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NEW YORK (AP) — Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — with a conference table between them.

From CNN: The music of New Orleans, Louisiana, is more than just Dixieland jazz, Professor Longhair and Pete Fountain.

From CNN: There was a time when if a white actor or actress was cast in the role of a character of color, there was very little outcry.

SALT LAKE CITY — The independent attorney appointed to oversee the property and cremation of late actor Gary Coleman said Wednesday there will be no funeral services for the former child TV star.

From BlackAmericaWeb Earth Wind & Fire and the late Bob Marley are among the 2010 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which will hold a ceremony Thursday in New York City. David Foster, who will also be inducted Thursday, cited “After the Love Has Gone,” a song he co-wrote for Earth, Wind & Fire, […]

From AllHipHop.com: “I’m not saying I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” -Tupac Shakur Behind the chalk line it was just another crime but in the heart and soul of Hip-Hop, a GIANT was gone. As we Celebrate what would have been […]

From TheRoot.com These artists have changed the face of pop culture by presenting images that commodify black female sexual identity, ironically giving in to the jezebel stereotype in order to gain sexual autonomy. But the road to self-empowerment remains elusive for many black women because of ingrained cultural notions of sexual decency that African Americans […]

From the Examiner: Omarosa shared the spotlight with ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ mogul/personality Donald Trump at the red carpet premiere of her forthcoming reality series ‘The Ultimate Merger’ Monday.