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Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday morning at his Chicago home. He was 84. Jackson’s family confirmed his death. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his […] Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday morning at his Chicago home. He was 84. Jackson’s […]

Taiwanese-American designer ONCH is auctioning off Nicki Minaj’s famous pink fried chicken necklace in protest. The designer behind Nicki Minaj‘s most talked-about jewelry piece is cutting ties with the rapper over her political shift. ONCH, the Taiwanese-American artist who created Minaj’s pink-fried-chicken necklace, announced that he’s auctioning the original piece to protest her embrace of the MAGA movement. The one-of-a-kind necklace will hit the auction block on February 24 via […]

Music is layered, emotional, and complex. Translating it into written form used to mean endless replaying and second-guessing. Music is messy. Beautiful, messy, layered sound. A recording captures notes, yes, but also feeling, timing, subtle interaction between instruments. Translating that into written form—lyrics, sheet music, structured tracks—has always been tricky. Hours of replaying, pausing, rewinding, scribbling notes. Sometimes you think you’ve got it all, then realize a tiny vocal inflection […]

50 Cent slammed Michael Jordan after a viral Daytona 500 celebration video showed the NBA legend in an awkward interaction with a child. Nike executives might want to start drafting crisis management plans after a viral video of Michael Jordan surfaced from the Daytona 500 celebration. The footage shows the NBA legend in what many are calling an inappropriate interaction with Tyler Reddick’s six-year-old son, Beau. The clip shows Michael […]

Jeffrey Epstein referenced Kanye West’s “Power” in a 2011 email while discussing control, calling the lyrics “funny” and “resonant.” A bone-chilling detail buried in Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released emails reveals the dead financier casually quoting Kanye West‘s “Power” while orchestrating yet another act of control over someone’s digital life. The 2011 exchange shows Epstein corresponding with an associate named Melanie about seizing control of a website called “Mother’s Army.” The […]

Eminem just dropped another trademark fight on someone trying to use his “Shady” name. This time, he’s going after “The Real Squid Shady,” a music brand that tried to trademark its name for entertainment services. AllHipHop has learned that Eminem filed his opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He wants to block the whole “Real Squid Shady” application before it gets approved. His lawyers laid out that Em […]

Napoleon finally broke his silence about Young Noble‘s tragic death. The Outlawz member opened up about their final dispute and the mental health struggles that led to his friend’s suicide. “Me personally, I still can’t believe it, man,” Napoleon said during his recent interview with The Art of Dialogue. The rapper explained how their public beef started over something incredibly small. “We had our differences and we had some words, […]

Luther Campbell is getting back into Florida politics. The Hip-Hop legend officially declared his run for Congress during a live television appearance on “This Week in South Florida.” Campbell ended weeks of speculation when he told host Glenna Milberg he’s running for Florida’s 20th Congressional District. The 60-year-old rapper-turned-activist set February 15 as his self-imposed deadline to decide. “I’m going to run for Congress for CD 20,” Campbell said during […]