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A Queens college student who purchased an expensive belt at New York’s high-end department store, Barneys, was cornered by undercover NYPD cops accusing the teen of fraud last spring. Trayon Christian claims in a lawsuit that the cops didn’t believe he could afford the $350 belt, and essentially profiled him because he is black.

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Photographer Terry Richardson is racking up rapper appearances in front of his infamous white wall. Kendrick Lamar recently connected with the shutterbug to shoot photos for a Document magazine spot.

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A full decade has passed since the late Amy Winehouse‘s debut LP Frank was first released in the UK/Europe. When Winehouse first appeared she was considered an extremely young Nu Jazz vocalist devoid of the social grace and seasoning that most other UK artists had who were considered for a huge push overseas.

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Rich Homie Quan is looking to bubble and break nationally thanks to his “Type Of Way” hit. So it goes without saying that the up and coming Atlanta rap star celebrated his birthday in style this past weekend with Trinidad Jame$, ForteBowie and more.

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Robinson Cano keeps elite company. Yesterday (Oct. 22), tThe New York Yankees second baseman, and Roc Nation Sports’ first client, celebrated his 31st birthday in Belgium with Jay Z and received a $34,ooo Hublot watch as a gift for his born day.

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UPDATE: Action Bronson finally gave a formal due date for Blue Chips 2. It now releases November 1, and yes, it will be free of charge. Action Bronson, one of Hip-Hop’s more prevalent social media users, took to Twitter to announce the release date for his highly anticipated project, Blue Chips 2. Spoiler alert: you may […]

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Name: Ty Dolla $ign Age: 28 Born: L.A. Credits: Y.G., Pac Div, Problem, Kid Ink, Joe Moses Social Stats: Twitter,  Facebook, Website

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LRG seems to fancy up and coming artists as of late. After working with Travi$ Scott the last time around, the well known clothing brand features Migos and Logic in their 2013 Holiday Lookbook.

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Apple fanboys are rejoicing, and checking their bank accounts for how much money they can spend. Today (Oct. 22), Apple revealed new products including a new Mavericks operating system, speedier Macbook Pros and new iPads, including the one pound iPad Air.

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Yeah, sure, memories of Mike Tyson‘s career as undisputed heavyweight champion have been blurred with visions of police blotters and slapstick cameos in movies, but look who’s still standing. To get where you’re going, you have to know where you have been.

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Former Flipmode Squad rapper and purveyor of fine slick lyricism Roc Marciano is dropping a new album mixtape, The Pimpire Strike Back, in November. 

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After a bunch of hype and months of build-up, TLC‘s biopic CrazySexyCool finally hit the VH1 airwaves. The Twitterverse was eager to comment on rapper Lil Mama‘s portrayal as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, which you can check out after the jump.