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Actor James Avery, best known for his role as “Uncle Phil” on the television sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died yesterday (Jan. 1) at the age of 65. Avery had recently undergone open heart surgery and died from complications from the procedure. The Fresh Prince of ...

While many can argue whether or not Kanye West is the God he proclaims to be, Yeezus can add another convincing argument to his case. Now the face and inspiration of the newly emerging form of cryptocurrency, Coinye West, Kanye seems to be well on track as starting 01/11/14, Ye' will have a currency named in his honor and he did nothing to launch it...

New Year's Eve is meant to usher in a new beginning, but it turned out to be a sorrowful end to some. On December 31, Anna Drayton, Flavor Flav's mother, passed away. Her cause of death is yet to be disclosed, Flav officially announced his mother’s death over his personal Twitter account: Hey everybody I just lost my mother Anna Drayton thismorning newyears eve she passed away and I'm gonna miss

Pharrell and Pusha T boast quite the portfolio of hit records together—and now the duo can add a commercial to their impressive collaborative resume. The super-producer’s current hit single, “Happy,” was scored as the soundtrack for Beats by Dre’s latest feel good advertisement to promote the brand’s recently released portable speaker product, the ‘Beats Pill.’ The “Grindin” artists are the newest

A head over heels infatuation gone completely wrong. During An A$AP Rocky performance in Australia on New Year's Eve, a crazed fan managed to scurry past security in order to enter the sold-out show. Ultimately, the man found himself dangling from a lighting truss over the stage...

When the U.S.-based organization American Voices launched Iraq’s first hip-hop academy in 2007, the War in Iraq was raging into its fifth year, with record-low levels of support at home and record-high levels of violence on the ground. Fuel...

Joining the "baby father" bandwagon is Southern rapper Ludacris, who also recently confirmed having fathered a secret love child while separated from his longtime girlfriend, Eudoxie. At the heels of Dwyane Wade's secret love child announcement –– "a blessing" that occurred during his "break" from now fiancée Gabrielle Union –– Luda is reported to have had intimate r

East Coast rap group Onyx have announced on Twitter a new album for 2014. "MAD NEW YEAR 2014!!!! ONYX NEW ALBUM IZ DROPPING SOON!! #Wakedafucup #Snowgoons," they tweeted. Using the hashtag “WakeDaFucUp,” the trio has released an accompanying artwork that reveals the Snowgoons will produce the LP. Onyx r...

Rich Homie Quan’s “Some Type of Way” was undoubtedly one of the year’s top tracks, as the catchy hit single dominated both the radio and club scene for the latter part of 2013. The energetic, hard-knocking banger was famously adopted as Michigan State University’s team anthem, fueling the football team with adrenaline on the gridiron, inspiring the student athletes game-after-game on their journey

Future is embarking into the new year straight stunting and he flexes hard in his new video "Maison Margiela." Showing off private planes, gold chains, and his all around flashy lifestyle; the rapper along with his crew stakes claim to 2014 proclaiming “Freebandz Gang, we the new Rockefeller." ...

Both Drake and Kanye West had a similarly successful 2013, so its no surprise that two of hip-hop’s most influential stars were among the top searched people on Google for the year. As each rapper released a critically acclaimed solo album, sold-out arenas on their own nationwide tours, and delivered memorable verses on feature appearances; one could rightfully say all the searching in 2013 was w

Kid Ink’s debut My Own Lane is releasing next week, but he decides to give away one more track for fans. After previewing tracks from Chris Brown and King Los, the Los Angeles native gives us his collaboration with Pusha T called “Murda.” Like Ink ...