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  • Paper Chase: Jay-Z and Timbaland Slapped With $2 Million Lawsuit for Uncleared Sample

    Paper Chase: Jay-Z and Timbaland Slapped With $2 Million Lawsuit for Uncleared Sample

    Timbaland and Jay-Z might have to shell out millions of dollars to soul singer Ernie Hines, who alleges the music moguls stole samples of his work. According to reports from the Blast and TMZ, the suit was brought in response to both Jay-Z’s “Paper Chase” from the 1998 Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life album, and Ginuwine’s…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 20, 2019
  • Rep. Justin Amash Becomes the 1st Republican Congressman to Call for Trump’s Impeachment

    Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) called for Donald Trump’s impeachment after reading the full unredacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller regarding Russia’s involvement with the 2016 U.S. elections. Amash is the first Republican congressman to support impeachment. In a series of tweets sent Saturday afternoon, Amash, who is no stranger to calling out Trump’s foolishness,…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 19, 2019
  • Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, Is Running for Miami-Dade County Commission [Corrected]

    Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was gunned down by racist coward George Zimmerman in Florida in 2012, is running for office in Miami-Dade County. Fulton confirmed Saturday in a statement that she’ll be putting her name in for a chance at a spot on the County Commission. “Since…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 19, 2019
  • Lamar Odom Reveals He Passed a Drug Test for 2004 Olympics With the Help of a ‘Giant, Rubber, Black Cock’

    Lamar Odom Reveals He Passed a Drug Test for 2004 Olympics With the Help of a ‘Giant, Rubber, Black Cock’

    Lamar Odom apparently needs to sell some books. Fresh off the TMI news that the embattled baller’s memoir reveals he’s bedded over 2,000 women, reports now say the book also details the um, lengths, he went through to pass his drug tests in 2004. People Magazine was given exclusive excerpts of Odom’s book, Darkness to…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 19, 2019
  • Watch: DJ Khaled Brings Out SZA, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and More for SNL Performances

    Watch: DJ Khaled Brings Out SZA, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and More for SNL Performances

    On May 18, DJ Khaled made his first appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, paying homage to Nipsey Hussle with some of his close friends and collaborators. For the first performance, Khaled (full name: Khaled Mohamed Khaled) probably broke a record for most additional guests on the SNL music stage. The crowd…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 19, 2019
  • Former College Football Player Saves the Day by Tackling High School Gunman

    Keanon Lowe, a former wide receiver at the University of Oregon, is being praised for making one of the most important tackles of his life. On Friday, Lowe, who currently works as an athletics coach and security guard at Parkrose High School in Portland, wrestled an armed gunman to the ground before any shots were…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 18, 2019
  • Watch: Lil Nas X Drops ‘Old Town Road’ Video Featuring Chris Rock, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty and More

      Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus dropped its highly anticipated music video with unexpected cameos from Chris Rock, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty, Diplo and more. The five-minute video, paying homage to the Wild West, starts off with a chase down Old Town Road 1889 before Lil Nas X comes…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 18, 2019
  • #PickingUpTrashWhileBlack: Colorado Cop Resigns After Drawing Gun on Man Cleaning His Yard

    #PickingUpTrashWhileBlack: Colorado Cop Resigns After Drawing Gun on Man Cleaning His Yard

    A white Boulder, Colorado, police officer has resigned after an internal affairs report denounced his threatening behavior—documented on video by a bystander—toward a black man picking up trash around his apartment building. Officials confirmed Thursday that John Smyly violated policy (not to mention common sense) when he drew his gun in an attempt to arrest…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 18, 2019
  • Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Announce New Baby Named … Psalm

    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Announce New Baby Named … Psalm

    Ye, though he walks through the valley of the shadow of Kris Jenner … He fears so no evil for the Psalm of God is with him. Yes, Psalm. A week after the child’s delivery on May 10, Kim Kardashian West revealed their fourth child and second son, Psalm West. Kim shared a photo of…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 18, 2019
  • Minnesota Superintendent Promises ‘Aggressive Action’ After Middle School Teacher Filmed Using Racist Language

    Wendy Brilowski, a teacher at Highland Park Middle School, in Minnesota, has been placed on leave after video showed her hurling racial slurs at students. Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard has vowed to take appropriate action after footage was posted online and went viral. Brandy Coleman, the mother of one of the students,…

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    Aliya Semper Ewing






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    May 12, 2019
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