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Dr. Donda West died in 2007 after complications from a liposuction, a tummy-tuck, and breast-reduction surgery. Her death prompted investigations into her operating surgeon, Dr. Jan Adams, and her nephew and post-operation caregiver, Dr. Stephan Scroggins. Both men have been cleared, but in a recent interview with The New York Daily News, Adams said he […]

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The past year has seen Iggy Azalea reach unprecedented commercial heights in her career. She’s been crowned as one of Hip Hop’s elite by a few outside media outlets with questionable track records of covering the culture, suffered enough public backlash to quit Instagram and Twitter, and has still been nominated for several GRAMMY Awards. […]

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In the past, Sony CEO Doug Morris hasn’t exactly been a friend of technology in the music industry. He once infamously referred to mp3 players as “repositories for stolen music” and helped launch legal action against Yahoo and MySpace for copyright infringement. But in the midst of rumors Morris may pull the entire Beyoncé catalogue […]

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In March of 2009, Lil Wayne reported to Rikers Island for an eight-month sentence after being convicted of gun possession in 2007. Ja Rule was charged with attempted weapon possession on the same night in 2007 as Lil Wayne, but he was sentenced to a two-year sentence in part, because the gun found on Wayne’s […]

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Max B is currently serving a 75-year sentence after being convicted of manslaughter, aggravated assault, robbery, kidnapping, possession of a weapon and conspiracy in 2009. He’s appealing the sentence, and he took some time to briefly talk about the recent death of his friend and fellow rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens with REVOLT. “We lost another […]

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Drug use has at least been partially responsible in the deaths of A$AP Yams, DJ Screw, and Trill Entertainment partner and UGK co-founder Pimp C. The issue hits close to home for Boosie Badazz, who told TMZ he almost died multiple times from overdosing on codeine. In a recent interview with Emperor Searcy of Hot […]

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Maybe there’s a good reason George W. Bush got so upset when Kanye West publicly stated, “George Bush does not care about black people.” The 2005 statements came in the wake of botched rescue efforts during Hurricane Katrina and were made in reference to Bush’s domestic policy. However, the 43rd US President is drawing glowing […]

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A beef between 50 Cent and Rick Ross, widely assumed to be squashed, may resurface in a courtroom. The two rappers infamously traded vocal and viral disses after Ross’ 2009 single “Mafia Music” referenced a fire at a home owned by 50 in which 50’s son and ex-girlfriend lived. In turn, 50 took the mother of Ross’ […]

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Actor Michael B. Jordan is acutely aware the Marvel character Johnny Storm was originally written as a white man with blonde hair and blue eyes. But after an increasing amount of backlash, he’s also apparently aware of some comic book fans’ wishes to not see a black man reprise the role as Marvel’s Human Torch […]

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Jay Z and Damon Dash haven’t done business together since the 2004 split of Roc-A-Fella, but Dr. Boyce Watkins believes their respective statements about who profits from Hip Hop culture are very much cut from the same cloth. In a recent interview with Dash, Watkins compared Dash’s “culture vulture” statements to Jay Z’s Twitter rant […]

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In 2010, Dreamworks acquired the script to the boxing drama Southpaw with intentions on casting Eminem in the lead role. After officially backing away from the role in 2012 to focus on music, Eminem still has ties to the project; he’s just no longer slated to be in front of the camera. A new Beats […]

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After rants featuring his disagreements about the winners and not headlining the performance bill, one would think Kanye West has run out of complaints about popular award shows. While Taylor Swift, who West infamously bumrushed at the 2009 MTV VMAs, headlined the Billboard Music Awards with her “Bad Blood” video, West ended Sunday night’s affair […]