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Television

The hit late-night talk show from Charlamagne Tha God returns to Comedy Central, and HipHopWired was on hand for the season premiere and got to talk to the host afterward for his insight on the direction for the season ahead.

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It looks like Kanye West is in the blessing business and the latest recipient is A$AP Bari.

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Bishop Lamor Whitehead, a Brooklyn clergyman, was a guest on Larry Reid Live and fired off a homophobic slur at the host.

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It seems one of the most challenged travel brands might be able to finally get its act together. JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for 3.8 billion dollars.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

The rabbit hole is still rabbit hole-ing for Sesame Street-based theme park Sesame Place as it has once again been accused of racial discrimination against Black children. But this time a Sesame Splacelocation in Baltimore is in the hot seat—and this time a lawsuit has been filed.

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Looks like Beats By Dre is looking to get back on top of the audio game and have enlisted the help of an OG graffiti artist to help them craft some next level earbuds for music lovers out there.

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The Hip-Hop world knows that Gucci Mane doesn’t mind getting disrespectful with his raps and now feels that he might’ve started a trend of rappers who have no hairs on their tongues when it comes to doing the same.

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Kelis caught wind of Beyoncé sampling one of her older songs for her upcoming album, Renaissance, and feels like she was blindsided.

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There is no messiness like celebrity messiness. This case can involve some perilous consequences as an Instagram model tied to some notable names recently revealed she has been diagnosed with AIDS, and she isn’t aware exactly how long she’s had the debilitating and incurable disease.

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Yup, it's officially Beyoncé season, and a leak isn't going to mess that up. 

On Wednesday, Democratic Congressmen Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman introduced the Restoring Artistic Protection Act to the House of Representatives for review. The proposed bill seeks to prohibit the usage of an artist's lyrics against them in civil and criminal cases. It comes as a number of these cases have been brought against Hip-Hop artists in recent years.

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Meek Mill is about to get back on his grind something serious as he has big plans for the foreseeable future and is putting all his eggs in his own basket… kinda.