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The case of the fatal shooting of T.I.’s assistant and best friend Philant Johnson has officially come to a close. Prosecutors have sentenced the last man responsible for the shooting, 41-year-old Padron Thomas. As previously reported Thomas pled guilty to manslaughter after receiving a lesser sentence for testifying against his brother. He appeared in federal […]

Always known to drop street anthems, rapper Fat Joe has kept New York moving with smash hits like “Lean Back”, “Make It Rain” as well as his assistance to DJ Khaled and the Miami movement. Bouncing back after the lackluster response to his 2009 album Jealous Ones Still Envy 2, Joey Crack is back to […]

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Slip N Slide’s Baddest Beyotch recently teamed up with Diddy on the set of her new video for “Million Dollar Girl.” Trina’s new single features Keri Hilson and the Bad Boy CEO decided to step in to lend a cameo to the visual. In this video clip Diddy speaks on making Trina an “official Ciroc […]

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Jamaica’s annual concert to commemorate musical legend and Rastafarian icon Bob Marley, has been canceled for the first time in 18 years. The event scheduled for February 6 in the city of Negril was called off after promoter Clive Pringle was denied a permit. Police report that Pringle’s birthday bash for Marley was canned because […]

While many still remain stunned over the performance of the Indianapolis Colts last night, others are waving their flags to celebrate the New Orleans Saints and their Super Bowl win. Showing his commemoration for the Louisiana team, Young Jeezy decided to drop the visual for “Who Dat” once again to show all the doubterss exactly […]

“It’s funny how things come full circle.” In light of The Game still working on his R.E.D. album, he’s making an unexpected move in the New Year. Jayceon Taylor is going  back to his roots and is officially announcing his return to Aftermath Records. Game was previously associated with the record label founded by Dr. […]

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“In NO way did i ever think that this was some cruel insensitive joke on behalf of Jeff Zucker and his comrades at NBC…” After Roots drummer ?uestlove posted a picture on Twitter showing NBC network’s dinner menu in honor of Black History month, the Internet was up in uproar with cries of stereotyping and […]

“Give me mine back motherFawkers….” If you haven’t heard already, Diddy lent his vocals to a remix of Waka Flocka Flame’s hood anthem “O Let’s Do It.” In the remix the Ciroc Star makes notable quotables about being richer than them “white folks” and only touching “J. Lo’s.” SMH…..he’s so disrespectful. Check out the video […]

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Shyne Po can’t get a break.  After riding for Diddy, doing damn near a ten year bid, and coming home only to be exported to his native Belize, the one-time Bad Boy lieutenant has now been denied entry into the U.K. According to reports, Shyne was headed to London via Cancun, Mexico since he can’t […]

When Queen Latifah isn’t busy gracing the pages of magazines as a Cover Girl, she’s also hard at work running her Flava Unit production company. Flava Unit is partnering up with VH1 to give fans a new comedic drama airing exclusively on the network. While no release date is available the drama is described as […]

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Tyler Perry is being taken to court for a song used during an episode of his TBS comedy “Meet The Browns.” Gospel singer Johnny Tyrone Stringfield claims that characters from the show recited lyrics from his 2008 song “I Got Away” without permission. The lyrics in question state, “The Devil thought he had me…but I […]