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Jason Collins' Coming Out Is 'Opening Doors For People'

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices
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Rapper Lil Wayne, who is a huge basketball fan, recently spoke in favor of NBA center Jason Collins coming out during an interview with MTV. The "...

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Snoop Lion Alters Opinion On Gay Rappers

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.16.2013 | Gay Voices
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The former "D-O-Double-G" has been very vocal lately about his support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. During an inter...

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Rapper Eve Returns With New Album 11 Years Later

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.15.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Lip Lock, Music, Eve, Eve Lip Lock, Video, Rappers, Whats Trending, Rap Music, Entertainment News
Shira Lazar

Grammy Award-winning rapper Eve is making her big comeback on the music scene with Lip Lock, her first new album since 2002's Eve-Olution. She stopped by to chat about working on the new tracks, major collaborations, and what on Earth she's been up to for the past decade!

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Hip-Hop Icon Says Rappers Are Less Homophobic Than Before

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 02.22.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Musicians, Rappers, Gay Advocates, Homophobia-in-Hip-Hop, Emcees, Lgbt, Hip Hop, Russell Simmons, Sexism, Reuters, Hip Hop Gay, Hip Hop Gay Rights, Homophobia, Gay Allies, Racism, Hip Hop Culture, Reuters Tv, Gay Voices News

Hip-hop icon, philanthropist and all-around mogul Russell Simmons sat down with Robert Wolf to discuss his business ideals, the U.S. government and so...

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An Interview with Mahbod Moghadam of Rap Genius

Guy Cimbalo | Posted 04.14.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Job Hiring, Startups, Mark Zuckerberg, Rappers, Entrepreneurship, Rap, President Obama, Small Business News
Guy Cimbalo

Feuding with Zuck, calling out the NY Times, and groupie love In 2009, after a day spent debating the meaning of a Cam'ron lyric, three Yale undergra...

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On Wormholes

Michael Molina | Posted 04.06.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Video, Entertainment, Dregs, Wormholes, Funny Videos, Space, Lady GaGa, Youtube, Rappers, Star Trek, Comedy News
Michael Molina

To escape this excruciating task of spending time with reality, we turn to dregs. Many dregs are portals to alternate universes, where, like in the best science fiction, only one small change to our world produces a new and exciting frontier.

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Rapper Azealia Banks Calls Rap 'Tacky'

Posted 12.29.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Video, Rap, Azealia Banks Rap, Gay Rappers, Azealia Banks Rapper, Rappers, Azealia Banks Rap Music, Azealia Banks, Rap Music, Entertainment News

Rapper Azealia Banks has some harsh words for the music that made her famous. In an interview with Hypetrak, Banks called rap "unladylike" and "tacky"...

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WATCH: Big Sean Gets Guap In Detroit

Posted 12.18.2012 | Detroit
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In his song "Guap," rapper Big Sean gives a typical Detroit greeting of "What up doe." And the Motor City hip-hop star continues shouting out his home...

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The School Of Rhyme: The Most Educated Rappers

The Huffington Post | Treye Green | Posted 11.28.2012 | Entertainment
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It's easy to write off today's rappers as nothing more than self-taught entrepreneurs and moguls whose strongest skill is their ability to spit clever...

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WATCH: Eminem and 50 Cent Bring A Chopper To Detroit

Posted 10.25.2012 | Detroit
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Detroiters who heard helicopters into the early morning Monday have no need to be alarmed: it was just rappers Eminem and 50 Cent shooting a late nigh...

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The Rapper You Need To Know About

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 06.08.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Kendrick Lamar, Video, Hip Hop, Kendrick Lamar Rapper, Kendrick Lamar Bonnaroo, Rap, Bonnaroo 2012, Rappers, Kendrick Lamar Songs, Entertainment News

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Everyone loves Kendrick Lamar – from the toughest customers in Compton to the crunchiest fans at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts ...

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'T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle': T.I. Argues With Security

Posted 03.13.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Akoo, Kevin Hart, Season Finale, Airport Security, t.i. And Tiny: The Family Hustle, Rappers, Tv Replay, Vh1, Rap Music, TV News

On the season finale of "T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle" (Mon., 9 p.m. ET on VH1), T.I. was preparing for his upcoming AKOO fashion show, and the st...

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'T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle': T.I. Records A Song With Usher

Posted 02.28.2012 | TV
Read More: Usher, TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Rappers, Tv Replay, Vh1, Rap Music, TI and Tiny: The Family Hustle, TV News

On Monday night's episode of "T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on VH1) long-time friends T.I. and Usher finally found a song big en...

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Ice-T's Documentary Coming To A Theater Near You

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 04.11.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Video, Rappers, Ice-T, Ice-T Documentary, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Eminem, Nas and Kanye West are coming to a theater near you. The Indomina Group said Friday it will r...

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Four Defenses of M.I.A.'s Middle Finger

Danny Groner | Posted 04.08.2012 | Sports
Read More: Superbowl Halftime Show, Super Bowl 2012, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Madonna, M.I.A., Rappers, Madonna Halftime Show, FCC Indencency Censorship, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Halftime, Middle Finger MIA, Mia Superbowl, MIA Middle Finger, Sports News
Danny Groner

During the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night, M.I.A. gave the finger to the hundred million fans watching around the world. It didn't last very long, but in the days since the incident, practically everyone except for the singer herself has apologized.

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PHOTOS: Guess Who's Wearing A Man Purse?

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 12.11.2011 | Style
Read More: Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, Lil Wayne, Rappers, Lil Wayne Man Purse, Celebrity Style, Lil Wayne Louis Vuitton, Kanye West Occupy Wall Street, Style News

Look: Lil Wayne wore a man purse. It's not just any man purse, of course. It's a mini Louis Vuitton man purse, or "murse," if you will, and Weezy ...

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Hip Hop Artists Must Start Giving Back to the Black Community

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 12.10.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Rappers, Dr Boyce Watkins, Black Scholars, 2 Live Crew, Rap, Hip Hop, Philippines, Philanthropy, Black Voices News
Dr. Boyce Watkins

Uncle Luke's remarks are a relevant wake up call to the sleeping giants within hip hop. Artists should be called to action to help deal with the problems that affect all of Black America, not just Miami.

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TheFFJD Interviews Rapper KREAYSHAWN: Clueless, Celebrity Crush, and "Music For Women."

Meredith Fineman | Posted 12.05.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Lil Wayne, Hip Hop, Theffjd, Tyler the Creator, Lady GaGa, Oxygen, Bad Girls Club, Fifty-First-Jdates, Kreayshawn, Rappers, Amy Winehouse, Kreayshawn-Gucci-Gucci, Interview, Entertainment News
Meredith Fineman

So unless you live under a rock or haven't been near a computer in a few months, you know the internet sensation that is Kreayshawn. She's one part Am...

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Tupac Shakur's Mother: I Feel Like He Died Yesterday

TMZ | Posted 11.14.2011 | Celebrity
Read More: Tupac Shakur Dead, Tupac Shakur's Mother, 15th Anniversary of Tupac Shakur's Death, Tupac Shakur Died 15 Years Ago, Tupac Shakur, Rappers, Afeni Shakur, Music, Celebrity News

It's been 15 years to the day since Tupac Shakur was shot to death -- but his mother is still coping with the rapper's untimely end ... claiming she f...

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Kia Makarechi

Why Honesty Makes Kanye West And Jay-Z's Album A Must Listen

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.08.2011 | Home
Read More: Swizz Beatz, Watch the Throne, Kanye West, Rap, Rappers, Dubstep, Music, New Music, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Jay-Z Music, Kanye Review, Hip Hop, Huffpost Review, Rza, Jay-Z, Hip Hop Review, Kanye Music, Video, Home News

When I was in college, I used to be disgusted by the nightclub "system" -- bouncers who sniffed at nice people who didn't know how to dress or act ar...

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Ice Cube's New Art Project

The Huffington Post | Melinda Brocka | Posted 09.08.2011 | Arts
Read More: Rareink, Charity, Rap, It Was a Good Day, Ice Cube Rareink, Rappers, Music, Los Angeles, Chinese Theater, Memorabilia, Hip Hop, Sumo Wrestlers, Ice Cube, Theatre, Authenticity, Minority Aids Project, Sports Memorabilia, Arts News

Highly successful rapper/actor Ice Cube recently expanded his brand into the visual arts. For his collaboration with RareInk, artists from around the ...

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WATCH: Cutest Child Rappers Ever

Posted 08.01.2011 | Comedy
Read More: America's Got Talent, Video, Talent Shows, Americas Got Talent, Kids, Sh'boss Boys, The One, Talented Kids, Child-Rappers, Rapping, Talents, Urlesque, Rappers, The Sh'boss Boys, Comedy News

Oh my gosh, everyone, we can stop having babies now. Obviously we all think our kid is the cutest, and the only reason we keep procreating as a specie...

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WATCH: Tupac's Ninth Life Is His Streetest

Posted 07.19.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Video, Songs Parody, Tupac Cat, Cat Videos, Rap, Zerofriends, Rap Parody, East Coast West Coast, Funny Videos, Snug Life, Tupac Shakur, Cat, Urlesque, Rappers, Tupac Is Alive, Comedy News

It's been over a decade since the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop rivalry was a thing, and there are tons of conspiracy theories out there among people ...

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What John Legend and Common Have in Common

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 07.13.2011 | College
Read More: University, John Legend, Graduation, Rappers, Rapper-Common, College News
Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney

Both John Legend and Common share a deep devotion to community outreach promoting equal access to quality education as a right. I hope that we do "wake up," as Legend says in song, our nation's efforts to improve education.

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Jay-Z Book Cover Revealed

billboard.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Rap Lyrics, Decoded, Rap, Books, Book Cover, Jay-Z Lyrics, Bookselling, Booksellers, Jay-Z, Rappers, Publishing News, Jay Z, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z Book, Books News

Featuring an image of Andy Warhol's "Rorschach" on the cover, the fully-illustrated book decodes 36 songs from Jay-Z's extensive catalog, offering an ...

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