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Quincy Jones Sues Michael Jackson Productions For Unpaid Royalties

Really?!?! Quincy Jones Suing Michael Jackson For Unpaid Royalties Quincy Jones wants his dough. The legendary musician claims that Michael Jackson’s estate and the late singer’s record label has jerked him out of royalties and he is seeking $10 million, at least. Read more at Hip Hop Wired Image via WENN

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AGAIN?!? Korean Company Apologizes For Cigarette Ads Featuring Monkeys And The Slogan “Africa Is Coming!”

Another day, another person using a “monkey” reference and acting like they didn’t know it was racially offensive. via Huffington Following cries of racism, South Korea’s largest tobacco company is pulling an advertisement for its new “This Africa” cigarettes. The KT&G ads featuring a monkey dressed as a human were launched a month ago to promote the brand’s new “This Africa” cigarettes, according to the Agence France-Presse. The ads to promote cigarettes dried and roasted in “traditional” African style showed monkeys dressed as humans, tagged with the slogan “Africa is coming!” Zambian Mirriam Simasiku, an African woman living in Seoul, told the Korea Times she found the ads extremely offensive. “According to those images, Africans are just a bunch of uneducated monkeys,” she told the publication. “We as Africans are still a minority against a multitude of pure Koreans with no law to protect us. By the way, it is named This Africa, which is inappropriate since no one thought of making any connection.” These companies are getting out of control with this “Oh, we didn’t know” mess. Riiiiiigggghhht. SMH. Continue reading

“Freeway” Ricky Ross Says Rick Ross Is “Being Financed By Police Unions” [Listen]

Rick Ross, the rapper (it’s necessary to clarify for this article) has plenty of admirers but “Freeway” Ricky Ross has never been one of them. After losing the battle to keep his birthname sacred, his disdain for Rick Ross, the rapper has undoubtedly soured even further…. Continue Continue reading

Fabolous & Crew Hit Australia For The Redline Music Tour [Photos]

Quick. Off the top of your head, when’s the last time Fabolous dropped an album? Answer: it doesn’t matter. He’s poppin’ off the strength of mixtapes and guest appearances. The continent of Australia seems to agree with his status to the point they him hang out for two weeks for the Redline Music Tour. My Fabolous Life and Rome documented the Down Under experience with crispy visuals while the brooding sounds of “Young O.G.” play through… Continue

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Bangin Candy: Sublimely Thick Winny Munoz [Photos]

It’s one thing to be a little curvaceous, and its another to have a shape so marvelous that men and women take notice. Winny Munoz, our latest Bangin Candy, is clearly a member of the latter party…. Continue Continue reading

Robinson Cano Celebrates Birthday With Jay-Z, Gifted $34K Hublot Watch [Photos]

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Before The Fame: 10 Dope Kendrick Lamar Moments Pre-GKMC

Today (October 22), marks the first anniversary of Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. Since then, we’ve seen the West Coaster go from a promising MC to become one of the game’s undeniable superstars. If Drake is numero uno, then K. Dot is a clear second choice for the top out. And that’s merely because of his Toronto counterpart’s accomplishments…. Continue Continue reading

The Top 10 Biggest NFL Fail Moments From Week 7

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The 20 Best Twitter Reactions To Diddy’s Revolt TV Launch

It’s less than 24 hours since Diddy launched his next big media venture, and already the Twitterverse has made Revolt TV a trending topic worldwide. Is the new music-infused cable network worth all the hype… Continue Continue reading

PBS & Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Highlight The “African American Experience” In New Documentary

With the recent success of works such as Django Unchained and 12 Years A Slave, PBS is primed to keep the edutainment going with The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross mini-series. Hosted by acclaimed author and scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the series looks to analyze the details the moment Black people stepped foot on a ship and everything that followed afterwards… Continue Continue reading