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It's been a very rough year for former Baltimore Ravens' Ray Rice. After disturbing footage showing Rice knocking out his then-fiancée Janay Rice was released, the running back was suspended indefinitely from the NFL. Last week, Ray Rice won his appeal and was instantly reinstated. With Rice ...

It's been a minute since we heard from 2009 XXL Freshman Mickey Factz, but the NYC native is making a return to the mic. For his latest video, "Detroit Red" off of his June release 740 Park Avenue, Factz channels Malcolm X. Directed by Nadia Tayeh, Factz draws inspiration from the Spike Lee flick Malcolm X and tells the story of Malcolm X's street hustling days through both the music vi

From OG's like Q Tip and Snoop Dogg to youngbloods like Chris Brown and J. Cole, hip-hop has joined the protest against police brutality in America.

St. Louis' native son Nelly is hot on the promotional trail for his BET reality series Nellyville. Nelly appeared on the Paris Nicole radio show where she grilled him on many things, such as, why he has been so open about his relationship with Floyd Mayweather Jr...

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Rapper Ja Rule has been known to talk about his drug dealing past on his records. In a recent interview with Vlad TV, the Queens-bred rhymer detailed some of the craziest things he's experienced while pushing work. Ja Rule revealed he once sold drugs to the parents of his friends...

Boston native and the Come Up alum Dutch Rebelle is back with the visual for her latest single "No Less." The video finds the female MC in various settings, including a corner store and a photoshoot. In the song, Dutch Rebelle raps about grinding while getting "no rest," and needing it all and taking "no less," over a smooth instrumental...

Trouble in paradise? According to a recent TMZ report, the Kardashian family is very skeptical about Khloe Kardashian's relationship with on-again-off-again boyfriend French Montana. Members of the family are questioning the Moroccan rapper's motives...

Last night (Nov. 30) at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant played his best game so far this season. The Lakers great went off for his 20th career triple-double en route to a 129-122 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors, the Eastern Conference's top seed heading into the game...

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Have you ever came across Drake's dad's Instagram? If not, you're in for a treat. The father of the superstar is quite the character and his social page does nothing but prove this. From countless pics with all varieties of women, to kicking it with his "homies," after you've witnessed Drizzy's pop's profile, you'll be certain where the rapper got his swagger from...

Cam'ron and his girlfriend JuJu are quite the couple and 2014 marked another great year for their relationship. The love between the Harlem rapper and his 305 beau is real and evident...all over Instagram. On the social media site, Cam and JuJu share with their followers dirty dancing moments, pranks, GQ moments, and most importantly, love and commitment to each other...