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New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, under the moniker 2wo 1ne, dropped a new rap song called “#HowToHate.” The struggle bars include calling The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha God a hater. 

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Early Wednesday morning (Nov. 5), Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Yung Berg, born Christian Ward, was arrested in Manhattan for attacking and brutalizing his girlfriend, castmate Masika Tucker.

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Statistically speaking, T-Pain brings his A game any time he shares the spotlight with Lil Wayne on wax. That trend continues as the Florida native momentarily retires his autotune crooning on “Let Me Through.”

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Rising West Coast rappers Casey Veggies and IamSu! put on for Los Angeles and the Bay Area respectively on “Backflip.” So much so that YG joins the party on the official remix.

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The phrase “We Are The Streets” was more than just an album title for The LOX, it’s a lifestyle. Fourteen years later, the Yonkers trio push that mantra on their new The Trinity 2nd Sermon EP, featuring lead single “Let’s Get It.”

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The Republican Party has won enough seats in nationwide senatorial races to overtake the U.S. Senate on Election Day. Along with the majority of the house, this major feat gives the party full control of Congress for President Barack Obama‘s final two years in office.

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Kanye West as political party advocate? That seems to be the case as Yeezy took to Twitter to urge his followers to vote during these midterm elections, while humble bragging that he and Kim Kardashian met with President Obama. 

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Chris Brown is having a moment of clarity after yesterday’s fire and brimstone exhibition that raked Adrienne Bailon and Tamar Braxton over the coals.

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How serious are Iggy Azalea and Swaggy P, a.k.a. Nick Young to Los Angeles Lakers fans?

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Police in Philadelphia are on the lookout for a suspect in the abduction of 22-year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, who was taken while just blocks from her home this past Sunday. A chilling video of the kidnapping has been released in order to aid authorities and witnesses in locating Freeland-Gaither.

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Bay Area OG, Too $hort, has been kicking that slick, playeristic talk in mass amounts for 30 years. With a new album on the way, the legend whets appetites with a new project called 19,999: The EP.

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Fame and fortune generally run up a very expensive bill in the game of life. More often than not, there are people who are trying to get a piece of your earnings, sometimes even by the most seedy methods one can think of.