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A Texas inmate put to death for murdering a man over a decade ago, had some interesting final words. Richard Cobb, was executed via lethal injection Thursday (April 25), and called the experience “awesome” right before he died.

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It has not been a good week for music media properties. AOL Music was shuttered today (April 26) and it’s entire staff has been laid off.

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Nicki Minaj continues to expand her brand on the small screen as a judge on American Idol. Now, the former LaGuardia High School drama student will get a chance to show off her acting chops on the big screen in an upcoming comedy titled The Other Woman.

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Long before Mike Tyson became father to six children, his family was a bunch of pet pigeons–one of which was cooked an eaten by his ex-girlfriend.  Tyson detailed the pigeon feast in an interview on the Boomer & Carton radio show.

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Brad “Scarface” Jordan is reputable in the circles of Hip-Hop. Although the OG hasn’t dropped an official release since 2010, the Houston native’s catalog is still potent. Fans of Scarface know of his famous collaboration with the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, and he travels down memory lane in a recent interview about their classic “Smile” […]

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Last week, news broke that Kanye West would be performing on Saturday Night Live in May. Today, NBC has confirmed that Yeezy will indeed make an appearance on the sketch comedy show’s season finally.

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California is churning out a class of up and coming MCs. Among them is Long Beach native Joey Fatts, who is looking to create a stir with his latest drop “Choppa,” featuring two of Hip-Hop’s former diaper dandies in A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown.

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Something isn’t quite right about all of the details coming out of the Boston Marathon bombings. Contrary to the statements of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, the surviving bombing suspect never exchanged gunfire with authorities at the time of his capture. In fact, he was unarmed.

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The Great Gatsby is a classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the forthcoming, Baz Luhrmann directed film adaptation starring Leonard0 DiCaprio will surely do it justice. Here is your chance to win an mp3 player, bluetooth speaker, headphones and the Jay-Z produced The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

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Don’t think that because he is an accomplished actor that Ludacris is cool on the music industry. The Atlanta rapper drops a new cut called “If I Ain’t F-cked Up.”

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After referencing the treatment for “Bout Me” repeatedly on Twitter, Wiz Khalifa finally made true to his promise by dropping a proper visual for the O.N.I.F.C. bonus track. Up and coming MCs Problem and Iamsu! join the Taylor Gang on the catchy song.

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A$AP Rocky is winning. The Harlem rappers get his spoken word poetry on in a new adidas Basketball commercial featuring John Wall, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday.