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A suspect stabbed more than a dozen people at a Texas college Tuesday, leaving two victims in critical condition. The attack occurred on the campus of the Lone Star Community College System, at around 11:15 a.m. this morning.

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Fans of the sprawling Marvel Comics universe have showed their support for the live-action adaptations for the big screen. One of the films rumored to come down the pipeline featured African superhero, the Black Panther. There has been speculation over who would play the lead, and there is evidence that actor Morris Chestnut may have landed […]

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ song “Thrift Shop” is a massive hit. All those plays means it has also become ridiculously annoying to many. One Colorado woman in particular became so incensed that her boyfriend was singing the song that she proceeded to choke him out.

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With just a few days to spare before the release of his sixth solo album Student Of The Game April 16th, N.O.R.E. drops a documentary to further promote the project.

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This makes two new Nicki Minaj videos in two weeks. The YMCMB rapper/American Idol judge drops a video for “Up In Flames” off of her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up album.

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As if the Rick Ross d@te rape fiasco wasn’t already controversial enough, MMG cohort Meek Mill and We The Best Music Group artist Ace Hood recently came to the Miami rapper’s defense. In separate radio interviews, both artists shared their different stances on what most would consider a pretty cut and dry lyric.

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In a recent move to merge digital with print, VIBE magazine has digital covers to accompany the ones found on newsstands. For their April/May issue, Miguel and Kendrick Lamar grace the digital issue cover, with individual print covers as well.

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Dear LL Cool J: “Accidental Racist” was a bad idea. But you knew that already.

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The Internets was on fire yesterday (April 8) after country music star Brad Paisley dropped his new song “Accidental Racist,” featuring veteran rapper-actor LL Cool J. Paisley shared in an upcoming print interview why he decided to release the controversial track, although it appears the West Virginia native is not necessarily an expert on race […]

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Eight years later, Kanye West is still being chased by the gold diggers. This time however, it’s over a sample featured in his 2005 classic hit single “Gold Digger.”

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Young Jeezy‘s “R.I.P.” remix, or should we say Chris Brown’s sneak dissing, had the Internets in an uproar a few weeks ago. It looks like that wasn’t enough for the CTE frontman, who returns today, via this leak courtesy of the L.A. Leakers, with another remix aptly coined the “G-Mix,” featuring California legends Snoop Dogg, Too […]

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Marco Rubio, a Republican and noted Tupac stan, is still mad that Beyoncé & Jay-Z’s got to travel to Cuba. Although the couple’s trip was approved by the Treasury Department, the Florida Senator is calling for the Obama administration to explain why they were allowed to travel to the island nation.