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Bay Area Hip-Hop Pioneer and Prince’s Personal DJ, Pam the Funkstress, Dead at 51
The Bay Area is mourning one of its pioneers, DJ Pam the Funkstress of the seminal political rap collective the Coup, yet another hip-hop trailblazer gone too soon. She was 51 years old. There had been word buzzing for weeks that the Turntable Queen, born Pam Warren, had been ill, but Bay Area rap godfather…
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Royal Family Member Apologizes for Wearing Racist Brooch at Dinner With Meghan Markle
Want an example of white privilege? White privilege is wearing an expensive piece of racist jewelry to a dinner attended by your black soon-to-be relative and, when called out on it, “apologizing” by saying you have worn it many times before and no one has ever said anything, Princess Michael of Kent came under fire…
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Black Twitter Has Questions About SZA’s ‘The Weekend’ Video
It’s sometimes disappointing when you have a favorite song off an album and construct the visuals in your head for the music video, but when the video premieres, you’re left disappointed and wondering “WTF?” And those are the exact sentiments many people on social media are sharing after watching the Solange-directed video for SZA’s new…
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Share Official Photographs to Celebrate Engagement
Not even royalty can escape the engagement-photo trend, but that being said, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking particularly stunning in theirs. The Kensington Palace Twitter account released the official photos, which were taken by Alexi Lubomirski earlier this week at Frogmore House, and the couple was looking acutely adorable. The newest royal couple…
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‘Cash Me Outside’ Teen on Cultural Appropriation: ‘Do Not Tell Me I’m Acting Black Because I’m Not’
Danielle Bregoli, better known as the “Cash Me Outside” girl, has some words for those who would accuse her of appropriating black culture. The 14-year-old, who also raps under the moniker Bhad Bhabie, told The Fader that she was just being herself and has no time for those who accuse her of cultural appropriation. “I…
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Judge Throws Out Michael Jackson Sex Abuse Lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge threw out a lawsuit brought by a choreographer against Michael Jackson that alleged the singer had molested him as a child. According to USA Today, the lawsuit was one of the last major claims against Jackson’s properties. Wade Robson, an Australia native who has worked as a choreographer for Britney Spears…
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Hip-Hop Pioneer Reggie ‘Combat Jack’ Ossé Dies at 53
Reggie Ossé, aka Combat Jack, host of the popular Combat Jack Show podcast, has died at the age of 53, just months after disclosing his colon-cancer diagnosis. The attorney-turned-podcaster announced his diagnosis in October via Twitter. “Internets, what’s up? It’s your man Combat Jack. In 7 years of podcasting, I’ve never missed an episode. I…
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Joe Budden, Complex Confirm He Will Not Return to Everyday Struggle
Joe Budden has been missing in action as of late from Complex’s daily show Everyday Struggle. Many thought the Slaughterhouse rapper was being replaced temporarily by guests on the show he co-hosts with DJ Akademiks and Nadeska Alexis as he took care of his newborn baby with girlfriend Cyn Santana. But according to tweets from…