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The death of a Chicago man at the hands of police officers has been re-classified as a homicide. Police officers restrained, beat, and zapped 45-year-old Darrin “Dagwood” Hanna’s with a Taser back in November of 2011.

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For fans of the Roots, their annual summer concert series has been a highlight. Today, the house band for  Late Night With Jimmy Fallon officially announced the lineup for its sixth annual “Roots Picnic,” including performers Naughty By Nature and a handful of buzzing acts like Joey BadA$$ and Trinidad Jame$. 

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R&B is in a weird place right now, and we ain’t talking about the music. Seems like Chris Brown is now rocking a perm (okay, it could be a comb through texturizer) while Prince is still rocking the soul brother number one afro he debuted a little while back.

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Beyoncé is in the sharing mood again, America. Lady Bey posted a handful of new photos, all focussed on her road to the 2013 inauguration. The 31-year-old sang the National Anthem following President Obama’s inaugural speech Monday (Jan. 21), and between her voice, and First Lady Michelle Obama’s red dress, the entire nation lost its […]

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Kanye West will join a stellar lineup as he headlines the New York City Governors Ball this summer. 

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Rappers often bear pipe dreams in form of a promise to create visuals for each track from their album. And at this point, if your name isn’t Rick Ross you’ll be hard pressed for anyone to take your claims seriously. It would be ignorant to say that a short list of artists haven’t made an […]

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Certain things immediately put sports into perspective. Getting your house robbed is probably one of those things. 

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Black love is beautiful. And it’s upped exponentially when the two people seen showing blatant and subtle public affection for each other are President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

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Is there anything that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat cannot do? Well, carry a note is one of them. 

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UPDATE: Officially sanction video below and some new candid outtakes from the shoot in the gallery. When Beyoncé does stuff, especially in slow motion, it’s best to be quiet and enjoy the spectacle. 

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50 Cent guest starred this past weekend on Adult Swim’s popular animated short series, Robot Chicken. 

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Fabolous takes it back to the city for his new TAJ-directed music video for “So NY.”