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Parents and family members of thoes killed in the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary gave emotional testimony Wednesday (Jan. 30), urging lawmakers to do something about gun control. During the hearing, held at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., family members called for the banning of assault rifles, and stricter screening practices.

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The current undisputed heavyweight champion of hooks in Hip-Hop is the man known simply as Future. 

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A release date for the one of the year’s most highly anticipated video games has finally arrived. Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto V will finally arrive in stores on September 17, 2013. 

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Chris Culliver, the San Francisco 49ers player who made headlines over his anti-gay remarks has given both an apology and explanation. According to Culliver he’s not homophobic and was merely held hostage by the voices in his head.

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Jeremih made noise in 2012 with his criminally slept-on mixtape, Late Nights with Jeremih hosted by DJ Drama. 

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Just hours after Joe Budden revealed his second single “Never Broke Again” featuring Wiz Khalifa and French Montana, he antes up with another new track titled “Last Day.” With such a title, it’s fitting that Trippy legend Juicy J would be featured here. Lloyd Banks also contributes a verse, adding to the turn up effects of the single-worthy cut.

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Lawyers for George Zimmerman filed a motion to delay the start of his second-degree murder trial Wednesday (Jan. 30), on grounds that they need more time to prepare. Zimmerman’s legal team claims that prosecutors haven’t been expedicious with the evidence needed to build a defense in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

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Gucci Mane shocked the Hip-Hop world yesterday when he tweeted a picture of himself speaking at Crawford Long Middle School in Atlanta, Ga. 

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Fans receive a new track from Little Shawn, now operating under the moniker Shawn Pen, titled “Bout That Life.” As a fixture in Hip-Hop culture during the 90s and an affiliate of The Notorious B.I.G., the New York rapper hit his Rolodex phone contacts, tapping former Bad Boy artist Styles P for a guest spot.

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Why have you forsaken us Aaron McGruder? The big announcement from The Boondocks and its aforementioned creator was an upcoming live action movie based on the self-loathing Uncle Ruckus character.

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Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are going au naturel when it comes to the birth of their son in a few weeks. Not only will the former Ford model have an at-home birth without  pain medication, but her Taylor’d husband will personally bring his son into the world.

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A$AP Rocky and Trey Songz on the same track? It was inevitable. That’s the case on this new record from Dat PMF called “Same B-tch” off DJ Spinatik’s forthcoming Street Runnaz 72 mixtape.