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Maybe an official collab is on the way? Nearly two years removed from his breakout mixtape Acid Rap, fans are still waiting on new music from Chance The Rapper. Last night, Chance and Alec Baldwin happened to be in the same city for a Young Chicago Authors event and the odd pairing joined forces for a freestyle. Chance shared the moment […]

If only every celebrity beef went so smoothly… Nicki Minaj called out Christina Milian yesterday for plastering “Pretty On Fleek” on a new t-shirt line, a phrase Onika rapped on her Beyonce-featuring track “Feeling Myself.” While “on fleek” never belonged to Minaj, Milian’s t-shirt logo bears a suspicious resemblance to Nicki’s “Kitty on fleek, pretty on fleek” bar, and the […]

  Anthony Mason, a 13-year NBA veteran and longtime New York Knick, has died at the age of 48. Earlier this month, Mason suffered a heart attack while being tested at the hospital for congestive heart failure, according to NBA insider Peter Vecsey. He underwent multiple heart surgeries before passing away. A Knicks spokesperson confirmed the news of Mason’s […]

News

A few weeks ago, Drake was making relatively quiet news with his support of a Canadian battle rap event. Since then, the Toronto emcee has quickly and literally taken over the Billboard charts with a surprise album release that has churned out nearly as many sales records as it has hits. In the span of a couple […]

Movies

The 2015 Academy Awards are finally through and a full winner’s list is here. Selma won a single award through Common and John Legend picking up the Best Original Song Oscar for “Glory” but lost in the Best Picture category to Birdman. The month-long lead-up to the annual Oscar ceremony has brought damning criticism for the award show’s lack of diversity, perhaps most […]

The Screen

In the film industry at least, there is no higher honor than a Best Picture win at the Oscars. Even ahead of the Best Male and Female Lead Actor categories, a Best Picture nomination alone is generally considered validation of the highest form. This year’s Best Picture category is no different, but the inclusion of Selma in the […]

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Is this a new Kanye West were witnessing? The iconic rapper/producer/designer gave one of the biggest interviews of the year last year and nearly shut down Twitter in the process. Interestingly, perhaps the biggest surprise of the most recent interview with The Breakfast Club wasn’t a sharply-worded rant but the opposite: Ye was calm, polite, temperate, and just overall pleasant throughout. […]

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Kanye West’s return to The Breakfast Club has already made plenty of headlines and one of the biggest highlights from the interview came with some choice words he had about his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose. “She’s just soaking in the moment,” Ye said of Rose’s current buzz. “If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, there wouldn’t […]

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Kanye West radio interviews have become a bit legendary, from his 2013 visit to the Breakfast Club to his epic “you ain’t got the answers Sway!” rant on Shade45, Yeezy always brings his best foot forward for the airwaves. This morning, Ye returned to the Breakfast Club to chop it up with DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God about everything from […]

The Screen

Nearly four years removed from the release of the original surprise hit, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is nearly here. While the goofy time-travel flick mined the ‘80s for comedy gold last time around, the new sequel launches the cast a decade into the future. With the movie set for theatrical release today, The Urban […]

Sports

More than three decades removed from his last professional appearance in a boxing ring, Muhammad Ali has opened up a new chapter in his life with an endorsement deal with Under Armour. Earlier today, the sportswear brand announced a deal to produce an exclusive line of Under Armour gear branded with Ali’s name. The deal came about […]

News

While he continues dropping gems from his upcoming major label debut, Action Bronson has just made a different type of announcement: his VICE-produced Fuck That’s Delicious webseries will make its way to a cable network for a second season. While he’s keeping the news close and free of details for now, Bronson confirmed the announcement in a recent interview. […]