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If you ask several people to define the term hip hop, chances are you will hear several different answers. Hip hop is much more than a way of moving to hip hop music...it is a way of life. Hip hop is a lifestyle that includes its own language, music, wardrobe style and style of
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'He Looks Like You': Princess Love Twins with Her Baby Boy In This Photo
Folks already know Princess Love and her newborn son Epik Norwood share a striking resemblance to each other, but the latest photo the “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star posted takes the
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Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart (1837-1921)
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was born on May 10, 1837 to parents William Pinchback, a successful Virginia planter, and Eliza Stewart, his former slave. The younger Pinchback was born in Macon, Georgia during the family’s move from Virginia to their new home in Holmes County, Mississippi.  In
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Omarion And Apryl Jones' Son Gets His First Haircut And His Reaction Is Priceless
Megaa Grandberry is heading into the summer with a brand new
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'You Got on Laylay’s Top': Alexis Skyy Fans Slam Her for Ill-Fitted Bathing Suit
Alexis Skyy received an online scolding this weekend after donning sexy swimwear that apparently was too small for
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‘He Gets Me’: Angela Simmons’ Cryptic Message Has Fans Calling Out Bow Wow
Growing Up Hip Hop reality star and fitness buff Angela Simmons is known for stepping onto her patio to snap pics in her fancy fly []
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Phaedra Parks Returns To Reality TV By Checking Into “Marriage Boot Camp”
If you’ve been itching for a dose of Phaedra Parks, the Georgia peach is slated to make a return to reality TV by starring in the upcoming season of WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop
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African Americans in Ghana
The history of African Americans in Ghana goes back to individuals such as American civil rights activist and writer W. E. B. Du Bois, who settled in Ghana in the last years of his life and is buried in the capital Accra. Since then, other African Americans who are descended from slaves imported
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'Quarantine Thicc': Masika Kalysha Rattles the Internet with Sexy Video of Her ‘New Body’
The “Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta” alumna flaunted her curvaceous figure on camera on Wednesday, May 13, and left fans drooling over her
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American Soul Highlight: Brace Yourselves for Some American Soul F-Bombs
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Local youth designs new Q Brothers’ album cover | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Q Brothers, the award-winning hip hop theater collective, has released its first kids’ album, and a local youth from the Edgewater neighborhood designed the album
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'Come on Knees': Rasheeda Frost Drops It Low In Latest IG Post, and Fans Go Wild
Rasheeda Frost celebrated her birthday on Monday, May 25, with a video that showed off her dance
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Terry Crews Sends Tweet About 'Black Supremacy' and Immediately Stirs Up Controversy
His tweet comes while people are protesting police brutality and racial discrimination, while demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man who died on Memorial after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine
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Africa: Women Creators Invited to Document Life Under COVID-19
[East African] The Ladima Foundation in partnership with the DW Akademie announced a short film competition for African women content creators and filmmakers on life during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘Sexy Mama’: ‘Black Ink Crew’ Star Miss Kitty Shows Off Her Dynamite Look
“Black Ink Crew” reality diva Miss Kitty usually makes headlines for her drama with castmates like Donna Lombardi, Tati and Young Bae over her involvement with “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” boss Ryan
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Love & Hip Hop Star Milan Christopher Goes Public With Transgender Girlfriend
The new couple shared a date night pic.
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He Always In Girl Drama: Joe Budden Slammed for Inserting Himself Into Trina and Masika Kalyshas Feud
Joe Budden is catching heat for adding his two cents on the current controversy surrounding Trina. On Wednesday morning, the "Diamond Princess" referred
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'Work Sum': Erica Dixon Fans Are Blown Away By How Amazing She Looks
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Hip Hop Culture Timeline: 1970 to 1983
The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts
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Chuck D
Born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour on August 1, 1960, the American rapper, author and producer is more widely known by his stage name, Chuck
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Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1980-- )
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is a Viacom–owned cable network based in Washington, D.C. The cable channel is viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide. As of 2010 it was the most prominent television network targeting young black-American audiences and was the leading provider of black
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'They Are Growing': Erica Dixon Fans Get 'Double the Cuteness' After Capturing This Pic of 1-Year-Old Twins
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Uncle Don Gotta Go - Black Millennials
Last night, CNN anchor Don Lemon — in his latest anti-Black stunt — justified the racist and violent actions of Sr. Deputy Ben Fields, the officer seen on camera assaulting a Black female-bodied student at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina. She Rightfully Goes Off on Don Lemon for Trying
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'Pressure Season': Rasheeda Frost Flaunts Her Latest Fashion Look While Uplifting Black Women
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” fashionista Rasheeda Frost knows how to dress from head to toe, and that’s expected of her as a fashion business
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'U B--tches Mad': Masika Kalysha Goes Off on Fans After They Report Her Bare Bottom Video
Masika Kalysha isn't let anyone or anything stand in her way when it comes to making a coin. The former Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood star announced this
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Master P Calls Out The ‘Devils’ Of Reality TV After Leaving ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’
“I’m only showing you this so next time you’re watching this show you can use your real judgement [sic] and see how they flip peoples words and change positive moments into negative,” Master P wrote in his Instagram post along with a video of him talking with a woman who seems to be a producer for
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‘You Didn’t Let Romeo Cross’: Angela Simmons Shows Off Flexibility, Fans Call Out Romeo Miller and Yo Gotti
Fans used this post as an opportunity to throw in jabs about Simmons’ former friend/potential lover rapper Romeo Miller as well as rapper Yo Gotti, who continuously shoots his shot with the reality star but doesn’t seem to
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'Buss Down': Tommie Lee Scorches Social Media with Her 'Bad Bitty' Look
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