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J. Cole’s scholastic background has been well documented. The platinum rapper majored in communications and graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Johns University. Despite an impressive 3.8 grade point average, Cole apparently never got his diploma. As Sowmya Krishnamurthy reports from The Village Voice, things were held up on a bit of a technicality: “I […]

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By most accounts, Bobby Brown has been by his ailing daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown’s side since she was found face down in her bathtub in January. Brown has been mum on the incident aside from issuing prepared statements through his attorney amid reports that Bobbi Kristina remains in a medically induced coma. According to TMZ, […]

Last weekend, DMX was accused of robbery, but the rapper is now saying that he knows nothing about it.  TMZ caught up with the Yonkers rapper to get to the bottom of those robbery allegations. MUST SEE: DMX: “I Don’t Have Any Regrets” [EXCLUSIVE] It was reported that DMX and his crew robbed a man for $3,200 […]

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Maybe imitation isn’t always the sincerest form of flattery. Lil Wayne has finally called out Young Thug. While it wasn’t hard to see this coming given Thug’s recent cozying up to Birdman, it seems Thugger jacking Weezy’s Carter 6 album title might have been the final straw. At a recent club performance Wayne doesn’t call out Young Thug by name […]

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TIME magazine placed “Black Lives Matter” on the cover of this week’s issue, in the wake of the incident where North Charleston, S.C. cop Michael Slager shot an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott after a traffic stop. This case isn’t the first time we’ve seen a cop kill a Black man on video, but it is the first in […]

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Justin Bieber was one of the first few lucky people to see a special screening of the upcoming Entourage movie, all courtesy of executive producer Mark Wahlberg. Got to see the #entouragemovie thanks to my friend @mark_wahlberg. Great movie. Thanks buddy. Scooter is Ari. Lol. Everyone go see it — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 8, 2015 […]

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  UPDATE: Lil Wayne has NOT dropped his lawsuit with Cash Money! As reported earlier today: Welp, it looks like Juvenile was right after all. According to The Jasmine Brand, Lil Wayne has reportedly dropped his $51 million dollar lawsuit against Cash Money. While Birdman’s camp hasn’t said much of anything regarding this situation, Weezy had […]

A Black University of Kentucky basketball player found himself apologizing after a hot mic picked up his “poor choice of words” towards his White opponent…

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It appears as though new details have emerged regarding just what caused Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose to settle their differences. According to reports on Hollywood Life, current WWE United States Champion John Cena was the catalyst behind Wiz reaching out to Amber to get things back on track. The Pittsburgh, Pa. rapper reportedly chatted with […]

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Dame Dash is no stranger to controversy, especially not lately. The famed entrepreneur and hip-hop mogul is now accusing his ex-wife Rachel Roy of being…

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In a Billboard interview that found her admitting she should probably “tone it down,” Azealia Banks failed to do so and found herself issuing the rare mea culpa. When discussing what attracts her, the Harlem rapper referenced the President with the following: “He’s so fine. Those big-a** white teeth and ears hanging off his head? […]

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A Tallahassee, Florida concert was marred by violence Friday night when Plies had his performance interrupted by a fan he invited on the stage. What initially appeared to be a friendly gesture got physical after Plies warned the unnamed, male fan he was too close. The man then gripped Plies by the waist and threw […]