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Earlier this month, a man named Marvin Carr was shot and killed in his native Chicago. Carr was better known as the rapper named Capo, an associate of Chief Keef. The story has taken an even more tragic turn, if possible--as the alleged shooter fled the scene, his car struck and killed a one-year-old boy named Dillan Harris...

A month ago, the Chicago Blackhawks took home the Stanley Cup, their third in six years, making it seven times the Western Conference has claimed hockey's top prize in the last nine seasons. This off-season, however, teams on the Eastern seaboard have been stockpiling weapons to make a run next spring...

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Earlier this week (July 21), Meek Mill went off on Twitter and called out Drake in the process. He made claims of Drizzy having a ghostwriter and threw shots at Nicki Minaj's ex-boyfriend. For over two hours, the Philly rapper let loose on the Twittersphere...

Yesterday (July 22), it was widely reported that Eminem would replace the late Eazy-E on an upcoming N.W.A. world tour. The swing would serve, in part, as promotion for Straight Outta Compton, the upcoming biopic about the legendary rap group. Unf...

As has been told countless times over the course of his massively successful career, Eminem came up in the ranks on the Detroit battle rap scene and the rest, as they say, is history. While he doesn't do it nearly as often as he used to, Eminem stopped by Sirius XM's Sway In The Morning show during his Southpaw promo run and dropped bars off the top of his head. Unsurpri ...

Somehow, some way, Papoose always remains in the thick of the conversation in hip-hop. Whether it's jumping on stage unexpectedly at Summer Jam, firing lyrical jabs aimed at Kendrick Lamar, defending his city against Trinidad Jame$' comments about the South running hip-hop or his wife and former Terror Squad MC Remy Ma finally getting out of jail after six years, Pap is always around, watching and

Though Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj have ostensibly made up, the conversation the latter started about racism and media representation isn't going anywhere. But today (July 23), Ed Sheeran decided to chime in, and when he did, it was in defense of his friend and collaborator Swift, and it was critical of Minaj's argument...

Meek Mill's Twitter rant earlier this week shook up the internets in such a big way that even politicians got involved. Coming to Drake's defense was Toronto Councilor Norm Kelly who tweeted that Meek was not welcome in Canada, to which the rapper took offense and told Kelly he sounded like a "thug...

Sportswear brand Converse announced today the all new Converse Chuck Taylor All Star II. A new adaptation of the Chuck Taylor All Star silhouette that features advanced technology and innovative details. Featuring for the first time Nike's Lunarlon technology, the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star II includes a unique white foxing, rubber toe-cap and statement All Star patch, while delivering a more