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Atlanta bred rapper Key! is on a hot streak, having released a mound of music that’s being received well by the Internets. Today, the newcomer returns with a Chuck Inglish-produced track called “Suite.”

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Kendrick Lamar has the world cutting up a rug with his latest single, “i.” And while the jazzy tune radiates life into the monotony of today’s rap game, the Isley Brothers’ sampled cut pulls from a dark place.

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No. 1 NBA draft pick Andrew Wiggins stars in a hilarious commercial for the adidas NBA Swingman jersey. The high-flying rookie’s “body double” fails miserably while attempting to fill in for Wiggins. 

The fourth season of Key & Peele is lighting up ratings and social media alike, with no signs of slowing down.

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R&B sensation Jeremih alongside his entourage reportedly went bonkers at a burger restaurant in Billings, MT. What started out as an attempt to pick up the cashier lady, ended up in a whirlwind of beer bottles.

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Loretta Lynch, the Brooklyn-based United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has been rumored for weeks to be the next nominee for the United States Attorney General post. Although chatter began Election Day, there has been rumblings from Washington that a decision is nearing to a close.

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With Shmurda She Wrote available for public consumption, Bobby Shmurda promotes the project by delivering a visual for his second single “Bobby B*tch.”

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The official trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, the third and final film of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy is here, and it’s kind of epic. 

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On May 2, 2011, a squad of elite U.S. Navy SEALs stormed the home where wanted al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding. On Thursday, a member of the usually-secretive team stepped forward as “The Shooter” who killed Bin Laden although other SEALs have made the claim.

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ScHoolboy Q’s Oxymoron album has been out since February, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop promoting it. The Black Hippy rappers drops a video for “Hell Of A Night” off the critically acclaimed album. 

Hip-Hop Wired is back again with the latest installment of Games Rappers Play. Following conversations with Audio Push and ScHoolboy Q, yours truly sits down with Stalley to discuss his major label debut, Ohio, which released on October 27.

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Azealia Banks pulled inspiration from Beyoncé on Thursday (Nov. 6) and while no one was looking, let loose her oft-delayed debut album Broke With Expensive Taste.