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Kanye West is in high demand—and, so are his shoes. The limited edition Air Yeezy 2 sneakers will not be unleashed to the free world until this weekend, but one clever bidder has already put them up for auction, via eBay. More than 80 people have already placed bids to pre-order the shoes, raising the price […]

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The weather is breaking, the sun is shining, and violence is escalating. That can only mean that Summer is finally here. In the weeks following Memorial Day, the Summer has always been owned by less clothing, pools, great parties and even better music. In honor of the new season, this week’s Wired 25 puts together […]

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Members of the Muslim community are pursuing legal action against the NYPD for its surveillance of students, business owners, and other citizens belonging to the religion. As of Wednesday (June 6) the New Jersey chapter of the Muslim Advocates became the first group of its kind to file a suit against the department for practices which NYPD […]

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In commemoration of Black Music Month, rapper Curren$y crowned Pharrell Williams as the rapper that “best represents Black music.” The Jet Life leader, sat down with AOL Music’s The BoomBox, where he praised Skateboard P’s abilities. “Of course he’s not old enough to have been around for all these different eras of music but he […]

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Admit it. You’ve been waiting for it. That moment when your favorite Hip-Hop group gets back together, that once dominant crew returns to its reign supreme or that one album that’s been promised for over a decade now finally hits the shelves damb you Dr Dre. There are certain instances in time that connoisseurs of the […]

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Fans of pioneering Marvel Comics character Black Panther have been anticipating a big screen adaptation of the story of the African warrior and chief of the technologically advanced Wakanda nation ever since Wesley Snipes announced plans to make a live action film almost twenty years ago. After various snags and halts, the Black Panther franchise will […]

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President Obama heads to California Wednesday (June 6) where he will speak with members of the gay community, in an attempt to garner their support. The commander in chief is set to begin his two-day run in the state, first in San Francisco, before ending the day further south, at the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Leadership […]

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Before Troy Ave drops the third and final installment of the Bricks In My Backpack series on June 12th, he takes a stab at Nicki Minaj’s single. Check out “BSB In Da Trap,” down below. 

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Bill O’Reilly thinks that racial profiling is more helpful than harmful. The political pundit, appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday (June 5) morning, where he defended New York’s “stop-and-frisk” policy, which the state’s governor is pushing lawmakers to amend. According to O’Reilly, the issue at hand has less to do with the state’s marijuana policy, […]

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The G.O.O.D. music fam of Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Pusha T. and Big Sean drop the official video for the first single off of Cruel Summer. Check out “Mercy” after the jump. 

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Kendrick Lamar took his first visit to The Breakfast Club today on Power 105.1. He spoke about being one of the first West Coast artists since The Game to get radio play in New York as well as how he met Dr. Dre and the Black Hippy movement. 

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Flo-Rida links up with one half of LMFAO for his new single “Run” off of the upcoming album, Wild Ones dropping July 3rd.  Can’t get jiggy with this tune? Check out the visual that Flo-Rida released to accompany the new song. This isn’t the official video but damn it, it should be! Check it out after […]