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[WATCH] Kim Kardashian Reveals The West’s Abstract All White Christmas Decorations

December 6, 2019

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Reality TV star turned mogul Kim Kardashian shared her and Kanye West's all-white Christmas decorations at her house in Hidden Hills, California. Kim gave her 152 million Instagram followers a look into her all... Read Article

Tekashi and YNW Melly Got 1B Streams Each on Spotify While Behind Bars

Sha Be Allah

December 5, 2019

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Two of Hip-Hop's biggest stars reached a billi while behind bars in 2019. Tekashi 6ix9ine and YNW Melly have both been streamed a billion times on Spotify, which was reviewed at the end of the year and post... Read Article

NBA YoungBoy’s Brothers Arrested for Murder of Teen in Baton Rouge

Sha Be Allah

December 5, 2019

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According to a local news broadcast from Louisiana's WBRZ, NBA YoungBoy's teenage brothers have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 17-year-old Baton Rouge teen. 18-year... Read Article

Raymond Santana from Exonerated Five Proposes to Deelishis From Flavor Of Love

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December 5, 2019

Raymond Santana, one of the Exonerated Central Park 5 recently proposed to his girlfriend Deelishis from VH1's Flavor Of Love Show. The former reality star whose real name is Chandra Davis, but now goes by the... Read Article

[WATCH] Freeport Officers Cover Man’s Head Before Assaulting Him During Arrest

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December 5, 2019

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The public is outraged once again over the latest video of cops forcefully arresting a black man. In the clip that has since gone viral, shows officers trying to subdue 44-year-old Akbar Rogers. A vide... Read Article

[WATCH] Rise in Sexual Assaults in India Force Hunger Strike

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December 5, 2019

Protestors in India are on a hunger strike due to violent rape attacks against women. Last Wednesday in Hyderabad, India four men dragged and raped a stranded woman in a hidden area off the road. The men then ... Read Article

Bhad Bhabie Issues Statement to ‘Bald Headed Black Women’

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December 4, 2019

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In a recent Instagram rant, problem-child-turned-social-media-star Bhad Bhabie calls black women 'bald headed' for judging her new braided hairstyle.To what many deemed as cultural appropriation Bhad Babie pos... Read Article

Saul Williams to JAY-Z on His Views on Economic Freedom: “There Have Been Wealthy Black Americans… Since The 1600s”

NDSmith

December 3, 2019

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Jamaican American poet and essayist, June Jordan said once that "Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth." Setting the stage for some real grown-up talk between two Black men about what... Read Article

Fans Check Kanye West for Swagger Jacking Shotgun Suge’s Slogan

NDSmith

December 2, 2019

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Kanye is known for creating style and buzz, but every now and again, he does something that makes the streets go..."Word, we on that now?" That is what many in the battle rap world are plugging as they listen... Read Article

Boom Guess Who Stepped In The Room: Ahdi Boom Gives Exclusive About His Career, Street Hustling, Slimey Managers and How They Better Watch Out Now That He’s Out!

NDSmith

December 1, 2019

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Battle rapper Ah Di Boom was a rising star in the culture, but when his street life caught up to him, it almost stopped his momentum all together... actually... it kinda did... but he is out and ready to take ... Read Article

[WATCH] Video Allegedly Shows Officer Planting A Gun In Tillman Murder

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December 1, 2019

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Activists now claim that surveillance video from August 31st shows police planted a gun on Terry Tillman. The 23-year-old was killed after he was caught carrying a gun inside the St, Louis Galleria mall in Ric... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur Shot 5 times At Quad Studios

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November 30, 2019

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Today in Hip Hop History, Tupac Shakur was shot 5 times and robbed in the lobby of Quad Studios in NYC. As fate would have it, many felt this shooting ignited the East Coast/West Coast beef resulting in the de... Read Article

6 Degrees of Separation of JAY-Z and The Myth of The First Thanksgiving

NDSmith

November 28, 2019

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So let's play a game. A fun game, that is not about nothing but it would help us see just how far-reaching is JAY-Z's network (not net worth). So for this Gobble Gobble Day, we want to see if we can trace ... Read Article

Jermaine Dupri on Lil Nas X Dethroning 'One Sweet Day' for Longest No. 1 Song: 'You Can't Sit With Us'

Jermaine Dupri to Donate Vegan Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need

