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Netbooks, the smaller versions of traditional laptop PCs, suffered a final blow this week. The two remaining manufacturers of the niche product, Acer and Asus, have decided to end production of the once-popular mini computers.
It’s no secret that Wale is a big time football fan. Last night, the MMG rapper incorporated his fandom into his art by performing for the nation’s top high school football players at U.S. Army All-American Bowl kickoff party in San Antonio.
Last night at Kiss-N-Fly in New York City, the cast of Love & Hip-Hop 3 made their debut and unveiled their premiere episode.
Akon’s fourth studio album, Stadium, has been on the shelf for a while. Whether or not that album sees the light of day, a new single featuring Wiz Khalifa has surfaced called “Dirty Work.”
While sunbathing in the Bahamas, the Daily News grabbed a picture of Jets head coach, Rex Ryan, with a tattoo of what seems to be his wife, Michelle Ryan, in a Mark Sanchez jersey.
Lenox Lounge is dead. Long live Lenox Lounge. The famous Harlem jazz club and destination was unfortunately shuttered at the very end of 2012 after a final New Year’s Eve party, but will be re-opening in a new location this summer.
Ca$h Out refuses to tap out, and he grabs up the man of the moment in Trinidad James to remix his newest cut, “M.O.E.”
Last night, T.I. hit NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform “Ball” from his recently released new album, Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head.
Kid Ink has been one of the most celebrated artists on the independent scene for quite some time now, but he’s ready to go for broke by signing with RCA Records.
Add another point to Kendrick Lamar’s scoreboard. After releasing an album that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, becoming rap’s new West Coast golden boy, and earning comparisons to Nas, more of the masses are taking note. Lamar has been tapped to perform on an episode of Saturday Night Live, airing later this month.
Chicago was hit hard by gun violence in 2012, and it turns out the crimes occurred in specific places. A report in the New York Times, details just who (typically Black men) tend to be the shooting victims in the nation’s third largest city, and where the shootings occur.
Lawyers usually get a back rep, but one counselor is getting recognition for his good deed. Tony Tolbert of Los Angeles, gave his house to a homeless family, where they will live rent-free for the next year.