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What can’t be said about Lupe Fiasco is that he doesn’t speak his mind, so it’s no secret he’s one of the most outspoken rappers in the game. The Chicago wordsmith exhibited that passion with a lengthy Twitter rant last night, speaking on violent lyrics in today’s popular songs. 

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Struggle actress Amanda Bynes clearly has no sense of chill. Last night, she did her best to break Twitter by basically telling Drake her box was his for the taking.

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Lil Wayne was released from Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles yesterday, and is feeling “a lot better,” according to a post on his Twitter page. Weezy went online earlier today to let the world know that he’s recovering, after suffering a series of seizures last week.

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The ongoing saga of TMZ vs. YMCMB and information about Lil Wayne’s stay in the ICU is only getting more bizarre. Bryan “Birdman” Williams called into Hot 97 to update fans on his “son’s” condition, insisting it has nothing to do with with drugs. Meanwhile, Mack Maine is unsure who sent a message from Weezy’s Twitter […]

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History Channel has a hit on its hands with the new miniseries The Bible, and also a bit of controversy as well. Conservative pundit Glenn Beck caused a stir during last night’s (March 17) airing after tweeting that an actor of color playing Satan resembled President Barack Obama.

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While Lil Wayne recuperates in a Los Angeles hospital after another seizure, plenty of his famous friends have been coming by to visit. Also, T.I. had some choice words for TMZ about the way in which the reports of Weezy’s recent trip to the ER was handled.  

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John Legend’s fiancée, Chrissy Teigen, was really excited about making it to 200,000 Twitter followers. No, really. The swimsuit model  posted a nude photo of herself on Instagram to celebrate her social media milestone.

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You can’t fight or slow down the future. Technological advancements are inevitable. But while they usually make life easier, in the case of Hip-Hop many advances have led to instances, movements or trends that, to many, ruined the music and culture.

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Expect the NBA to make sure J.R. Smith put his Twitter game on chill sooner than later. A direct message exchange the New York Knicks shooting guard had with a potential paramour jump off leaked and from the looks of it he clearly wastes no time when trying to bed a fan. 

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Mark this day as the day that Burger King lost–officially. It’s menu has been losing to McDonald’s for years now, but today the burger joints Twitter page was defeated by a rapper-loving hacker who threw in shouts to the likes of Lil Reese, Chief Keef, and Meek Mill.

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Another day, another Azealia Banks online beef. Par the course for the controversial Interscope signee, Yung Rapunxel engaged in a war of words with “Harlem Shake” artist Baauer on Twitter regarding an unauthorized remix she released yesterday. What’s shocking, unless your Perez Hilton, was her use of h0mophobic slurs in the heated exchange.

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Either Alicia Keys hasn’t quite broken up with her iPhone, or someone is out to get her. Since she’s been named the Global Creative Director of Blackberry, Keys should be taking every opportunity to promote the reboot the fledgling technology empire, but some sneaky hacker won’t allow that.