Zoe Zorka

November 28, 2019

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For many Hip-Hop celebrities and regular people alike, Thanksgiving is a time not just for celebration, but also for sharing one's blessings and bounties with others. The first Thanksgiving was reportedly abou... Read Article

Elijah Cummings’ Children Are Not Supporting Their Step-mom, His Wife, In Her Run to Fill His Seat in Congress

NDSmith

November 27, 2019

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It just looks messy. The late Elijah Cummings is probably one of the most heralded congressmen in modern-day politics. His recent passing was heart-breaking, leaving many mourning but also concern about his... Read Article

Cam’ron Finally Speaks Out About The Loss of His Girlfriend, Says She Was ‘The Love of My Life’

NDSmith

November 27, 2019

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The whole of Hip-Hop has sat with a broken heart of the last week, as we learned of a recent and tragic loss of one of rap music's princes. Dipset General, Cam'ron lost his girlfriend Tawasa Harris and has rev... Read Article

T.I.’s Son Domani Pushes Ahead Reintroducing Himself to World and Redefines What Southern Hip-Hop Sounds Like

NDSmith

November 26, 2019

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There is something very special about a self-made man. Well... young man in this case. And it seems that Domani Harris has emerged as a thoughtful and sensitive artist, with the lyrical propensity that may act... Read Article

What Are We Thankful For???? That Rhino Dropped the ‘Ready to Die’ Box Set and Vinyl for Fans

NDSmith

November 26, 2019

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Back in early 1992 (or late 1991), Matty C pulled out a cassette tape of some cat from Brooklyn named Biggie Smalls. One of the original Source players and most infamous curator of the "Unsigned Hype" column,... Read Article

Hennessy Launched Thurgood Marshall College Fund with Rapper Nas for HBCU Students (Details How To Apply Inside)

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November 26, 2019

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When Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to serve as United States Supreme Court Justice, gracing the bench from 1967 to 1991, he represented the very best of what Black colleges and universiti... Read Article

City Girls to Release New Music on Wednesday, First Single Since J.T. Came Home

NDSmith

November 25, 2019

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We have been waiting for this for some time, and now fans finally get to hear new music from their favorite rap duo, City Girls. What makes this even more special is that J.T. is out spitting harder than ever!... Read Article

Holding Court - Venus Williams has been labelled a "Bad Guy" by her competition. She doesn't care - she's just winning tennis matches.

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Female Camaraderie: Does It Still Exist?

[WATCH] Kim Kardashian Reveals The West’s Abstract All White Christmas Decorations

Tekashi and YNW Melly Got 1B Streams Each on Spotify While Behind Bars

NBA YoungBoy’s Brothers Arrested for Murder of Teen in Baton Rouge

Raymond Santana from Exonerated Five Proposes to Deelishis From Flavor Of Love

[WATCH] Freeport Officers Cover Man’s Head Before Assaulting Him During Arrest

[WATCH] Rise in Sexual Assaults in India Force Hunger Strike

Bhad Bhabie Issues Statement to ‘Bald Headed Black Women’

Saul Williams to JAY-Z on His Views on Economic Freedom: “There Have Been Wealthy Black Americans… Since The 1600s”

Fans Check Kanye West for Swagger Jacking Shotgun Suge’s Slogan

Boom Guess Who Stepped In The Room: Ahdi Boom Gives Exclusive About His Career, Street Hustling, Slimey Managers and How They Better Watch Out Now That He’s Out!

[WATCH] Video Allegedly Shows Officer Planting A Gun In Tillman Murder

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur Shot 5 times At Quad Studios

6 Degrees of Separation of JAY-Z and The Myth of The First Thanksgiving

Jermaine Dupri to Donate Vegan Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need

Elijah Cummings’ Children Are Not Supporting Their Step-mom, His Wife, In Her Run to Fill His Seat in Congress

Cam’ron Finally Speaks Out About The Loss of His Girlfriend, Says She Was ‘The Love of My Life’

T.I.’s Son Domani Pushes Ahead Reintroducing Himself to World and Redefines What Southern Hip-Hop Sounds Like

What Are We Thankful For???? That Rhino Dropped the ‘Ready to Die’ Box Set and Vinyl for Fans

Hennessy Launched Thurgood Marshall College Fund with Rapper Nas for HBCU Students (Details How To Apply Inside)

City Girls to Release New Music on Wednesday, First Single Since J.T. Came Home