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Tickets to President Obama’s inauguration are given to the public for free, yet scalpers have been trying to sell them off. Late last week, Craigslist and eBay both promised not to allow any postings selling the tickets, but that hasn’t stopped criminals from trying to get over.

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Drake re-connects with his old rhyme partner out of Virginia, Nickelus F, on this new record called “Number 15.” 

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Dr. King’s message of non-violence clearly wasn’t felt by all. Five people were shot just after a parade in New Orleans celebrating the civil rights leader’s legacy,this afternoon.

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Mitt Romney was able to accept defeat in the 2012 presidential election, but he doesn’t need it rubbed in his face. As many around the world tuned in for President Obama’s inauguration this afternoon, Romney wasn’t so interested in taking a look.

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Lance Armstrong may never be forgiven for cheating his way to seven Tour de France titles, which might be why a library in Australia got creative in their response to the scandal. Someone at the library– located in the suburb of Sydney, known as Manly, (yes, that’s the real name)– was so bent out of […]

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Not everybody is happy future NFL Hall Of Famer, Ray Lewis, is getting his final game in the Super Bowl. You can start right across the field of his opponents last night.

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Rockie Fresh drops his long-awaited mixtape called Electric Highway, his first effort as an artist on Maybach Music Group.

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In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, baseball player Matt Kemp served as the grand marshall for the annual Kingdom Day Parade Los Angeles parade held Saturday (Jan. 19). Named the 2013 Celebrity Grand Marshall, Kemp cruised down the parade route alongside his mother, Judy Henderson. 

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The latest visual effort from CyHi The Prynce is “Far Removed,” a song that will be featured on his upcoming tape Ivy League: Kick Back. 

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Bill Russell didn’t win 11 NBA championships to be disrespected like this. During today inauguration, ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos mistook the 6′ 10″ NBA Hall of Famer for actor Morgan Freeman on national TV.

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It’s official. President Barack Hussein Obama, also known as 2 Termz, is back as the 44th President of the United States of America. 

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Although his birthday was actually on January 15, today (January 21) is when Martin Luther King Jr. born day is observed as a federal holiday. Plenty of water cooler type conversations over the years, and an episode of The Boondocks, have been held about what Dr. King would think of today’s Hip-Hop music if he […]