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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 severl 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...

GloRilla Arrested for DUI in Georgia

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

GloRilla had a rough night in Georgia. The CMG rap queen was charged with driving under the influence early Tuesday...

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,...

Ye Investigated for Punching a Man Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Bianca Censori

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

Ye is the subject of an investigation by the LAPD. According to TMZ, the Vultures creator allegedly punched a man...

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Skies On Speaker Knockerz: ‘A Lot Of People Don’t Give Them Credit’

By Shirley Ju / April 18, 2024

Lil Skies has been enthralled with music ever since he can remember, and it continues to be his saving grace....

Impeached President Trump Has a White House Staffer Who Reads White Nationalist and Racist Material While in Public Office

NDSmith

December 25, 2019

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Let's not get so caught up in the Love and Hip-Hop Hollywood Reunion, that we can't pay attention to the recent emails released by the Southern Poverty Center revealing the racist proclivities of White House p... Read Article

Too Short Rape Case Officially Dropped, ‘Liars are Messing Up the Movement’

NDSmith

December 25, 2019

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No one can say that Too Short and the adult content that he has produced over the year has not walked the tightrope between sexually explicit and flat out porn. Often credited (alongside Uncle Luke) as one of... Read Article

#DontGetYourBlackCardRevoked: The Top 10 Christmas Songs Every Hood Has To Know

NDSmith

December 24, 2019

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'Tis the season to be jolly! And as proof that the holiday season is upon us, one must hear certain songs that really get you in the mood. Yeah, we know that Brenda Lee has that "Rockin' Around the Christmas T... Read Article

Zozibini Tunzi Reveals Friends Told Her To Wear A Wig In Miss Universe Pageant

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December 22, 2019

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Miss Universe winner and South African native Zozibini Tunzi recently shared that many of her friends and associates suggested she wear a wig for the Miss Universe pageant. During an interview with Insider,... Read Article

Lizzo Gets Busy on SNL and She Kills It Full Dressed in Gucci

NDSmith

December 22, 2019

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On one of the most anticipated Saturday Night Live episodes of the last 30 years (Eddie Murphy is the guest host), Lizzo steps on the stage as the musical guest. She tears it up and people are gagging at her f... Read Article

#BlackPack Eddie Murphy Epic SNL Monologue … Included Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Kenan Thompson

NDSmith

December 22, 2019

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The last time that Eddie Murphy appeared on Saturday Night Live was in 1984. And as he reminded us... many Black folk have not watched since then. We are looking forward to old skits, but before then he brough... Read Article

What Does the Church Say About Juice WRLD’s Death? Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. Weighs in On the Tragic Life of this Fallen Soldier and the Impact of Drugs on a Generation

NDSmith

December 21, 2019

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The Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. serves as the Senior Pastor/Teacher of The Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church of Augusta, GA. but don't get it twisted this Gen X Hip-Hop leaning preacher knows exactl... Read Article

[WATCH] Iowa Woman Hits Teen With Car Because She Was ‘A Mexican’

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December 21, 2019

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42-year-old Nicole Marie Poole Franklin from Des Moines, Iowa was charged with attempted murder for hitting a teen with her car because the teen was “a Mexican.” In a press release shared by the Clive... Read Article

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After Almost 60 Years, Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ Cracks Top 3 on Hot 100- Icon Comments on Mariah’s #1 Bouncing Her Out The Spot on Holiday Charts

NDSmith

December 20, 2019

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After spending 59 years and nine days on the Billboard charts, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" has finally cracked the top three and top five spots on the Hot 100 chart, according to Billboard... Read Article

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R. Kelly’s Ex-Tour Manager Rambles About the I.D., Says He Came Up with The Idea to Get One for Aaliyah and Says it Was ‘Foolish’

NDSmith

December 20, 2019

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Everyone knows by now that R. Kelly falsified documents to get an age-appropriate identification card for his underaged girlfriend so that he could "legal" marry her. There have been rumors as to why this marr... Read Article

Stone Cold Killers Get 90 and 65 Year Sentences For Murdering 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee in Revenge Plot Against His Father

NDSmith

December 19, 2019

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Tyshawn Lee never got to get to middle school. At 9 years old, he could barely cross the street alone, never celebrated a double-digit birthday or experience what it would be like to fall in love. Why? Because... Read Article

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BREAKING: Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

Sha Be Allah

December 18, 2019

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"Gummo" rapper Tekashi 6ix 9ine received leniency in his sentencing today (December 18) for his cooperation with federal authorities, getting him a mere two years for flipping on his former Nine Trey Blood gan... Read Article

6ix9ine is showing respect to fallen rapper Pop Smoke. The words come after he was called out on Instagram By The Game about being around.

Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced 24 Months in Prison with 5 Years Supervised Release

Shawn Grant

December 18, 2019

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Tekashi 6ix9ine's sentencing hearing is taking place today and the rapper will see more time behind bars. Judge Paul Engelmayer sentenced the rapper to 24 months behind bars with an additional five years of su... Read Article

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Man That Stabbed Someone to Death Over Some Popeye’s Chicken Gets Indicted

NDSmith

December 18, 2019

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The chicken sandwich is really good. But is it good enough to take someone's life? Apparently. A D.C. man is alleged to have thought so, as he is now indicted by a grand jury over the stabbing death of... Read Article

Cam’ron Speaks Out Publicly After the Passing Of His Girlfriend, Tawasa Harris

NDSmith

December 17, 2019

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Cam'ron went to Ebro in The Morning to open up and talk about his new record and his past personal and professional life. Gingerly and respectfully, "The Old Man" approached the subject about public relationsh... Read Article

Before RocNation There Was BLACK WALL STREET: Researchers Believe That They May Have Found a Possible Mass Grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

NDSmith

December 17, 2019

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The University of Oklahoma has been doing serious work to figure out what exactly happened to the many African-Americans murdered during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. And surprise, their team seems to have fou... Read Article

SMACK/URL Rapper Ave Confronts Aye Verb Requesting a Battle

Roman White

December 17, 2019

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Aye Verb caught a lot of heat on social media about his recent URL battle against DNA in which fans believe the St. Louis born rapper got 3-0'd on Smack Vol. 5. Ave took the opportunity to confront Aye Verb fo... Read Article

Jason Derulo Says His Package Was Sooooo Big That They Had To CGI It Out His New Movie “Cats”

NDSmith

December 16, 2019

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He told everyone that it was because he was Haitian. But it doesn't seem to matter why he is so uhm... well endowed... just know that he is and that he is 125% sure that the producers and director of the C... Read Article

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Meek Mill Denies Being A Battle Rapper, ‘I’m Not… When People Say That… It Makes Me Mad’

NDSmith

December 16, 2019

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One of the prize alumni from the emcee battle culture is Philadelphia rapper, Meek Mill. But recently, Mill has spoken out to dispell that rumor. On an interview, entitled, Charlamagne Tha God and Meek Mil... Read Article

Gillie da King Calls Cherry Hill Mall Security Guard Out for Racial Profiling and Harassment

NDSmith

December 16, 2019

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It is hard to be a Black man in America. Now couple that with being a rap star, Christmas shopping season and a wannabe Paul Blart in your local mall- that's just the recipe for discrimination. But they ... Read Article