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Happy 54th Birthday To Hip Hop Legend Redman!

Happy 54th Birthday To Hip Hop Legend Redman!

By Sha Be Allah / April 17, 2024

A very big Happy Birthday shout-out goes out to Hip-Hop legend and actor Redman. The Newark, NJ bred veteran turns...

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WATCH: Rick Ross Asks Why Drake Let Birdman’s Miami Mansion Go Into Foreclosure

WATCH: Rick Ross Asks Why Drake Let Birdman’s Miami Mansion Go Into Foreclosure

By Shawn Grant / April 17, 2024

Rick Ross isn't an easy troll. Drake attempted to shade Rick Ross by saying he isn't as rich as him...

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SZA and the Killers to Headline Inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival

SZA and the Killers to Headline Inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival

By Sha Be Allah / April 17, 2024

SZA and The Killers are set to headline the inaugural edition of Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival, a new two-day music festival taking place September 7-8...

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9th Wonder’s Swank & King Draft ‘Vice City’ Album Dropping This Week

9th Wonder’s Swank & King Draft ‘Vice City’ Album Dropping This Week

By Sha Be Allah / April 16, 2024

Swank & King Draft's highly anticipated album, VICE CITY, produced under the esteemed guidance of legendary producer 9th Wonder. Dropping this Friday, April 19th,...

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Kenneth Perry Requests Court Permission To Go on ‘Pink Friday 2’ World Tour

Kenneth Perry Requests Court Permission To Go on ‘Pink Friday 2’ World Tour

By Sha Be Allah / April 16, 2024

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, is asking a court for permission to travel...

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Chance The Rapper Unveils Star Line Gallery Art Piece “The Last Stair” In Collaboration With Thelonious Stokes At EXPO CHICAGO

Chance The Rapper Unveils Star Line Gallery Art Piece “The Last Stair” In Collaboration With Thelonious Stokes At EXPO CHICAGO

By Sha Be Allah / April 16, 2024

Over the weekend, Chance the Rapper took center stage both in the art world and in philanthropy, showcasing his multifaceted...

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Slum Village Reveals Tracklist, Cover Art, And May 3rd Release Date For New Album ‘F.U.N’

Slum Village Reveals Tracklist, Cover Art, And May 3rd Release Date For New Album ‘F.U.N’

By Sha Be Allah / April 16, 2024

As Slum Village pushes through the second half of their second month-long Europe tour in the past year, T3 and Young RJ unveiled the tracklist, cover art, and...

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Eastern U.S. Braces For Extreme Cold, Snow As Winter Storm Approaches

January 3, 2018

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A major winter storm will start hitting the U.S Southeast up through New England on Wednesday with freezing rain, snow and strong winds, adding to record-shattering cold that is keeping its grip on much of the ... Read Article

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Jeopardy! Contestant Loses Prize Money For Mispronouncing Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”

January 3, 2018

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The judges must've been from the hood because they would not let Nick slide for saying "gangster" instead of "gangsta". He was so excited to show off his ’90s hip-hop knowledge on Jeopardy! this week. But wh... Read Article

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Spotify Hit With a $1.6 B Copyright Lawsuit

January 3, 2018

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Spotify has been sued for allegedly playing thousands of songs from the likes of Tom Petty, Neil Young and The Doors without permission. Wixen Music Publishing, a song licensee, sued Spotify last week in Cal... Read Article

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Mike Tyson To Open 40-Acre Marijuana Farm In Southern California

January 3, 2018

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It has been confirmed through several reports that Tyson and partners on Dec. 20 broke ground on a plot for a cannabis resort in California City, a remote Mojave Desert town that’s about a 110-mile (177-kilomet... Read Article

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DJ Khaled Becomes Newest Celebrity Ambassador For Weight Watchers

January 2, 2018

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Weight Watchers International, Inc. recently introduced music magnate, producer and recording artist DJ Khaled as a social media ambassador. DJ Khaled has set out to make a lasting shift and be healthier for hi... Read Article

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Analysts Suggest Apple Likely To Buy Netflix

