year, but few instances were more shocking than the killing of six-month-old Jonylah Watkins in March. Koman Willis was charged with first-degree murder Monday (May 27) in the death of the baby girl, who was shot five times as her father […]

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The unexpected happened while Beyoncé performed her smash hit “Irreplaceable” at the Copenhagen stop of the “The Mrs. Carter Show” World Tour last night. Actually, inappropriate and down right disrespectful would be the better terms to describe the fan’s actions.

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In a closeout game on the road Sunday night (May 27), the San Antonio Spurs picked apart a capable but outgunned Memphis Grizzlies squad with old-school, below the rim basketball. The Spurs, led by point guard Tony Parker, head to the NBA Finals for the fifth time after a four-game playoffs sweep.