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Atlanta rapper Future has offered his take to the backlash "Karate Chop" remix collaborator Lil Wayne has received over controversial lyrics related to late civil rights icon Emmett Till.

Despite the controversy, Future believes Weezy F. Baby's lyrics only brought more positive energy to the Till…

[BlackMediaScoop] You know the saying…snitches get stitches! Well, this may be the case with a man named Walter Lee Hampton II.

Walter posted a shocking YouTube video claiming when he met Tyler Perry back in the 90s…Tyler was a flamboyant gay man! He says it’s not until Tyler blew up in the movie industry that he decided to deny…

By Drew Welsholtz

A teenager left wounded in a shooting got to feel like a typical high schooler Friday when he attended his prom.

Back in October, Miles Turner was shot five times…

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Charles Ramsey recounted to CNN on Tuesday evening the actions that made him a hometown hero -- rescuing a woman…

(CNN) -- Lauryn Hill told the judge who sentenced her to prison that she planned to pay her taxes; it was just a question of when.

The judge reminded her that citizens don't get to choose when to pay the government just before ordering her to spend three months in a federal prison.

The Grammy-winning singer must report to prison on July 8 to begin…

(from @Aqua147) Here we go again. Last night (Friday, May 3), Hot 97's DJ Mister Cee was arrested for allegedly trying to pick up a male prostitute in Brooklyn.

The popular DJ, credited for helping to discover the Notorious B.I.G. might have gotten away with his salacious behavior. However, the she-dude he tried to pick up was an undercover cop.

The New…

May 3, 2013 (NEW YORK) -- PepsiCo is its cutting ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.

Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda.

PepsiCo said in a statement late Friday that Wayne's "offensive…

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. He was 34.

"It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose," said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton…

The Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach Byron Scott today (Thursday).

Scott was 66-166 (.278) in three seasons but the Cavaliers regressed from year two to year three under Scott, and Cavs general manager Chris Grant determined it was time for a change.

“I have tremendous respect for Byron professionally and a great deal of…

(AllHipHop News) Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop Legend and music pioneer, was reportedly stabbed a few weeks back.

Members of the Zulu Nation have clarified that Afrika Bambaataa has recovered and also dispel rumors related to this event.

Ahmad Henderson, Africa Bambaataa’s manager, who was at the hospital, refuted the notion…

Kid Rock, who has announced that tickets for his summer tour will cost $20, is less-than-impressed with the ticket prices for Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z’s Legends of Summer Tour. Via Hip Hop DX:

When asked about the ticket prices, which seem to max out at $275 for a non-VIP ticket, during an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Kid Rock immediately referred to…

By PIERRE THOMAS (@PierreTABC) , JACK DATE, ANN COMPTON (@AnnCompton) , JIM AVILA (@JimAvilaABC) and JEFF ZELENY

April 17, 2013

A letter addressed to President Obama that field-tested positive for the poison ricin was received at the remote White House mail screening facility Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials.

The facility routinely…

TERREBONNE PARISH, LA (WGNO) – The Terrebonne Parish Council voted to outlaw saggy pants.

Anyone caught wearing their pants hanging below the waist is subject to a fine.

The council voted Wednesday night eight to one, passing the controversial “saggy pants” ordinance.Debate leading up to the vote was split.

Those against saggy pants say the fashion trend…

By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News

Two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, witnesses told NBC News.

Will Ritter, the spokesman for a Massachusetts Senate candidate, said that he heard what sounded like two explosions and saw smoke rising near the Boston Public Library. He said that he saw three fire engines…

man cut through his arms with saws at a Home Depot in West Covina, California shocking employees and customers who saw the grisly scene play out at the busy store.

The man calmly walked into the store on Azusa Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday and grabbed the handsaws, the West Covina Police Department said.

“He just began sawing away,” Cpl. Rudy…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say comedian Kevin Hart has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his black Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker truck on a Southern California freeway.

California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs says Hart appeared intoxicated when he was pulled over before dawn Sunday on Highway 101 in…

by Poliquin

Summer’s comin’ and it’s prime fat loss time. Have you been training consistently, eating right, but aren’t losing fat? Troubleshooting fat loss fits into two categories: simple issues and complex issues. The simple issues address the hidden things you may not be aware of. Once you fix those things and give it all you’ve…

By EZ Street

Rick Ross has issued a formal apology over his “U.O.E.N.O” date rape lyrics that led to him recently being dropped from his Reebok endorsement deal. The record caused a big stir and a major uprising by advocates and feminist groups. Here is what he had to say:

“Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a…