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Travis Scott Announces More European UTOPIA – Circus Maximus Tour Dates

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Travis Scott continues to command the global stage with his groundbreaking UTOPIA – CIRCUS MAXIMUS WORLD TOUR, having sold out all European tour...

[WATCH] Uncle Luke Talks Failed Attempts At Trying To Squash Beef Between Biggie And Tupac

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Speaking on Instagram Live over the weekend, Miami Hip Hop pioneer Uncle Luke delved into his unsuccessful efforts to try...

Happy 55th Birthday To Parrish Smith Of EPMD!

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Happy 55th Birthday Parrish J. Smith, better known as "PMD", one half of EPMD EPMD, the famous duo from Brentwood, Long Island, New...

Today In Hip Hop History: Remy Ma Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Shooting 16 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

On this date in 2008, the Terror Squad's First Lady Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years behind bars in...

Today In Hip Hop History: Suge Knight Was Knocked Out At L.A. Nightclub 16 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 12, 2024

Just when the entire world thought the former Death Row Records CEO Marios "Suge" Knight was indestructible, the founder of...

Today In Hip Hop History: DMX Dropped His Debut Album ‘It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot’ 26 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 12, 2024

On this day in Hip Hop history DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. This is...

Happy 91st Birthday to The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan!

By Sha Be Allah / May 11, 2024

One of Black America's last, real, unapologetic voices who survived the COINTELPRO strategies of the 1960s and 1970s to become...

Jerry Springer Says He Wants Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa And Amber Rose On His Show

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February 1, 2016

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Jerry Springer has put himself in the middle of the Kanye West/Wiz Khalifa situation by inviting the two to settle their Jan. 27, 2016 Twitter beef on his timeless show. He also invited their mutual ex, Amber R...

United Nations Group Says US Should Address Slavery, Reparations

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February 1, 2016

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The United States should consider reparations to African-American descendants of slavery, establish a national human rights commission and publicly acknowledge that the trans-Atlantic slave trade was a crime ag...

Chris Brown Denies Baby Mother’s Claim That He Smokes Around Their Daughter

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January 31, 2016

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Nia Guzman, the mother of Chris Brown's daughter Royalty, is taking him to court on claims that he is making their child sick. Guzman told the judge that one year old Royalty has developed asthma, and it's a...

Rob Kardashian Drove To Texas From LA To Pick Up Blac Chyna From Jail

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January 31, 2016

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According to media reports, reality TV's favorite baby brother Rob Kardashian drove 1,400 miles from Los Angeles To Texas to pick up girlfriend Blac Chyna after she was released from custody for public intoxica...

Watch 50 Cent Get NYC Crowd To Chant “F**k Meek Mill”

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January 31, 2016

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Since their ongoing feud which began last year, 50 Cent has seemingly launched a "F*ck Meek Mill" campaign, taking shots from social media to the public, getting the crowd at B.B. Kings In Manhattan chanting th...

Donald Trump Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Defaced With Swastika

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January 31, 2016

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Sometime this week, Republican presidential candidate front runner Donald Trump had his Hollywood Walk of Fame star was defaced with a swastika sometime this week. A ReddIt user uploaded the pic to the socia...

Apple Rumored To Release Wireless Charger For iPhone 7 In 2017

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January 30, 2016

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Apple is rumored to be releasing a wireless-charging version of iPhone as early as 2017, with the development of a new wireless charging technology. Sources have revealed that Apple is working on creating techn...

President Obama To Visit Mosque For The First Time As President

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January 30, 2016

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President Obama will make the first visit during his presidency to a U.S. mosque, the White House announced Saturday, part of the administration’s push to promote religious tolerance at a time when rhetoric lin...

Chris Brown Tweaks On Twitter Over White Actor Playing Michael Jackson

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January 30, 2016

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With all of the social media talk about Joseph Fiennes, a white actor that was chosen to play "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson in a movie based around 9/11, everyone who has an opinion has weighed in on the contro...

NYC Police Union Turns Back On Cop That Killed Akai Gurley

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January 30, 2016

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Ever since the beginning of Peter Liang's trial, the Police Benevolence Association has been an obvious absentee in a case of police misconduct where there always make their presence publicly known. The PBA’...

Kanye West Hit the Studio With Andre Chainz Kid Cudi

2 Chainz Shares Pics With Kanye West, Diddy, Kirk Franklin In Recording Studio For ‘Waves’ Album

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January 30, 2016

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Yesterday, @hairweavekiller aka 2 Chainz shared a few photos on Instagram in the studio with several artists that will be involved with Kanye West's highly anticipated Waves album. Two Necklaces shared a pic...

21K People Petition To Have Snoop Dogg Narrate BBC’s ‘Planet Earth’

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January 29, 2016

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It might sound bizarre, but more than 10,000 people have signed a petition hoping to make Snoop Dogg the new narrator of Planet Earth. This madness first began after the rapper recorded voiceovers to footage...

Facebook Bans Private Gun Sales Through Their Site

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January 29, 2016

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Facebook Inc. has prohibited global users from coordinating person-to-person private sales of firearms on its online social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service on Friday, countering concerns that it...

Tommy Chong Endorses Bernie Sanders

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January 29, 2016

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In the video below, watch actor and marijuana advocate Tommy Chong endorse presidential candidate Bernie Sanders about his ability to serve the country as the POTUS. The former Cheech and Chong star called Sand...

Wrongful Death Suit Dropped Against Caitlyn Jenner

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January 29, 2016

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The stepchildren of a woman killed in a car crash caused by Caitlyn Jenner have dropped their civil lawsuit against the transgender Olympic gold medalist. Jenner's attorney, Philip Boesch Jr., confirmed Thur...

Homeless Man On 8 Mile Accepts Credit Card Donations On Smartphone

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January 29, 2016

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Volunteers in Detroit and across the nation spent the night counting the homeless, and one of those men who lives in the cold is dealing with it in an unusual, yet efficient way. He calls himself “Honest Abe...

6 Dead In Murder-Suicide Following Police Standoff In Virginia

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January 28, 2016

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Police have identified five of six family members killed in a domestic murder-suicide in Chesapeake. Police say they were first called out to the 2300 block of Wildwood Road Wednesday around 3:35 p.m. to per...

Remembering A Legend: Andre The Giant Passes Away 23 Year Ago

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January 28, 2016

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To many French and Americans, professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff aka Andre The Giant was their hero. On this date 23 years ago, the 46 year old entertainer passed away, but left an everlastin...

Pro Surfer Kelly Slater Rescues Woman And Baby From Killer Wave

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January 28, 2016

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In one of the most heroic accounts of triumph from yesterday’s mega pulse that rocked Oahu, Hawaii, pro surfer Kelly Slater has allegedly played a part in rescuing a couple and their infant child from a large ...

Filmmaker Michael Moore Pens Letter Urging Americans To Stop Sending Water To Flint

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January 28, 2016

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The lead contamination crisis in Flint has resulted in a tidal wave of bottled water being shipped to the state from around the country to provide emergency drinking water for residents. Flimmaker and Flint’s m...