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Ferguson, Mo. police have finally identified the officer who shot and killed an unarmed African-American teenager. Today (Aug. 15), police chief Thomas Jackson revealed that it was officer Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran, who fatally wounded Mike Brown.

There is still some tension remaining in Ferguson, Mo. over the police shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown, but calm visited the region Thursday. After a state-ordered leadership switch, Ferguson police marched peacefully with the protesters and relaxed many of the strict rules.

Lil’ Wayne appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” Thursday morning (August 14), revealing the official release date and artwork to Tha Carter V. 

Nick Cannon’s hints that he nabbed the role of Richard Pryor in his forthcoming biopic may have been premature. Reportedly, the front runner to play the late comedian and actor is now Mike Epps. 

It’s a cold world, so Cam’ron can be seen nestled in his patented pink mink from ’03 in the visual for “Sweetest” from his 1st Of The Month, Vol. 2 EP.

This is surely not how you want to be a trailblazer as a rapper. T.I. is being sued for allegedly stealing a concert stage.

“All we wanna do is take the chains off/ All we wanna do is break the chains off,” J. Cole chants on “Be Free,” a song he penned in tribute to slain Ferguson, Mo. teen Michael Brown.

Janis from Mean Girls said it best: “There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil stuff and those who see evil stuff being done and don’t try to stop it.”

President Obama addressed the nation Thursday (Aug. 14) to urge a peaceful resolve to the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Speaking from vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the president echoed his original statements on Michael Brown’s murder, along with commenting on heightened clashes overnight.

The situation in Ferguson is by no means at an end, but there has been progress made at the state’s highest level. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Thursday that the Missouri State Highway Patrol will handle all policing matters in the troubled city, and already improvements have been reported.

There’s another side to the Ebola outbreak that we haven’t seen as much: the survivors. Up to 90 percent of those infected die from the deadly virus, but there are those who make it through.

Thickness officially has a name, and you can call her Jessica Moralez — our latest Bangin Candy.