January 2, 2018

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Contrary to the reports of Apple launching a video subscription product in 2018 to counter Netflix, analysts from Citi have said that the iPhone maker could possibly buy the entertainment company by taking adva... Read Article

Hollywood’s Top Women Launch Initiative to Stop Sexual Harassment

January 2, 2018

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Some of Hollywood's most powerful women have teamed up to launch an initiative aimed at combating sexual harassment inside and outside their industry after an avalanche of allegations set in motion by the Harve... Read Article

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Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrate Their 20th Wedding Anniversary

January 1, 2018

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It's an Emerald anniversary for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith! The 49-year-old actor shared his warm sentiments for his wife Sunday, which marked the 20th anniversary of their nuptials at Cloisters Castl... Read Article

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California Starts Legal Sale Of Marijuana For Recreational Use

January 1, 2018

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California will launch the world’s largest regulated commercial market for recreational marijuana today, as dozens of newly licensed stores catering to adults who enjoy the drug for its psychoactive effects ope... Read Article

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Kim Jong-Un: The Nuclear Button Is Always On My Desk

January 1, 2018

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In his annual New Year's address on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States that his country's completed nuclear arsenal is now a button-push away. "The U.S. should know that the but... Read Article

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The First Supermoon Of 2018 Will Appear On New Year’s Day

December 31, 2017

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As we reflect on 2017 and prepare for 2018, may you and yours have a wonderful and safe 2018 New Year’s Eve celebration. As the new year begins, we will be treated to cold temperatures but clear skies. Steal... Read Article

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Snoop Dogg Launches “Munchie Meals” With Fast Food Giant Jack In The Box

December 30, 2017

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The Doggfather himself has linked up with West Coast fast food favorite Jack In The Box to bring the public Merry Munchie Meals, which is set to debut at the top of 2018. The timing is perfect because that w... Read Article

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Half Of Puerto Rico’s Electricity Customers Still Lack Power

December 30, 2017

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Almost half of the electricity customers in Puerto Rico lack power, according to officials on the island, 100 days after Hurricane Maria hit the island. Government officials on the island told The Associated... Read Article

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12 Dead Including Four Children Following Deadly Bronx Apartment Blaze

December 29, 2017

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Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of a blaze that ripped through an apartment building in the Bronx and killed 12 people including four children, in the city’s deadliest fir... Read Article

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Happy Birthday To Dirty South legend Pimp C (RIP)

December 28, 2017

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Born Chad Lamont Butler on this day in 1973 in Port Arthur, Texas, Pimp C emerged into the Hip Hop scene with his partner Bun B to make the Underground Kingz(UGK) one of the greatest rap groups to come out of t... Read Article

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Happy Kwanzaa! Today’s Principle Of UJIMA(Collective Work And Responsibility)

December 28, 2017

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Today's principle of Kwanzaa focuses on Collective Work and Responsibility, which means to work in a cooperative manner to strengthen our families, understanding that the well-being of our families is connected... Read Article

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China Caught Illegally Selling Oil To North Korea By U.S. Satellites

December 28, 2017

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US satellites have spotted Chinese tankers transferring oil to North Korean ships 30 times in three months - despite strict UN trade embargoes, according to reports. Overhead images appear to show ships fro... Read Article

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California Couple Used Drones To Deliver Drugs

December 28, 2017

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A California couple was arrested after using a drone to transport drugs out of their home and into the hands of nearby waiting customers, police say. Benjamin Baldassarre, 39, and Ashley Carroll, 31, of Rive... Read Article

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Co-Creator Of ‘MTV Unplugged’ Jim Burns Struck And Killed By Taxi

December 27, 2017

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Co-creator of MTV Unplugged Jim Burns has died after being struck by a taxi while crossing Fifth Avenue in Manhattan with his seeing-eye dog. Burns, 65, was struck on Saturday on the Upper East Side and succ... Read Article

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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Links Up With Ice-T’s Final Level Productions For Daytime Talk Show

December 27, 2017

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Hip Hop hasn't seen anything like this since The Arsenio Hall Show. Culture critic, activist and Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson has connected like Cuban links with Ice-T and his Final Level Producti... Read Article