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Idris Elba is staying busy. After releasing his first album in November, HBO’s HD rebroadcast of The Wire rekindled interest in his easy-to-hate character  Stringer Bell last month. Now, Elba will soon begin developing a film trilogy based on Marc Olden’s Poe Must Die novel in which the historical American author and poet, Edgar Allan Poe fights demonic forces in the gritty backdrop of […]

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After years of rumors about the film, a biopic about the life and career of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur is finally set to begin filming this June, according to producer Randall Emmett. Speaking with Collider about the planned feature, Emmett revealed new information about the production. “That project is being put together for a June start date,” he […]

The outgoing head of Arizona’s Education Department has taken a bold stance against the inclusion of lyrics from Rage Against the Machine and KRS-One being used in public school classrooms in Tuscon, Arizona. After helping pass a law in 2010 that helped ban a portion of Mexican-American studies teachings in the state, former Senator John Huppenthal is set to […]

Sports

The Knicks are having a tough year. Last night, the Rockets gave the team their 14th straight loss in a more than 20-point victory, and fans in attendance have begun wearing paper bags over their heads out of embarrassment. To add insult to injury, ESPN has announced that it will cut back on how many […]

Following up on a bigger-than-ever 2014, Killer Mike and El-P as Run The Jewels have been tapped as an opening act for rocker Jack White at Madison Square Garden later this month. White is playing the legendary venue on January 30, and yesterday his record label Third Man Records announced the news about RTJ. The opening […]

Television

Well known for his penchant for delivering mainstream-friendly science teachings across platforms, Neil deGrasse Tyson is now set to bring his unique brand of popular science to a new late night TV show for National Geographic. Tyson, who has been a frequent guest on both Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and the now-defunct Colbert Show, has been tapped as the host for the first-ever […]

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After recovering from his gunshot wounds for several weeks in a New Jersey hospital, Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was released earlier this week. Now, a new update about his condition reveals that he underwent surgery related to his injuries in order to remove one of his lungs according to TMZ. The lung apparently had to be removed given […]

  Photos: Terry Richardson In case the original Rolling Stone cover shoot wasn’t revealing enough, famed celebrity photographer Terry Richardson has released a series of extra images from his intimate magazine shoot with Nicki Minaj on his website. After Minaj appeared on the cover of the music mag wearing a barely-fitting tank-top and the story itself featured her in black lingerie, […]

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The judge in a murder trial case against former New England Patriots tight-end Aaron Hernandez has made pre-trial rulings that include immunity offers for both his fiancee and cousin. Jennifer Mercado, who is the sister of the football player’s cousin Tanya Singleton according to ESPN, was granted immunity today (January 7) to testify in the soon-to-start murder trial while Hernandez’s fiancee Shayanna […]

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Pushing his pen outside of his usual space, Kendrick Lamar wrote his own cover story for XXL’s final issue of 2014. Recently released online, the long-form article finds Lamar grappling out loud with his newfound fame and position as a role model as he looks ahead to a new album. “People ask me things like, ‘How does it feel now? […]

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A Republican Senator from Oklahoma has proposed an amendment to a nearly 100-year old law in the state that would make it a crime to hide your identity in public. If passed, it could possibly even mean an effective ban on wearing hooded sweatshirts in public. The original and oddly phrased law in question, 21 […]

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Samuel L. Jackson has long been a uniquely prolific actor, from a part in a Star Wars reboot to his hilarious self-parody in the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane. Now, Jackson has added another oddball production credit to his list, playing the part of the President of the United States who gets stranded following an airplane crash and is then hunted as […]