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Jennifer Lopez is thrilled that P Diddy called her butt "a work of art."

"We spent three years of our lives together, you know almost every single day," the 45-year-old singer said on "Access Hollywood" Wednesday, according to Page Six. "Seeing him involved in Revolt and all the things that he's done as a businessman and still being s...

Federal authorities on Thursday slapped new financial reporting rules on 2,000 businesses in the Fashion District of Los Angeles in an effort to curtail suspected Mexican and Colombian drug money laundering after massive amounts of cash were seized in a raid.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an order requiring the businesses to report any transaction involving more than $3,000 in cash. The geographic targeting order — a tool used to track...

Kansas City Police are searching for this 2002 Toyota Highlander in connection with a shooting that left three people dead and two others critically injured on Tuesday. ...

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The Chinese Northeast is flooded with meth from North Korea. But with crackdowns from the authorities, Chinese chemists are now cooking up their own batches. Many of the raw ingredients are produced domestically. Motherboard previously reported on the state of meth in China: just like in the US, there are plenty of open spaces in rural areas that are perfect for setting up makeshift meth labs. In a labor-intensive country where blue-coll...

The U.N. racism watchdog urged the United States on Friday to halt the excessive use of force by police after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman touched off riots in Ferguson, Missouri. 

Minorities, particularly African-Americans, are victims of disparities, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination...

Ebola is one of the world's most deadly viruses but is not airborne, so cannot be caught like flu. Medics say avoiding it should be quite easy if you follow these top tips:

Wash your hands regularly with soap and clean water - and use clean towels to dry them. This can be difficult in slum and rural areas where there is not always direct access to clean water - but it is an effective way to kill the virus. Ordinary...

Angie Martinez had G-Unit on her show for their first interview as group.

There was a lot to discuss, so get your pillows and cups of water ready for this in-depth interview.

Before moving into the release of their new EP, Beauty Of Independence, Angie Martinez asked 50 Cent to comment on his on-going beef with Floyd Mayweather.

50 Cent was unapologetic for exposing Floyd and said that his reading challenge was his way of being “nice” because he could have been “harder” on F...

UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:43 p.m.): A rep at BET confirmed with XXL that it was a planned hiatus. Relax everyone.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:13 p.m.): BET’s 106 & Park will not be on air for the rest of the week. At this moment there is no confirmation if this was preplanned or is the result of Blue Ivy comment and The Carters’ divine power.  It should be noted that on TVGuide.com has BET running movies instead of 106 & Park.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 6:28 p.m.): BET President of Music Progra...

Sick as this may sound, the super-slick HD depiction of a pseudo-ninja murdering American journalist James Foley is, not least, a recruiting video. In the warped world of new-generation jihadists—especially those coming out of Western cities—hacking off heads has become a status symbol.

That’s why an Australian lunatic among the ISIS forces posted a pic...

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Authorities have identified a 25-year-old man who died after being shot over the weekend in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.

Clark County coroner's officials say C'dario Laparker Burns died at University Medical Center of a gunshot wound to the head.

North Las Vegas police say the shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Jose Ernesto Street, near the intersection of Camino Al Norte and Ann Road.

Investigators say Burns and ano...

Rapper and reality TV star Joe Budden is being hunted by police after allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend outside of an Inwood nightclub—but he’s still a free man boasting on Twitter about lap dances and joyrides around the city.

The “Pump It Up” singer is accused of forcing the 25-year-old woman into his car near the corner of Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street at around 4:30 a.m. Monday before before smashing her head off the dashboard and driving to his New Jersey home, where t...

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Did Nicki Minaj go too far with her lapdance on Drake in the new “Anaconda” music video? After watching the scene again, you have to wonder if a little bit of alcohol really pushed things to the edge for her. Cosmopolitan is on it:

Nicki Minaj premiered her “Anaconda” video to much fanfare Wednesday. Because she cares about her fans, she shared a few behind-the-scenes tidbits on Twitter, including some more information about the lap dance that left...

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Above: Doctoral student Yan Wei Lim collects samples during a 2013 expedition to the Line Islands, which are south of Hawaii near the equator.

A protester throws back a smoke canister in a protest spurred by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson Lucas Jackson/Reuters

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DETROIT - A suburban Detroit homeowner who fatally shot an unarmed woman on his porch was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter Thursday afternoon.

The jury began deliberating shortly before noon Wednesday.

Theodore Wafer, 55, said he shot 19-year-old Renisha McBride in self-defense when she showed up drunk on his porch before dawn on Nov. 2. Several hours earlier, McBride had crashed her car into a parked car on a De...

The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 35-year-old Brianne Altice is now charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sodomy. The new charges were filed last month.

Altice is accused of engaging in sex...

Atlanta, GA- Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member, Mimi Faust, has finally confessed that her alleged “leaked sex tape” featuring her boyfriend, Nikko Smith, was staged. Faust claims the sextape was filmed in a hotel downtown Atlanta with a professional film crew of about five. As most have already suspected, Faust claims the sextape was produced with the hopes of acclaiming fame like the leaked sextapes of socialites Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. Initially, Faust and Smith cla...

Yesterday Nelly was a guest on ESPN’s segment “Highly Questionable” and he had a lot to said. After addressing his memories of hanging with Julius Peppers, the experience of filming Tip Drill and his future in entertainment, Nelly had a few words to say after a certain professional boxer.

When Bomani Jones asked Nelly about his so called beef with boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Nelly quickly responded denying any beef by saying. “I don’t have a beef with Floyd Mayweather�...

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Rapper 50 Cent is making boxer Floyd Mayweather feel the burn after posting an intimate photo of "Hot in Here" rapper, Nelly with his ex-fiance Shantel Jackson on his Instagram page.

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The controversial rapper posted the photo of Nelly hugged up with Floyd's smiling ex captioning the photo, "Nelly put this up @floydmayweather DAMN da ni**a really took your lady Champ. It's @missjacksonbirthday. Smh"

In another post, the rapper continued to...

Wiz Khalifa calls Tyga out for not reaching out to him directly when he dropped out of the "Under The Influence" tour.

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Wiz Khalifa just kicked off the 3rd annual Under The Influence Tour, which features the stacked lineup of Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Mack Wilds, Sage The Gemini, Iamsu! and DJ Drama. The bill also boasted Tyga's name initially, but the rapper has since dropped out of the tour.

In an interview with Power 99 FM...

Lord Jamar confirms his belief that the white man is the devil.

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During a newly-published interview with Vlad TV, Brand Nubian rapper--and 30-year member of the Five-Percent Nation--Lord Jamar shared his thoughts on Jay Z's affiliation with the Nation.

“There’s been little hints,” Jamar said. “I’ve heard him for a while now dropping little things in his music. Saying little—Giving slight ...

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Remy Ma talks prison, Nicki Minaj, and return to the rap game with Angie Martinez.

After serving 6 years at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, Remy Ma will finally be a free woman on July 31st. The Bronx rapper, who’s ten days out from being released, decided to call into Angie Martinez on Power 105.1 on Monday, and despite serving her time, sounds like the same ole Remy.

“I can’t ...

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West is reportedly going to put on for his city by tagging hometown producer Young Chop to add his signature touch to the upcoming Yeezus follow-up.

Get ready for the biggest Hip-Hop weekend in Brooklyn.

Ladies and gentlemen, summer is officially upon us and we couldn’t be more pleased to announce the First Annual SOURCE360 Music, Art & Culture Expo right in the heart of Brooklyn’s cultural district, including trade shows, concerts and panels, centered around the digital, tech, gaming, sports, art, music and fashion worlds in the heart of Brooklyn.

Events will take place at Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Barclays Ce...

UN's Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo trying to broker Gaza ceasefire

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Let us start off by saying this, if there is someplace worse than under the bus…then that is where rapper Ferrari Ferrell just threw Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Joseline Hernandez as it pertains to those crazy videos that we saw the other day of her rapping in the studio! He not only confirmed that she was on some serious drugs but he also claims to have been hooking up with her at that time! Even worse he says he was with her at her place when Stevie J came ov...

Meek Mill (real name Robert Williams) is currently locked up for the next 4-6 months  (or 3 weeks, depending on who you ask) for violating his probation, but the rapper scored a legal victory against a Philadelphia Police officer with the 750k lawsuit filed against him being dismissed.

The 27-year-old Maybach Music Group artist was sued earlier this year by Officer Boyer, who was one of the police officers who arrested the rapper back in 2012 for allegedly having marijuana on him. Howe...

Was Kanye West always a dope rapper? Even during his teenage years? We didn’t really hear him until he started piecing together his debut album but could he have been sitting on raps forever? Rolling Stone has the clip:

Finally Friday. It’s finally the best day of the week, so what better way to celebrate than to throw it in the air like Katt Williams throwing punches at his manager’s face? Ouch.

How can Katt Williams be making so much news right now? It seems he comes out once a year and when he does, it’s craziness left and right. Almost every day something is going on with him. TMZ has the skinny:

Katt Williams’ tour manager says the the comedian delivered a knockout blow to his face … and no...

Weeks after actress Zendaya decided to fall back from portraying late singer Aaliyah in an upcoming film, new reports claim Hollywood diva Alexandra Shipp has signed on. #ontothenextone

Lifetime is back in business with its Aaliyah biopic. Nickelodeon actress Alexandra Shipp has been tapped to play the R&B singer, Th...

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Rihanna shared in Germany's victory over Argentina last night.

If you follow Rihanna on Twitter, you know she's actively been involved in all things World Cup, watching each match and tweeting whatever goes down, showing her support for a variety of countries. Rih Rih was lucky enough to be able to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she saw Germany beat Argentina 1-0.

Although the pop ...

Meek Mill had a few choice words for MMG label mate, Wale. And, of course, the best place for him to do it was Twitter. Fed up with the lack of support he has seen on social media, the Philly rapper let everyone know how he felt.

Shall we break this down? You know we have to say things like ‘no shade’ nowadays before we talk about anything, so there’s that…

Whether or not Wale is on the same label, he can do what he wants. And just because something isn’t visible to yo...

Are you a big fan of the G-Unit movement? Were you down with “Love & Hip Hop” since season one? Ready to indulge in the must-read of the summer?

Today, check out R&B singer Olivia Longott’s top five reasons you need to check out her new Release Me book right now! [Make sure to read each reason to win your own copy!]

Reason 1: Get To Know Me

The reader gets to see real dialogue and grasp a clear visual of how I was raised and things that happened as I entered the music industry.

Rea...

Murder Inc.'s Ja Rule has stepped forward to speak out on including his past problem with G-Unit head 50 Cent in his new autobiography, Unruly. #Unruly

Rule said he does not have any issues with 50 but explained why he had to include their relationship in the book.

G-Unit head 50 Cent is keeping the attention on himself this summer after hinting at something big stirring up with one of G.O.O.D. Music's biggest stars. #BigPromise

The New York native posted a photo of himself alongside rap veteran Common onto Instagram and left plenty of room for speculation.

"Ran into COMMON we on the move BIG THINGS TO COME. #SMSAUDIO," 50 captioned to their selfie July...

G.O.O.D. Music head Kanye West's frequent rant tendency may have cost him some fans Friday (July 4) at the Wireless Festival after being hit with backlash from attendees. #RantOn

According to reports, Mr. West unloaded a 20-minute rant mid-performance this evening.

Wearing a bejewelled mask over his face, Kanye, 37, told the audience: 'I'm not going to mention any names but... Nike, Louis V...

On Monday, NASA's Cassini probe celebrated ten years of Saturnian exploration – a decade of stunning images and insights about the planet and its moons. But in late 2016, Cassini will begin the dramatic final phase of its mission – a newly annointed "Grand Finale" that will culminate with an intentional dive into Saturn's atmosphere.

Rumor has it that LHHATL Nikko Smith is still married to a woman from Canada while dating co-star, Mimi Faust.

Via Rolling Out Magazine:

According to Wetpaint, Faust recently called in for a radio interview on Atlanta’s V-103 radio station and denied rumors that she’s pregnant with Nikko’s child or that she’s engaged to him. However, when the radio host asked Faust about the rumors that he’s al...

The stuff surrounding the BET Awards always gives us something to talk about. This time around, it seems like all is well and peaceful. The only thing I did hear was that there was an incident at a Meek Mill show. A major fight turned into a full fledged riot at Meek Mill’s party or show at a club named Toxic. What a name for a club! Apparently, somebody got stabbed. The police were swarming the scene and ...

According to Dizaster, the reason he initiated the fight was due to Math repeatedly interrupting his verse and d...

It appears the BET Awards weekend ended in violence. TMZ reports the Los Angeles night spot Supperclub was hosting a party attended by Hip Hop stars Meek Mill, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, and The Game.

Apparently around 2:30 am local time, someone fired a gun outside the location. No one is reported to be hurt. The shooter is still at large.

Meek sent out a tweet this morning including the hashtag ...

Three shot at Red Rocks Amphitheatre after rap concert

Three people were shot after a rap show Thursday night at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

According to NBC News, the victims were shot around 10:30 p.m. local time as they sat in a parked SUV just after the Nas, Schoolboy Q and Flying Lotus concert concluded.

The Denver Post reported that Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mark Techmeyer said the three victims then...

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The LOX's Jadakiss and Styles P are going down the same route as close pals Dame Dash and Cam'ron by teaming up to launch their own joint juice bar in New York. #Juiced

According to reports, Jada and Styles opened their Yonkers juice spot this week.

The rappers Jadakiss and Styles P are cutting the ribbon on their new juice bar in Yonkers on Tuesday. Jadakiss, also known at Jaso...

Lil Durk went to visit thisis50 radio and opened up about wanting to holla at Game’s wife Tiffany, his Chi-raq remix, his beef with Tyga and much more – check out the full interview below!

