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https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.jsThe NBA preseason is here, but no one really cares that much until its the regular season and the games actually count. The same goes for the players who’re actually on court. LeBron James is getting ready to make his way back to the Finals, but he’s just chilling and taking selfies with fans during games. During […]

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Matt Barnes has been known to be reckless on the court. However, none of his on-court antics comes close to what he reportedly did to Knicks coach Derek Fisher last weekend. The New York Post reports that Barnes drove 95 miles to his home in Los Angeles to assault Fisher when he found out the coach was hanging with his […]

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Straight Outta Compton helped give N.W.A its first Hot 100 single and made O’Shea Jackson, Jr. a star. Of course, F. Gary Gray also had to reap the fruits of his labor. Gray is already set to direct Last Friday, but his next venture could be even bigger. The director is a frontrunner to direct Furious 8, according to Collider. Gray’s […]

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Soon, it will be a year since Bobby Shmurda got sent to Rikers Island for a variety of gang-related charges. Like the preceding headlines, this one doesn’t bring much good news for the embattled rapper. Shmurda’s bail package got denied once again. Special Narcotics Prosecutor Nigel Farinha noted that Shmurda has put together at least four bail package […]

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Cherry Bomb came and went, but Tyler The Creator‘s video for “BUFFALO” should stick in your head for a little while longer. This time, Tyler kicks off the video hanging from a noose as he wears white face and boxers. The branch he’s hanging from breaks, so Tyler proceeds to run from a black mob. The situation […]

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Jhene Aiko has been a bit quiet since appearing on Vince Staples’s Summertime ’06. It turns out she has a perfect reason: She’s been making on-foot journeys in the Sahara. Well, that might not be accurate. However, that’s what she’s doing in the video to “Lyin King.” Aiko decided to release the video on the one-year anniversary […]

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The worst thing about Drake‘s biggest hits is how they inevitably inspire dozens remixes. A majority of them will suck. However, of course the immortal Erykah Badu is that diamond in the rough. She dropped the remix to “Hotline Bling.” Badu probably isn’t concerned about making a hit at this stage of her career, so that gives her […]

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For all its hype, the iPhone 6s still doesn’t have apps to protect African-Americans from corrupt cops. Luckily, Jerrod Carmichael has you covered. Funny or Die struck gold again by bringing along Carmichael for a skit that introduces B-Mobile, which one-ups T-Mobile with the introduction of the Onyx smartphone. The new gadget comes with potentially life-saving features: […]

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Farrah Franklin is coming out with a tell-all book about Beyoncé. You’re probably not alone if you’ve never heard of Franklin; she’s the Destiny’s Child member who lasted just six months. However, Franklin is getting ready to release some scandalous details about Beyoncé, according to Allhiphop.com. The book will allegedly dispute Beyoncé’s virginity claims and talk about her […]

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Kenan Thompson joyfully brought back a childhood memory when he reunited with Kel Mitchell on The Tonight Show. Last night on Late Night With Seth Meyers, he remembered an already soured when he discussed Bill Cosby. Specifically, Thompson recalled when he met Cosby during the making of the 2004 live action adaptation of Fat Albert. This was when Cosby was America’s […]

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A live band rendition of To Pimp A Butterfly is in high demand, and you’d have to look no further than Kendrick Lamar‘s performances on Stephen Colbert‘s shows to know why. Lamar has been performing cuts live with a backing track, but that changes for one day later in October. The star will perform To Pimp A Butterfly songs […]

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Drake has been the focal points of thousands of debates since he dropped So Far Gone. However, what’s undebatable is that the man makes hits. He’s used that talent to reach a major milestone today (Sept. 28). Drake scored eight new entries in Billboard‘s Hot 100 this week, making him the fourth artist ever to do so behind […]