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The family of Trayvon Martin filed paperwork against the Retreat at Twin Lakes homeowners association, claiming monetary damages for the shooting death of the teenager, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, is named on the court documents filed last week by Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. The high school student was […]

The Trill OG, Bun B returns with fashion designer and part time DJ and producer, Aaron LaCrate for “Turn It Up.” The honorable Bernard Freeman will be a featured artist on Aaron LaCrate and Milkcrate Athletics’ collaboration album which will be coming soon. Aaron LaCrate’s Milkcrate has been spotted on tons of rappers and athletes including […]

Complex premiered this new record from Kirko Bangz and French Montana called “Walk On Green.” This song will serve not only as Bangz‘ new single; it’s the first release from his upcoming Procrastination Killz Pt. 4 mixtape, which hits the internet streets on August 20th. Kirko Bangz and French Montana have both had standout 2012’s with Bangz’s “Drank In […]

Usain Bolt is the definition of true sportsmanship. The world’s fastest man, who hails from the island of Jamaica, took home a gold medal in the men’s 100m race Sunday (Aug. 5). Bolt stopped an interview to pay homage to Jamaican-American athlete Sanya Richards-Ross on her gold medal win for coming first place in the […]

Talib Kweli drops the visual to accompany his new single “Push Thru,” featuring Curren$y and Kendrick Lamar. Spitta gets the first verse, followed by Talib and Kendrick, and the video finds each MC repping in their hometown’s of New Orleans, New York City and Los Angeles, respectively. The S1 produced “Push Thru” will be appearing […]

Sir Micheal Rocks, who just dropped his new free album, Lap Of Lux this past week is back with a video for the lead single off the album, “Now You Do.” Featuring a sweet Lana Del Ray-sample, this Flosstrodamus produced record was premiered by the good people over at The FADER.  Although his partner in crime, Chuck Inglish, […]

VICE’s musical counterpart Noisey switches lanes from their recent series of NSFW interviews to capture a day in the life of Smoke DZA and producer Harry Fraud (“Shot Caller”). The “Noisey Meets” footage begins with The Kush God showing his Harlem stomping grounds, where his mother makes an unexpected cameo and he discusses the humble beginnings that shaped […]

Christopher “Cam” Martin, a record executive and manager has died, he was 34. His body was found at around 8 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 4) morning, outside of an abandoned home on the 200 block of Done Lane, in the New Hope Community area of Berkeley County, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office said that Martin’s […]

No matter how much you complain about how they make its participants look like fools or make for a poor reflection of society as a whole, reality shows make bank and ratings juggernauts. See: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, for one example. Its seems that the more outlandish the premise, the better it the series […]

Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of the late Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) is prepping the release of a children’s book on her father, reports the New York Post. The literally work, titled Young Malcolm: The Little Family Values, will drop early next year via Simon & Schuster. “The book’s about my father growing up, and […]

Machine Gun Kelly‘s debut album, Lace Up, is starting to shape up as he will be announcing his release date any moment now via UStream. For now, MGK is letting loose another adrenaline-filled record, this time he’s with the Jesse Jackson of the trap, Young Jeezy.  Confirmed guests for Machine Gun Kelly’s Lace Up already include DMX, Tech […]

A gunman opened fire at worshippers at a Sikh temple in southern Wisconsin, killing seven and injuring three, Sunday (Aug. 5). A police officer called to the scene shot and killed the gunman who has been identified as Wade Michael Page. The FBI who is treating Page’s shooting spree as an act of domestic terrorism, […]