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Few people could forget the brutal hurting The Game put on rival rapper 40 Glocc in 2012. Although The Documentary author won the streets over with his brawl skills, it appears he’s set to take a L in court of law as the former G-Unit rapper filed a $4.5 lawsuit for assault.

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Ahead of his movie premiere for Run All Night, Common stopped by The Breakfast Club to have a conversation about his latest milestones, Beyoncé replacing Ledisi at the Oscars, leaving Oprah hanging, Serena Williams and more.

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Collective excitement for the fight of the century—Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao–draws near as May 2 approaches. Yesterday, the two fighters met face to face at the official press conference.

Since 2011, rap music’s favorite Trill OG, Bun B, at the request of the course’s originator, tenured professor Dr. Anthony Pinn, has co-taught a course on Hip-Hop and religion at Houston’s Rice University.

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While some of the initial madness has died down, Scandal is still a television powerhouse. The show boasts a diverse cast, reality-inspired plot lines, and your lady might have legit beef if you turn the channel while it’s on.

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This Suge Knight hit and run case is already loaded with a plethora of WTF moments, but one thing is clear—the Death Row founder is going to say or do anything to stay out of jail. The latest claim from Knight’s camp is that he is legally blind in one eye.

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Sneaker connoisseurs have to wait a few more weeks to cop the Nike Air Foamposite One “Metallic Gold,” which has been pushed back to April 2.

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Having re-entered into the production game, Diddy provides a behind the scenes look at a studio session for Kanye West’s “All Day.”

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Four teen girls stomped out another teen girl at a McDonald’s in Brooklyn. However, despite plenty of witnesses, and the brawl being caught on film, no one is coming forward to finger the attackers. 

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First Angie Stone, and now this? Semi-celebrity families are having a bad week.

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Drake, back in 2013, committed $75K to build a music studio at Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School, which had a reputation of being downtrodden. Finished the following summer, the school has finally found a teacher to run the space.

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When Rich Homie Quan publicly renounced his allegiance to Rich Gang, as he focuses on his solo career, we couldn’t help but wonder how his group mate, Young Thug, felt about his decision. Now we’ve our answer.