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There’s something shady going on in Drake’s team, so says a lawsuit filed in a New York court, last week.  While Drizzy is not named in the suit, he is the focus of legal action brought on by James “Jas” Prince, who is the son of Rap-A-Lot Records CEO, J. Prince. Prince, is credited for discovering the 25-year-old […]

Police arrested a suspect over the weekend, connected to the shooting that broke out at Harlem’s Rucker Park, last week. Ricardo Laing was taken to the 32nd Precinct station house and is believed to have opened fire on a group of people during the Entertainment Basketball Classic game that injured five. Among those hurt was a 16-year-old boy […]

Who better to judge musical talent than artist as gifted as Pharrell Williams? US Weekly reports that the Neptunes producer is one of the music stars being considered to become a new judge on American Idol in lieu of Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler’s departures. According to the mag’s source, Jackson will be assuming a […]

Last week we reported that a man was re-arrested for refusing to leave jail, and now comes a similar story. An Ohio woman was arrested for trying to break into a county jail, and asked to be arrested, early Sunday (July 29). Tiffany R. Hurd was busted attempting to climb the barbed-wire fence surrounding the […]

Over the years, Hip-Hop has been a vehicle for sociopolitical commentary. New York City MC and self-proclaimed revolutionary Awkword adds his two cents to the cannon of Hip-Hop culture’s social awareness on “Throw Away the Key (No More Prisons).” As the title insinuates, the track challenges what the Jewish MC coins the “(in)justice system,” by exposing […]

Put this in the “Post-Racial America Is A Farce” file. An electronic billboard, commissioned by local libertarians (The Ralph Smeed Foundation) in Caldwell, Idaho compares President Barack Obama to Colorado Movie Massacre shooter James Holmes, reports the Idaho Statesman. Above and below Holmes’ face, it reads, “Kills 12 in a movie theater with assault rifle, everyone […]

T.J. Holmes, a former host on CNN, was pulled over by police Monday (July 30) and believes it was racially motivated. While Holmes did not reveal exactly where he was when the incident occurred, he took to Twitter to break the news. “Yep, in sitting on the side of the road 1 mile from my […]

An NYPD officer has been placed on an unpaid suspension after a kidnapping victim was found bound and gagged in his garage in Queens, Friday (July 27). Detective Ondre Johnson, a 17-year veteran of the department is being questioned for the crime after the victim—Brian Karikari—was found. Karikari was abducted Friday morning, and held in lieu […]

The A$AP  Mob performed at New York’s inaugural Catalpa Festival, where among other tracks they performed “Bath Salts” (sans Flatbush Zombies) for the first time. Rocky, Twelvy, Nast and the gang threw down on stage and luckily, no photographers were hurt in the process. A$AP Rocky is about to embark on his  LONGLIVEA$AP tour along with […]

Throughout his term, President Obama has dealt with racism for being Black (or half-Black as Morgan Freeman pointed out), accused of not being American, and many still think that he’s Muslim.  A national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, and the Pew Research Center for the People & The […]

Dirk Nowitzki is off the market. The Dallas Mavericks star married his Kenyan-born wife, Jessica Olsson, in a traditional ceremony celebrating her culture. In accordance with Kenyan rules, the Kikuyu wedding held by Nowitzki and Olsson, marks an announcement of the union, and is meant to allow both families to get to know each other. […]

Shawty Lo and his extremely efficient scalp are here and on display for the new video for “WTF.” The Atlanta rapper literally brings Lil Wayne along for the ride in this new video which is off of his new mixtape Million Dollar Man, which is available now. Let’s be honest here, when you look up generic rap […]