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Remember when going to the strip club was usually kept on the hush? Blame rappers and their videos for the gentleman’s club renaissance. One rapper helping said cause is Meek Mill, who was on hand to make it rain at the newly renovated King Of Diamond’s in Miami.

Lil Wayne is going to have to settle for second place. The YMCMB rapper’s latest LP, I Am Not  A Human Being II, sold about 217,000 units its first week, which will land it at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Who is number one? Justin Timberlake. 

DJ Clue was caught riding dirty. The groundbreaking mixtape DJ and Power 105.1 radio jock was arrested in NYC  morning after a routine traffic stop.

It was only a matter of time. Rutgers University men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired today after video of him verbally and physically abusing his players was released yesterday.

In New York, a bizarre lawsuit case is unfolding involving an educator who gave public school students instructions on reciting the street warning of “snitches get stitches” over the loudspeaker system last November.  A former employee of the school didn’t heed the words, and claims he was fired for snitching. The case is now before […]

Enough with the dance songs, says this Def Jam crooner. The-Dream drops off the video for “Slow It Down,” featuring Fabolous, off his forthcoming IV Play album.

Shaquille O’Neal is a lock for the NBA Hall of Fame and will go down as one of the greatest centers in history, period. Last night, the NBA Lakers retired the big guy’s No. 34 jersey.

You remember Javaris Crittenton, right? Former NBA player full of struggle? Well, yesterday he was indicted on murder charges.

As if fans weren’t already anticipating the upcoming release of Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge’s 12 Reasons To Die album, the record gets some fancy packaging updates as well. Similar to earlier announced re-issues of Wu-Tang Clan favorites in Tony Starks’ Ironman and Raekwon’s classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, 12 Reasons is getting the […]

Jay-Z isn’t business man, he’s a…you know how that ends. Having proved this time and time again, does today’s announcement that the Brookylyn rapper/mogul is opening a sports representation agency called Roc Nation Sports truly surprise you?

Bad Boy/Interscope artist Cassie announced that she will be releasing a mixtape titled RockaByeBaby April 11. This news comes backed by a visual for the project’s first leak “Numb,” featuring MMG frontman Rick Ross.

UPDATE: Audio added below. Bet you didn’t see this news on the horizon. Kid Cudi has announced his departure from G.O.O.D. Music.