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November 10, 2015

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The founders of the Gangster Disciples and the Black P Stone Nation, two of the largest gangs in Chicago, have condemned the alleged gang related killing of 9 year old Tyshawn Lee last week. Congressman Bob... Read Article

2015 Radio Power 30 Recap: #10, The Baka Boyz

November 10, 2015

Radio #Power30 #10 The Baka Boyz Longevity is important when it comes to radio. Some people are here today, gone tomorrow, others find a way to be semi-relevant for a few years but never leave the kind ... Read Article

Nude Painting Sells For $170M At Christie’s

November 10, 2015

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Five bidders drove the price of a nude painting up to a whopping $170,405,000 at Christie's Auction House in London yesterday. The bid for the one hundred year old painting by Amedeo Modigliani entitled "Rec... Read Article

2015 Radio Power 30 Recap: #9, DJ Felli Fel

November 9, 2015

Radio #Power30 #9 DJ Felli Fel DJ Felli Fel has been a Power 106 staple since he left Waco, Texas station K104 after a 3-year stint, and his popularity has only continued to grow. Whether it's his Satur... Read Article

Vivica Fox Insinuates That 50 Cent Is Gay On Talk Show, 50 Responds

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November 9, 2015

UPDATE: Naturally, 50 Cent wasted no time in responding to Fox's insinuations, posting several times to his Instagram (which you can read and/or laugh about below). Soulja Boy, pictured with 50 Cent on the maga... Read Article

2 Stabbed In RZA’s N.J. Home This Weekend

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November 8, 2015

Two people were stabbed early Saturday morning in the Wu Tang Clan founder's New Jersey home Police in New Jersey are currently investigating a double stabbing at the home of Robert Diggs aka the RZA over th... Read Article

2015 Radio Power 30 Recap: #8, Angie Martinez

November 8, 2015

Radio #Power30 #8 Angie Martinez Much like the man that finished just ahead of her at #7 in this year's Radio Power 30 rankings, Big Boy, Angie Martinez has spent more than the last decade being the mos... Read Article

2015 Power 30 Recap: #8, Empire/FOX

November 8, 2015

#Power30 #8 Empire/FOX Lee Daniels' and Danny Strong's FOX primetime program, Empire, starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, is without a doubt one of the most talked about shows on network tel... Read Article

2015 Radio Power 30 Recap: #7, Big Boy

November 7, 2015

#Radio30 #7 Big Boy For many years, as radio increasingly fields competition from the digital landscape, blogs, streaming services and more, few things have remained as constant as Kurt "Big Boy" Alexan... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Wu Tang Clan’s GZA Drops His Debut Album ‘Liquid Swords’ 20 Years Ago

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November 7, 2015

On this date in 1995, the head of the Wu's "Voltron" released his first solo LP "We form like Voltron and GZA happens to be the head." -Method Man After appearing as the closer on the Wu Tang's premiere s... Read Article

Wisconsin Welfare Recipients Begin Mandatory Drug Testing Monday

November 6, 2015

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The Governor of Wisconsin may have failed at his presidential bid, but he's winning in his war against the poor Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has signed off on a new standard for food stamps recipients,... Read Article

2015 Power 30 Recap: #6, Drake

November 6, 2015

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#Power 30 #6 Drake When it comes to music, Drake is currently the best in the biz, having released two #1 albums in 2015, and a slew of other statement records that have quite literally killed the compe... Read Article

Power 30 Recap: Top 5 Industry, Radio and Digital Leaders

November 5, 2015

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Every year, The Source counts down the 30 most important people in the three most important areas in Hip-Hop culture: behind the industry scenes, radio and the internet. Last month, our 18th Annual Power 30 iss... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Tupac Releases His Final Album ‘Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory’ 19 Years Ago

November 5, 2015

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On this date in 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur posthumously released the final album of his illustrious career 19 years ago today, just two months after the untimely murder of Tupac on the Las Vegas strip alongsid... Read Article

Cop Accused Of Raping Black Women While On Duty Receives All White Jury

November 5, 2015

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Daniel Holtzclaw, the former Oklahoma City Police officer who was charged last year with sexually assaulting over a dozen women, all of whom were Black, has been charged with 36 crimes including first-degree ra... Read Article

FBI, Prosecutors Seek To Re-Open 1999 Murder Cases Involving Members Of The Wu Tang Clan

November 5, 2015

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Feds have been investigating two 1999 murders of drug dealers in Staten Island and how Raekwon and RZA maybe connected to the killings The convictions of two drug dealing siblings last year has lead their a... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Watch The Top 5 Memorable Scenes Of Urban Classic ‘Belly’

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November 4, 2015

To commemorate the release of Nas and DMX's movie debut in Belly 17 years ago, here's a list of the top five scenes everyone will remember On this date in 1998, the Hype Williams directed, all-star Hip Hop c... Read Article

9 Year Old Ohio Boy Dies At Football Practice

November 4, 2015

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Ohio officials are trying to uncover what made a nine year old boy die suddenly during little league football practice 9 year old Wyatt Barber of Reedsville, Ohio collapsed Monday night in the small town abo... Read Article

Illinois Cop’s Death Being Declared A Suicide

November 4, 2015

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An officer's death that led to a massive manhunt in Illinois is now being ruled a suicide The Lake County Sheriff's Office has said that there will be a press conference today anouncing that the death of Off... Read Article

Happy Birthday Sticky Fingaz!: Top Five Movie Roles of Kirk Jones