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In spite of all the craziness going on in the world, you can always count on Twitter with the help of Young Thug to supply some good laughs to get you through the day. Young Thug is no stranger to being the talk of social media thanks in large part to his choice of fashion, […]

LiAngelo Ball’s fondness for free designer eyewear is still not behind him. He is a good sport in a new commercial that jokingly alludes to his sticky fingers. In the spirit of their #WeekOfGreatness campaign that has historically ribbed emerging ballers their new advertisements takes some fun shots at Ball. The purposely out-of-date infomercial finds […]

MSNBC‘s Rachel Maddow echoed the sentiment of many in the nation while trying to deliver an on-air report regarding President Donald Trump‘s aggressive anti-immigrant tactics of late. When trying to explain the so-called “tender age” shelters being used to detain babies and toddlers separated from their parents at the border, Maddow broke down and couldn’t […]

Since the shooting death of XXXTentacion, vigils and tributes for the slain rapper have been cropping up around the country with police temporarily losing control of a gathering in Los Angeles. In Florida in front of the RIVA Motorsports store where XXXTentacion was murdered, his ex-girlfriend and accuser says she was booted from the vigil […]

Meek Mill will have to exhibit some additional patience as his legal situation is being worked out. The judge will need more time to decide whether he will receive a new case. Earlier this year Mill’s legal team requested that his old trial be dismissed due to critical credibility issues of a police officer who testified […]

NEW YORK, NY (June 18, 2018) Global hip-hop icons Nicki Minaj and Future announce they’ll be hitting the road together for the first time on their NickiHndrxx tour today. See dates below. The NickiHndrxx tour will be a can’t miss outing for fans of the hitmakers who dominate the modern hip-hop and mainstream charts. The […]

Yusuf Hawkins was slain by a violent white mob nearly 30 years ago, and a new documentary will examine the incidents leading up to this tragic moment in New York history. HBO has ordered Storm Over Brooklyn and will be coming to the cable network at a later date. Shadow and Act writes: The project is […]

Michael B. Jordan could have been nominated for Best Acceptance Speech as well if it was an actual category. After winning the Best Villain award for his portrayal as T’Challa’s wayward revolutionary cousin Erik Killmonger, Jordan used his speech to take a dig at Roseanne Barr. He stated he “shocked” and “thought for sure Roseanne […]

Chadwick Boseman was pretty much a shoe-in to win the “Best Hero” trophy at this year’s MTV Movie Awards show for his portrayal of King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther. When accepting his award, Boseman called out James Shaw Jr., the hero who averted the Waffle House crisis in Tennessee, and gave him the trophy. […]

In a weekend that saw album releases from Nas and then Jay-Z and Beyonce, Jay Rock’s latest LP Redemption was so hard it was able to bogart some attention away from the aforementioned legends. Capitalizing on his current buzz the LA representative comes through with a hard-hitting clip to “The Bloodiest” where the metaphors for white […]

In stunning news that has many scrambling for answers, XXXTentacion has been declared dead after being shot in South Florida on Monday (June 18). Across social media, Hip-Hop figures are reacting to the news as the murder of the 20-year-old rapper is sending shockwaves across the nation. “This can’t be f*cking real bruh,” Denzel Curry […]

A-Boogie Wit Da Hoodie was in town during Birthday Bash Weekend, but wasn’t slated to perform at #BirthdayBashATL2018. One phone call later from his good friend Tory Lanez, the next thing you know the two are rocking for a packed out Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Check out the video. Also Check Out: Did Cardi B Ignore […]