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[WATCH] Dame Dash Says Biggie And Diddy Copied Him And Jay-Z

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

On the otherwise politically centered PBD Podcast with Patrick Bet-David, former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Dame Dash claimed that the late Notorious...

Problem And DJ Quik Announce Joint Album ‘Chupacabra’

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

Legacy West Coast acts JasonMartin FKA Problem and DJ Quik have announced an upcoming highly anticipated joint album out later...

Today in Hip Hop History: Nas’ Iconic ‘Illmatic’ Album Turns 30 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

30 years ago today, Nas dropped his debut LP, 'Illmatic.' Released by Columbia Records in 94' Nas recorded the album...

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...

African Burial Ground Discovered In East Harlem

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2016

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For almost ten years, the word up and down 125th Street was that there was an African cemetary on the East end of the one mile and a quarter long strip just one block north at the 126th Street Transit Depot. ... Read Article

Stacey Dash Responds To Critics With “How BET Lies To Black People” Blog

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2016

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Ever since Stacey Dash appeared on the Fox And Friends show and made her controversial statements about BET and Black History Month, she's received more attention than she has in her last three movie appearance... Read Article

Winter Storm Jonas is Currently Creating “Life-Threatening Whiteout Conditions” On The East Coast

Simone Amelia

January 23, 2016

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New York City, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and surrounding areas are currently experiencing the worst blizzard in the past five years. The Weather Channel reports snow totals have topped two fe... Read Article

Happy Birthday To The Legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff!

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2016

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On this date in 1965, Jeffrey Townes, better known to Hip Hop and television fans as "Jazzy Jeff" was born in the City of Brother Love and has become one of the best to ever place their hands on a pair of Techn... Read Article

Oregon Governor Calls On White House, DOJ To End Occupation Of Federal Building By Armed Militia

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2016

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Oregon Governor Kate Brown wrote two letters to the White House yesterday, asking for assistance from the Justice Department in ending the almost month old occupation of a federal wildlife refuge building by an... Read Article

Iggy Azalea Said That She Peed On Herself At The Dentist

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January 21, 2016

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All that can be said is TMI, Iggy, TMI. Rapper Iggy Azalea jumped on Twitter Tuesday to talk about her eight hour long dentist visit for some root canals and cavities, but that wasn't the most exciting par... Read Article

FAA Bans Drones At The Super Bowl…And Anywhere Within 37 Miles Of The Stadium

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January 21, 2016

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The Federal Aviation Asociation(FAA) has declared that the skies above this year's Super Bowl will be off limits to all unauthorized aircraft. The same rules apply for Super Bowl "L", the Roman numeral for '... Read Article

Are You Being Served? Uber’s Food Service Gets Its Own App

Yvette Brown

January 21, 2016

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Uber, the cab company easily accessible through any iPhone or Android, is planning to start delivering food to your front door. The cab service is expanding their UberEats program by using a standalone app s... Read Article

Have Gun, Will Travel: TSA Reports Record Number Of Firearms In Carry-Ons

Yvette Brown

January 21, 2016

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While gun control laws are still controversial topics throughout the United States, airport security screeners found a record high number of firearms in carry-on bags in 2015—with most of them were loaded, acco... Read Article

Dr. Phil Is Being Sued For Allegedly Locking Employees In A Room

Yvette Brown

January 21, 2016

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Dr. Phil McGraw is being sued by a former employee after being accused of false imprisonment, according to Business Insider. The former employee of the Dr. Phil show, Leah Rothman, filed a lawsuit that claim... Read Article

Ohio State Troopers Nab 123 Pounds Of Marijuana With Street Value Of $615K

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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In a routine traffic stop on I-70 in Madison County, Ohio State Troopers managed to seize 123 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $615,000. The troopers say that they stopped the vehicle wi... Read Article

Dame Dash: My Cousin Stacey Is Coonin’ For Fox News

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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Actress and FOX News pundit Stacey Dash has made national headlines after saying that America should do away with Black History Month and the popular BET network, stating that the BET Awards were just as racist... Read Article

Jaheim Unapolegtically Expresses Support for Trump: '[He] Has Done A Lot for People'

R&B Singer Jaheim Has Video Shoot Shut Down By His Own NJ Hood

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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A handful of street vets from a New Brunswick, New Jersey housing project stopped the production of a music video by R&B sensation Jaheim in their neighborhood. Problem is, that's Jaheim's old hood as well.... Read Article

Harry Belafonte, Kerry Washington Join “Stop Hate, Dump Trump” Campaign

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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Several celebrities and notables have joined forces in an attempt to derail the possiblity of Republican Presidential front runner Donald Trump in a campaign that has been dubbed "Stop Hate, Dump Trump". Mos... Read Article

Happy Birthday To The Late, Great DJ Jam Master Jay!

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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Born on this day in 1965, "the best DJ in the U.S. of A.", Jason WIlliam Mizell, also known as Jam Master Jay was born. The man behind the wheels of steel for the pioneering Hip Hop duo Run-D.M.C. was one of th... Read Article

Winter Storm Jonas Expected To Slam The East Coast This Weekend

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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Meteorologists are predicting a major snowstorm to blast the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions on Friday and Saturday, which is expected to have detrimental effects on travel and business. The storm is expe... Read Article

Barney’s Customer Wins $45K In Racial Discrimination Case

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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20 year old Trayvon Christian, the teenager who was racially profiled and detained for purchasing a $350 belt, received a $45,000 settlement from high-end clothing retailer Barney's New York for the "stop and f... Read Article

Tamir Rice Update: Grand Jury Never Voted On Charges To Indict Officers

Sha Be Allah

January 20, 2016

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According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, the grand jury tha chose not to indict Cleveland Police Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback in the shooting death of Tamir Rice never actualy took ... Read Article

Musician Ted Nugent Says That President Obama And Hillary Clinton “Should Be Tried For Treason And Hung”

Sha Be Allah

January 20, 2016

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National Rifle Association board member and aged rocker Ted Nugent is calling for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to be charged with treason and hanged for the government's lack of response to the te... Read Article

Machine Gun Kelly Recovering From Emergency Surgery

Sha Be Allah

January 20, 2016

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Bad Boy rapper Machine Gun Kelly recently revealed on social media that he was healing up from an emergency surgery procedure from an infection in the Cleveland native's arm. On Snapchat, MGK posted images o... Read Article