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Wiz Khalifa and his family have been dealt a bit of closure now that individuals have taken responsible for the January 2014 shooting death of his younger uncle, Imani Porter.

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All eyes are now on the justice system now that Dylann Roof has been apprehended and charged with murder.

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President Barack Obama addressed the Charleston church shooting during a press conference on Thursday afternoon (Jun. 18), issuing a somber message about gun violence and condemning the actions of captured white gunman, Dylann Roof. President Obama also made a call for stronger gun control in the wake of the tragedy and noted killings of this sort […]

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Last December, West Coast mainstay rapper Xzibit had a hell of a time getting hitched–and then he caught a post-wedding DUI for his troubles.

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The Hip-Hop community is thanking every higher power that YG is recovering nicely after being shot three times outside a music studio in Los Angeles. Although rappers are expected to exercise their creative freedom inside the lab, sometimes it can be more dangerous than the streets. Check out these unforgettable instances of studio violence in […]

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So much for Courtney Barnes’ fifteen-minutes of fame.

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Some have been wondering, What has Rick Ross been up to lately? Well apparently today (June 10) the Bawse was busy getting popped for marijuana possession in Atlanta. 

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On May 29, Karlo Oscata, a United States Citizen, flew into Newark Liberty International Airport from Lima, Peru, with several souvenirs from the South American country. Which is to be expected for international travel of the sort, but when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducted a routine search and seizure, they got more than […]

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The recent prison break at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. caused quite a stir after news emerged of the escape this past weekend. Brooklyn rapper Maino, just the guy you want to talk to when prison breaks happen, was a guest on CNN to discuss his time in the prison and other necessary […]

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In Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a police officer was suspended without pay for attacking a pepper spraying an unarmed man who didn’t commit a crime. Officer Nathan Baker was moved to attack the man after he flipped the cop the bird in a bid to test his First Amendment rights.

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West Coast rapper and occasional troublemaker The Game is now facing arrest over the sucker punch he threw against a cop back in March. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has issued a warrant for Game’s arrest for what they say is a felony threat.

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New Orleans rapper Widner “Flow” Degruy, who signed to Young Money in 2012, is a suspect in a double murder that occurred last week. He was spotted near the scene where two brothers were gunned down in a car.