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Jermaine Dupri served as President of the Atlanta chapter of the Grammy board in the early 2000s so he knows a little bit about how the Grammy’s work.  After reading Steve Stoute’s letter to the NARAS, Dupri made a video response.

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Radio One’s HOT 102.7 (WHTD) is currently holding a contest for Detroit Public High Schools to win an appearance by Lupe Fiasco.

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These winter months have us not moving around as much and some of us may experience leg cramps. A muscle cramp occurs when a muscle involuntarily contracts. It often occurs during a sport or other exercise, but a muscle can spasm even during sleep. The ADAM Encyclopedia offers these suggestions for alleviating or preventing a […]

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This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.  When you hear the term “Eating Disorder”, you may think African-Americans especially women can’t relate.  However, current trends and studies beg to differ.

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We bet you didn’t know that today is National Margarita Day.  In honor of one of our favorite alcoholic beverages, we decided to take a short break from our regular posts to put up our favorite song about today’s celebrated beverage.

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Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding is at work on the follow-up to her 2010 album, Chamber Music Society, with none other than A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip in the producer’s chair. Q-Tip confirmed his involvement with Spalding’s project in December 2010 via Twitter.

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Louisiana rapper Big Unk insists that his life has never imitated his art. The “Go Hard” rapper was arrested in January of this year and charged with possession of 150 pounds of marijuana. Cops in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana also say they found $500,000 worth of jewelry and $72,000 in cash in his home. However, Unk […]

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In 2007, a new song by Lauryn Hill called “Lose Myself” appeared on the soundtrack to the animated film Surfs Up.  In 2011, Marsha Ambrosius has revived the song and included it on her solo debut, Late Nights & Early Mornings.

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Not even 24 hours after Carmelo Anthony‘s trade to the Knicks was announced does Maino record and release a new track welcoming ‘Melo back home to New York City.

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Eminem has become the first rapper to hit 1 billion views on YouTube.   The rapper is only the third artist in the website’s history to reach the milestone.

This past weekend, the world watched Rihanna perform during the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game with friends Drake and Kanye West but what many didn’t know was that she was scheduled to perform at a Cancer fundraiser for real estate mogul Donald Trump. She allegedly canceled just hours before the event and gave […]

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The Foreign Exchange‘s Phonte & Nicolay take some time off in their new video for “Authenticity,” which doesn’t feature the pair at all, save for a brief cameo from Phonte.