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Four months after he was shot by a police officers in his White Plains, N.Y., apartment, the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. is calling for further inquiry into his death. The 68-year-old was gunned down by authorities, after allegedly trying to attack police with a hatchet and a knife. Officers used the “self-defense” argument to […]

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After a record setting crowd in Miami’s SunLife Stadium, celebrity cameos from Diddy, Alex Rodriguez, Chili, Flo-Rida and being the social media event of the year, do you still think people don’t watch pro wrestling? You’d be sadly mistaken my friend, because in the past 12 months pro wrestling has been regaining traction and popularity […]

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Rik Cordero is the director behind the lens for Stalley’s video for “Everything New.” The Chad Hugo produced track appears on the Ohio rapper’s Savage Journey to the American Dream. Watch Stalley push a fly whip auto and have dinner with some nice eye candy over the Neptune’s producers snappy, car chase drums. 

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Does this era of Hip-Hop belong to Rick Ross? Peter Rosenberg certainly thinks so. During “The Realness” segment of the The Cipha Sound & Rosenberg radio show on Hot 97, Rosenberg points out how consistent Rick Ross has been thanks to four great albums, classic mixtapes, and also surviving a 50 cent beef. “If Rick Ross […]

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Despite all of his drama, Tyga is still hard at work promoting his new album Careless World: Rise Of The Last King. Go behind the scenes of his latest video, “I’m Gone,” featuring Big Sean.

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If you are looking for some of that good ole’ fashion raging music, look no further than this right here. This is the type of music that you irresponsibly take some of your friends “asprin” before a party and end up fist pumping your face off until 9AM in the morning. Steve Aoki, Kid Cudi […]

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David Banner goes rugged but smooth for “Let Me In,” featuring Tank; the latest video from his forthcoming S-x, Drugs & Video Games album. The Mississipi rapper is looking to change the game with his 2M1 Movement. Although when the album drops on May 22 it will be free, Banner is asking for $1 donations […]

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Creators of the soon to be released “Playa” iPhone case, had the bright idea to promote safe s-x alongside the launch of the struggle product. The case, designed by Annex Products, includes  a compartment to store up to two condoms (because keeping them anywhere else is apparently too much work). Of course the idea seemed […]

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Mikkey Halsted and Lupe Fiasco recently collaborated on a track entitled “Gone” to help promote social awareness against gun violence. “Gone” features Jim Lavigne, and speaks on the affliction gun violence causes in Chicago, and urban communities as a whole. Both Chi-Town lyricists bring their A-game on the track. Check out “Gone” and some words […]

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Rihanna is never a bad choice for any magazine cover, and this time the sexpot is tapped to grace the cover of Elle magazine. The Barbadian bombshell glams it up on the inside of the magazine and talks about her history with Chris Brown. “It’s embarrassing. But that was my opening. That was my liberation,” […]

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Lauryn Hill recently performed at the ZulaSoundBar in South Africa for artist Kanyi Mavi’s release party. In the footage Ms. Hill sound damn good, wowing the crowd with an impromptu performance that slips into an interpolation of her hit “Lost Ones.” However, while Lauryn Hill impressed in the video below, fans at the  Capetown Jazz Music […]

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Are G.O.O.D. Fridays back? If you let Pusha T. tell it, it is on like popcorn. The much anticipated single to the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation is going to be released this Friday, according to Pusha T. The song is rumored to feature Kanye West, Big Sean and your friendly neighborhood Pusha. The album is […]