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Kendrick Lamar was the latest guest on Life + Times’ Decoded. In this episode, Kendrick breaks down one of the more emotional songs on his memorable debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. 

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Jay-Z has been keeping a low profile on the music scene, although a few features here and there have kept his name buzzing. Fans of the Brooklyn rap vet should be excited to learn that Hov is hard at work on an original score for the sixth film adaption of the class F. Scott Fitzgerald […]

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Ice-T and Coco are still trying to live down that mini-photo scandal which involved another man. Ice headed to the West Coast to ring in the new year alongside his wife at Las Vegas nightclub, LAX. The event was a family affair as Ice’s son, and namesake, was also in the building.

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With a new year comes new music, or in this case old music that’s new to the public. Either way, fans will appreciate Dust Ruffle (Songs I Found Under My Bed), a 10 track compilation from Jean Grae featuring unreleased tracks spanning from 2004-2010. The Brooklyn MC’s musical output has vexed Hip-Hop lovers since she hit the scene. […]

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As they do every year, BET rang in the new year with their annual 106 & Party show in New York City.

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More information behind Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mysterious blood clot has been revealed. The 65-year-old was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital on New Year’s Eve yet her rep would not say where the clot was located. A day later, it was announced that the clot was found in a vein between her brain […]

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One of the faces of the National Football League will hang up his shoulder pads after this season. Ray Lewis told the only team he’s ever played for, the Baltimore Ravens, that he will retire after this upcoming playoff run.

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Apple stays ahead of its own curve. Not even a full year after its iPhone 5 was released, the company is already testing the next installment. Developers at Apple are said to be viewing reference hardware for what has been logged as the “iPhone 6,1” which will run on iOS 7.

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Chris Guerra, a paparazzo photographer from Los Angeles, died yesterday after trailing Justin Bieber and Lil Twist yesterday. 

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A high school student from San Francisco was suspended for writing a poem empathizing with Sandy Hoook Elementary School shooter, Adam Lanza. Courtni Webb, who attends Learning Life Academy penned a work in which she showed understanding towards Lanza’s shooting spree. Last month, the 20-year-old killed 27 people, including 20 children.

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FUSE’s “Crate Diggers” series caught up with the great Diamond D. The Bronx representing producer and rapper is one of Hip-Hop’s greatest beat technicians, and as expected his record collection reflects that status.

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After hitting the stage with Drake at the Fountainebleu in Miami, T.I. headed to Cameo with B.o.B and Future to keep the party going.