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A day after The-Dream announced that he would be re-releasing his 2011 free project 1977 as a commercial album, Terius drops, “AK47,” a new single off of the aforementioned LP.

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The next time someone complains about a star athlete’s return from a career-halting injury, take notice of the player’s race. It appears that some think a Black player is expected to return to action much sooner than a White counterpart according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Virginia and Northwestern University conducted […]

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Even if you’re moving independently, the quality of your your music, and videos, should never suffer. This concept applies to heralded underground MC Homeboy Sandman who drops a visual for “Sputnik” off of his First OF A Living Breed album.

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President Obama made his second trip to New York in the last few weeks Thursday (Nov. 15), to get another view of the damage leftover by Superstorm Sandy. The president took in the view by air, flying over areas in Queens left dilapidated by the storm, and made a stop on Staten Island, and area […]

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Hip-Hop outfit Tanya Morgan released new material in their You & What Army EP this year, but fans continued to yearn for more fresh tunes. Group member Von Pea answered the Internets pleas by dropping a new solo track for his birthday, titled “Things Have Changed,” that details how things have changed but have somehow remained the same. And yes, […]

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Rick Ross stays adding talent to his Maybach Music Group. The latest artists to enter the fold is popular Louisiana radio host and A&R man DJ Hollywood Bay Bay.

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R&B Superstar, Chris Brown, joins Keri Hilson in joining modeling division Wilhelmina’s Artists management division.

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There have been many negative responses to President Obama’s re-election, but this is perhaps one of the most tragic. A salon owner in Key West, Fla. committed suicide because of Obama’s win. Henry Hamilton, warned that he would take his life if the commander in chief was elected to a second term, and sadly kept his promise […]

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The eccentric, Action Bronson, finally drops his new mixtape with The Alchemist called Rare Chandeliers. 

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Katt Williams was arrested Wednesday (Nov. 14) night stemming from an alleged nightclub fight in Oakland, Calif., reports TMZ. Williams was taken into custody on battery charges over the incident which took place at Kimball’s Carnival at around 3 a.m. 

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King L’s latest visual off of his mixtape, Showtime, is “I Want It All” featuring fellow Chicago MC, Lil Durk. 

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Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, Rogers Waters and The Who will step up next month to headline a Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert.