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"Dogg Pound 4 Life" may be in jeopardy now because Suge Knight and numerous record labels want a percentage from the movie - but Daz Dillinger is not having it.

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When Roy Woods sings, we listen. The OVO Sound artist has the kind of voice that haunts you hours after you’ve listened to his music – add in the visual and Roy is unforgettable. Fresh off his Exis EP success, the Canadian musician is continuing to push music from the project, most recently dropping the […]

A shocking video of a Texas police officer grabbing a high school student by his throat and slamming him to the ground has surfaced on the web.

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The Game‘s “El Chapo” was leaked in September, but now, thanks to Scrillex, we’ve got the official version of the track. With The Documentary 2 finally in stores, there’s no doubt The Game’s reign has begun. Check out “El Chapo” here. [Complex] Young Chop got into a fight with security while hosting the MyMixtapez showcase at […]

Little Royalty lights up her daddy’s life. Chris Brown and his mini-me hit the zoo together on Friday, kicking off their weekend with some of the most adorable pictures we’ve seen of the daddy-daughter duo so far. Holding her tight while they said hello to a giraffe, Breezy looked like he needed nothing more to […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s sister-in-law was punched in the face outside of her Atlanta, Georgia retirement home during an alleged carjacking. 83-year-old Naomi King was confronted by a thief outside on Friday; he demanded she give up her car, but she refused. A friend of Naomi told WSBTV: “He demanded her car and told her he […]

Remember at the 2013, 2014 AND 2015 Oscar’s when it was supposed to be Lupita Nyongo’s moment but her brother LuPeter was running around like a chicken with his head cut off taking pics with all of the celebs? From photo bombing Ellen Degeneres to getting a coveted pic with Queen Bey and Common, it […]

Only in the fantasy world of “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” would your boyfriend not allow you to leave the house, have you sent to jail while he turns up with strippers in his hotel room and his secret apartment and collude with his ex-girlfriend to catch you in a lie. This ladies and gentlemen […]

Ladies! Meet Malachiae Warren, 19-year-old rising talent ready to make his mark on the game. Watch above as he talks about his breakout single “Thank…

The last time we heard new music from Tweet, the singer, there was no Twitter. Now a Google search for “Tweet” lists whatever’s trending in social media. Just as the times and technology have changed, the songstress is getting fans accustomed to her government name, Charlene Keys now that she’s back with new music. It’s been ten […]

Young Thug‘s Slime Season is a great mixtape, but it gained extra attention for featuring “Take Kare” — a 2014 single featuring Lil Wayne. They were…

We have some good news and some bad news for fans of Halle Berry. Her CBS, sci-fi series, Extant was just cancelled after two seasons. Now for the good news, the Oscar winner has a two-year over all picture deal with the network meaning she has another series already in the works. Berry will executive […]