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Nicki Minaj to Giuseppe Zanotti: Quit Being Racist and #RunMeMyCHECK
Never one to back down from a good fight (see “Miley, what’s good?”), Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to get in Giuseppe Zanotti’s ass after the Italian designer debuted a new sneaker collection with her name but didn’t pay the curvy rapper any coins. Zanotti’s new “Nicki” sneakers retail for $675 and are “pink python-printed…
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Nicki Minaj’s Brother Faces Life in Prison for Child Rape
The brother of rapper Nicki Minaj may be spending a long time in the clink for child rape. According to Bossip, prosecutors reveal that Jelani Maraj’s DNA matches semen found on his 12-year-old accuser’s clothes—a more than billion-to-one match—and have offered him a deal of 15 years to life. The 12-year-old girl was reportedly raped repeatedly between…
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Hip-Hop Has a Woman Problem
Let’s go down memory lane for a bit. Twenty-eight years ago marked the release of MC Lyte’s seminal debut album, Lyte as a Rock. It was hip-hop’s first meaningful album from a female emcee. Twenty years ago marked the release of Bahamadia’s Kollage, the best hip-hop album ever from a female rapper. With the help…
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How Lil Wayne Became Hip-Hop's Most Underappreciated Legend
17 years ago, Juvenile released “Back That Azz Up.” (“Back That Thang Up” if you were a baby trying to make babies on the dance floor of a high school gymnasium.) The descending chords in the intro cause an immediate pavlovian response. Men crane their necks like a gazelle hearing a rustle in the tall…
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Complex’s “Best of” Lists Are Garbage
The media company never seems to get their rankings right...I wonder why...
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Damon Discusses Drake, Meek Mill, And…Men Mooching Wifi On Melissa Harris-Perry
Damon was invited to Melissa Harris-Perry Saturday to discuss Drake vs Meek Mill, rap beef in a historical context, sexism/misogyny in hip-hop, and Drake’s skin regiment. Also on the panel, Toni Blackman, Sean Malcolm, and Penny Wrenn. Notable notes and shit from the panel 1. Kerry Washington tweeted about how entertaining it was: Since Damon had…
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Exclusive: A Leaked Email Exchange Between Meek Mill And Nicki Minaj From Last Night
By now, we’re all aware of the Twitter “battle” between Meek Mill and Drake last night. Fortunately, our sources were able to find and forward an email exchange that was also going on between Mill and his girlfriend, Nicki Minaj, while that was happening. Below is a condensed version of the conversation. From: [email protected]: To: [email protected]:…