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Nas & DJ Premier Release New Single “Define My Name” As Intro To Collaboration LP

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

Grammy-award-winning icon Nas, celebrates the 30th Anniversary of his 1994 debut album, Illmatic, with the release of new single “Define My Name,”...

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida Home Raided By IRS

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

After several run-ins with the law, troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's home in Florida was raided by federal agents, and they...

NBA YoungBoy Arrested For Large-Scale Prescription Fraud Ring In Utah

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

According to several news reports, Baton Rouge native NBA Youngboy was arrested on Tuesday(April 16) over a prescription drug fraud...

Happy 63rd Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz, one of Hip Hop's very first and most well known ghostwriters, turns 63 today. He currently works as...

Happy 53rd Birthday To Onyx’s Fredro Starr!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

On this day in 1971, Fred Scruggs Jr., better known as Fredro Starr of the legendary Hip Hop group Onyx,...

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...

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...

Simone Manuel Speaks On Racism, Police Brutality After Winning Gold Medal

Sha Be Allah

August 12, 2016

Not only did Simone Manuel make history and break racial barriers by becoming the first African American to win a gold medal in an individual event, which for her was the 100 meter frestyle, she broke the silen... Read Article

DEA Says That Marijuana Will Remain Illegal As Schedule 1 Drug

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August 12, 2016

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Yesterday, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it was not rescheduling marijuana, in effect, refusing to recognize marijuana's medicinal benefits. But in what is viewed as a victory for the marijuana ref... Read Article

Antoine Fuqua In Talks To Remake Scarface, Set in Los Angeles

Sha Be Allah

August 11, 2016

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Universal Pictures plans for director Antoine Fuqua to direct the remake of Brian De Palma's 1983 crime film Scarface, which itself was remade from the 1932 film by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, Deadline.com... Read Article

Ohio Police Officer Hospitalized After Subway Employee Drugged His Drink

Sha Be Allah

August 11, 2016

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A lunch break to Subway ended with a Layton City, Ohio police officer being treated for ingesting illegal drugs after a restaurant employee spiked his drink, according to police. Tanis Ukena, 18, is in custo... Read Article

TheCollegeOfHipHop.org Launches App To Educate Students On Arts And Entertainment

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August 11, 2016

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TheCollegeOfHipHop.org recently launched an program to help students interested in Hip-Hop to gain knowledge and understanding of the arts and entertainment business. The program has an accompanying app and see... Read Article

Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman Says He “Broke His Penis” Three Times

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August 9, 2016

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·In a video for the Viceland show "Party Legends," NBA on and off course stand out Dennis Rodman describes three times in which he injured his penis, including an instance in which he saw "blood everywhere." F... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Sean Price Passes Away At 43 One Year Ago

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August 8, 2016

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The Hip Hop community will never forget the feeling that permeated the atmosphere the morning that everyone woke up to find out that Sean Price aka Hussain Sayyid aka Ruck of the famed Boot Camp Clik duo Heltah... Read Article

Dr. Sebi Dies In Police Custody In Honduras

Sha Be Allah

August 8, 2016

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According to several news outlets, world renowned natural herbalist and healer Alfredo Darrington Bowman, better known as Dr. Sebi, died in Honduras over the weekend after having complications while battling pn... Read Article

White Neighbor Arrested In Arson Death Of N. Tonawanda NY’s Only Black Firefighter

Sha Be Allah

August 6, 2016

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Support for the only black volunteer firefighter in an upstate New York town continues to pour in after he lost his home to suspected arson within days of receiving a letter containing racial slurs. A judge ... Read Article

Appeal Court Rules Judge Was Wrong to Overturn Korryn Gaines' $38M Verdict

Korryn Gaines’ 5 Year Old Son Who Was Shot By B-More Police, Speaks From Hospital

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August 6, 2016

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"They shot me on purpose", stated a 5 year old from his hospital bed after being wounded by gunshots from Baltimore Police that ultimately killed his mother, Korryn Gaines. Gaines, 23, barricaded herself in... Read Article

Michelle Obama Set To Throw Barack Obama A Star-Studded 55th Birthday Party

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August 5, 2016

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This year POTUS is celebrating many milestones as he turns 55 and is closing out his two-term presidency. What better way to celebrate than by turning up The White House one last time? According to reports, ... Read Article

SC Church Shooter Dylann Roof Attacked In Prison

Sha Be Allah

August 5, 2016

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Dylann Roof, the alleged Charleston church shooter, was assaulted in a jail shower by a fellow inmate yesterday. The prisoner, Dwayne Marion Stafford, 25, allegedly left his cell and ran to where Roof was s... Read Article

Diana Gordon Reveals “Becky With The Good Hair”

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August 4, 2016

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Ever since Beyoncé released her Lemonade album, there has been major speculation of the identity of "Becky with the Good Hair". Social media jumped to conclusions and accused many celebrities of holding the tit... Read Article

“Training Days” Graffiti Show Sponsored By Bowery Boogie Uncapped (RECAP)

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August 3, 2016

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Hosted by Bowery Boogie Uncapped and curated by Rebel Knowledge, the "Training Days" graff show, which was held in LES NYC, attracted a large spectrum of art fans from across the city; some who could appreciate... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Poor Righteous Teachers’ ‘Pure Poverty’ LP Turns 25

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August 3, 2016

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On this date in 1991, Trentonians Wise Intelligent, Culture Freedom and DJ Father Shaheed followed up their debut album Holy Intellect with their sophomore smash Pure Poverty, which was released under Profile R... Read Article

Fedral Judge Seals Autopsy Of Alton Sterling

Sha Be Allah

August 2, 2016

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A federal judge has made the decision to keep Alton Sterling's autopsy classified today after it was completed yesterday in the East Baton Rouge Parish where Sterling was shot and killed after a brief encounte... Read Article

Black And Brown Unity: 2 Female Brown Berets Photographed With Nation Of Islam

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August 2, 2016

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At a Black Lives Matter protest in last month, a major downtown Los Angeles highway was shut down by the group, but that wasn't the media's focus. Instead, the attention was on a photograph that was captured... Read Article

Draymond Green Apologizes for Sharing Photo of Penis on Snapchat

GS Warriors’ Draymond Green Apologizes For Posting D**k Pic On Snapchat

Sha Be Allah

August 1, 2016

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This guy just cant seem to catch a break. Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green gets himself suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals before his team goes on to blow a 3-1 lead and lose the series t... Read Article

DJ Uses Eminem Lyrics To File Complaint With British Clothier

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August 1, 2016

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DJ Jay Whalley, a turntable st from Preston, England, reworked the first verse from the rapper’s hit single “Stan” to try to find out what was happening with a blazer he wanted to exchange. “I sent you my ex... Read Article

God Shammgod Wells Hired As Player Development Assistant For Dallas Mavericks

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August 1, 2016

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According to a report by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports on Thursday, former Providence point guard and streetball legend God Shammgod has been hired by the Mavericks as a player development assistant. The 40 ye... Read Article