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Dipset leader Cam'ron is the latest celebrity to speak out on one-time rap rival Jay Z blowing up headlines last month for his now-infamous elevator dispute with sister-in-law Solange Knowles. #KillaKnows

"Probably about four or five months ago I was in an elevator with Solange. She was mad cool, man. She was stupid co...

Winfrey, Clinton, first lady recall her sonorous voice, wisdom

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Posted: June 8, 2014 at 3:43 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Maya Angelou liked to say that people will forget what you said or did in your life, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Former President Bill Clinton, first lady Michelle Obama and media personality Oprah Winfrey said Saturday that they were among the millions touched by Angelou's wi...

The producers of the Whitney Houston biopic have found their lead actress.

According to TVLine, Yaya DaCosta will play Houston in Lifetime's adaptation of her life.

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The site reports that the film "will chronicle Houston's volatile relationship with singer-songwriter Bobby Brown during her meteoric rise to musical superstardom."

DaCosta first emerged on the scene during Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. She then went on to lan...

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Former Roc-A-Fella Records co-owner Damon "Dame" Dash has shared his thoughts on longtime friend Cam'ron nearly getting set-up at a London concert this week. #KillaInLondon

In Dame's opinion, Cam's wit ultimately bailed him out of possibly being involved in a nasty physical altercation.

"Me and Cam are having fun making music and laughing at everybody," Dame said in an interview. "That sh*t that h...

Slowbucks holds press conference at the Bostany Law Firm to discuss the now-infamous chain-snatching incident that occurred during 50 Cent and G-Unit's Summer Jam set.

In response to what's quickly becoming the chain snatch heard around the world, Slow of Queens duo Slowbucks just hosted a press conference to reveal the legal action he's taking against 50 Cent and others for ...

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When MTV asks Lupe Fiasco about the recent footage that's surfaced of Justin Bieber using racial slurs, he responds by comparing him to Donald Sterling.

Over the course of his career, Lupe Fiasco has time and time again made his stance on controversial issues clear. Most recently, he responded to the violence in his hometown's music scene by dramatically announcing his retirement, and though he claimed that his new album...

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Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex and Damon "Dame" Dash appear to have a rift on their hands after going at one another on Instagram Thursday (June 5). #FunkWars

While Queens MCs Nas and 50 Cent buried the hatchet last night when they both hit the stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam, it seems a third Queens rapper felt some type of way about the performance, more specifically about 50 Cent choosing to perform his Murder Inc. Diss record "I Smell Pu**y."

Ja Rule hopped on Twitter almost immediately after the performance, tagging 50 Cent and letting the world know that he was surprised 50 would still acknowledge the beef after a decade.

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A local comedian was reportedly beaten by comedian Mike Epps‘ security staff, according to the AJC’s Rodney Ho. The assault took place at Uptown Comedy Corner Saturday night.

Comedian Lavar Walker had recently taped a 15-second spoof of Epps’ recent Twitter beef with comic actor Kevin Hart. WAtch the video after the break.

From Rodney Ho:

Epps, in town shooting a movie, saw the parody, heard Walker was at the club and came over, a good source of mine told me Sun...

Singer August Alsina is shaping up to be the biggest jerk in all of hip hop. He is known more for his erratic and disrespectful behavior than for his music. The latest incident involving the 21-year-old “Testimony” singer occurred at a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Alsina became unhinged over the loss of his cherished hat.

A fan’s video shows Alsina riding atop the broad shoulders of his bodyguard as he performed for his mostly female fans when, about ...

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The Notorious BIG‘s only son, Christopher Wallace Jr. aka CJ, graduated from high school recently. His proud mom, singer Faith Evans tweeted, “My first born son @cj_toa & I #proud”.

Update: CJ’s mom, the aforementioned Faith Evans, just responded to this post on Twitter:

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

A faulty lock at the Fulton County jail led to a brief romantic interlude for a death row prisoner and a female inmate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The incident took place in the medical wing at the jail last week, according to an official incident report obtained by the AJC.

Norris Speed admitted to jamming a lock so he could invite inmate Jasmine Jones into his cell for a quickie. But Speed told officers that Sheriff Deputy Michael Watts’ “unfortu...

A fight breaks out as G-Unit reunites on stage for Hot 97's Summer Jam.

Apparently 50 likes his milk spoiled. Just a few months after referring to his G-Unit associates as "having an expiration date," the general has officially reunited live onstage with Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. Tonight's Summer Jam performance marks the first time the entire group has performed together since 2008 when 50 leaked audio of Buck crying to him for advice to the internet, prompting a split between...