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According to Vintage Vinyl News, Afrika Bambaataa plans to create the National Museum of Hip-Hop at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. With the legendary DJ and activist’s history as a conduit of Hip-Hop culture, his plans to bring a museum to the very same Bronx streets from which the culture originated should come as no surprise. While Bambaataa, […]

Tameka Raymond has lost custody of the two sons she shares with Usher, reports TMZ. A judge awarded the R&B singer primary custody of Usher Raymond V, and Naviyd Raymond, but Tameka will still be allowed to have contact with the children. The former couple has been embroiled in a bitter custody dispute for several […]

Azealia Banks continues to catch all types of epic wins despite herself. In most instances where you think she’s making career suicide, she just continues to establish herself as someone who isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. In celebration of the beginning of New York Fashion Week and Fashion’s Night Out, Miss Banks is dropping an exclusive signature lipstick […]

MTV 2 struck gold this past year with their new how-to guide to manhood called, Guy Code. Starring people like Charlemagne The God, Lil Duval, Damien Lemon, Andrew Schulz and many more giving old chums like yourself watching them the step by step directions to live like an honorable man of the 21st century. However, to live […]

Marcus Jordan, son of NBA great Michael Jordan was fined $250 Thursday (Aug. 23) for disturbing the peace during an argument last month. According to Sports Illustrated, the fines stems from Marcus arguing with two women outside of an Omaha hotel. Police responded to a disturbance call at an Embassy Suites hotel, in July. The […]

A 17-year-old honor student in Maryland, was killed during a home invasion, Wednesday (Aug. 22). Amber Deanna Stanley was killed in her own bed after the door to her bedroom was kicked in. The teen’s two sisters and her niece were home during the incident, but escaped out of a window. Police in Prince George’s County […]

Atlanta resident, T.I., took a seat on ESPN’s First Take today to talk sports with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. The Kang of the south talked to Tip about former Atlanta Falcons hero, Michael Vick, and his injury prone seasons. Skip Bayless also talks to T.I. about the electricity that Vick used to bring to the […]

Mitt Romney unearthed the “birther debate” surrounding President Obama’s citizenship Friday (Aug. 24). The presidential hopeful hit Detroit alongside running mate, Paul Ryan, and joked that his birthplace has never been questioned stating, “no one’s sever asked to see my birth certificate.” With heavy attention placed on his tax records, Romney took the shot at […]

Ed: The guys of Rap Genius are back once again to deliver the goods on what made our ears perk up this week. This is the third installment of the Rap Genius’ Lyrics Of The Week presented by Hip-Hop Wired. Take it away, guys. This week in hip-hop saw the long-awaited return of a few major […]

Rapper, actor and now crime fighting bad-A$$ LL Cool J has been abuzz in the news after administering a vicious fade to a would be burglar who broke into his Los Angeles home. Robber Jonathan Kirby was the unfortunate recipient of a beat down and is still nursing a broken nose and jaw. Adding further […]

George Zimmerman is allowed to leave the county. A Florida judge ruled Friday (Aug. 24) that Zimmerman can travel outside of his area to meet with his lawyers. Judge Kenneth Lester granted the 28-year-old the right to leave Seminole County, and said that he will adjust the accused killer’s bond terms. For now, Zimmerman is allowed […]

We’re guessing this one is for the ladies; but expect dudes with bold (or suspect depending on your tastes) fashion sense to nab some for themselves, too. The Nike Air Foamposite One is dropping in a “Polarized Pink” “Pearlized Pink” colorway. The kicks sport an icy outsole a black and mostly bubble gum pink upper with […]