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Young Jeezy Calls For Community Effort In Trayvon Martin Case

Posted 3/22/12 11:08 pm EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Rob Markman

Members of the hip-hop community have continued to show their support for slain teen Trayvon Martin, who was murdered while walking through a gated community in Florida last month. Stars such as Big Boi, Wyclef Jean and ?uestlove have spread the word about the tragic shooting via their social media accounts and when MTV News caught up with Young Jeezy in Las Vegas this week, the Atlanta rapper expressed his support for the effort to find justice for the 17-year-old. "I feel very deeply as a community leader and as a product of my culture," Jeezy said. "I feel like we all got to get together and stop this, 'cause I have a son his age and I just feel like that could've been either of our children." Read More...

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Trayvon Martin Case: Questlove, Big Boi, John Legend Rally On Teen's Behalf

Posted 3/21/12 10:07 am EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

 By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Hip-hop artists and public figures are coming together to support the case of murdered teen Trayvon Martin. There has been national uproar around the incident in which a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, shot and killed 17-year-old Martin in Sanford, Florida last month. Martin was walking home through a gated community, unarmed, when Zimmerman followed him. According to the LA Times, Martin was carrying only a cellphone, Skittles and iced tea. Members of the hip-hop community, including Questlove, Big Boi, Wyclef Jean and John Legend have all been rallying on the teen's behalf via social media.  Read More...

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Election 2012, Who Said It: A Rapper Or A Republican?

Posted 3/8/12 5:43 pm EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By: Uptin Saiidi (@uptin), with reporting by Becca Frucht

Who would have thought rappers and Republican Presidential candidates were so similiar? If you followed Super Tuesday coverage, you'll know that it's not getting any more decisive for the political party. Despite having hopes of getting a clear frontrunner after 11 states had their primaries on Tuesday, there's still uncertainty as both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum took leads, and Newt Gingrich won his homestate of Georgia. Becca Frucht took MTV Clutch’s idea into the field while in Georgia speaking with young voters at a Newt Gingrich victory party. Read More...

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Basketball Wives, Ep 3 Recap: Kenya, Kenya, Kenya!

Posted 3/6/12 11:00 am EST by in Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Last night's Basketball Wives may as well have been dubbed the "let's fire shots at Kenya and then talk about her behind her back" episode. From her music to her looks, the girls had little nice to say about Kenya Bell. "Her weave looks like a wig. Like it's a little to the left," Evelyn Lozada muses when she first meets the newcomer. During auditions for what will inevitably be an epic music video, Kenya gives a tearful thank you to her team which doesn't include Kesha Nichols. Ouch! Read More...

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Basketball Wives' Tami Roman On Newcomers Kenya, Kesha

Posted 3/5/12 9:30 pm EST by in Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Basketball Wives' Tami Roman is not mincing words when it comes to newcomer cast mates Kesha Nichols and Kenya Bell. In a special sit-down with MTV's RapFix, the very opinionated Tami was asked about her thoughts on the new girls. After ignoring the topic of Kesha altogether--Tami had nothing nice to say so she won't say anything at all (Ouch!)--Tami shares that she can somewhat tolerate Kenya over Kesha. It's a lukewarm reception nonetheless. "She's taking some getting used to," the reality star tells MTV News in a new interview. Read More...

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Toni Braxton And Eddie Murphy Rumored To Be Dating

Posted 2/29/12 3:57 pm EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Miranda Johnson

Rumor has it that comedian Eddie Murphy and reality star Toni Braxton have been dating for four months. Sources say their relationship is "very serious" and the two "are very into it.” A source claims that "their kids have met and everything.” Still, Braxton's rep claims they are "just friends and have been fans of each other's work for a long time.” Read More...

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Basketball Wives’ Tami Roman Dishes On Evelyn Lozada & Chad Ochocinco

Posted 2/28/12 10:00 am EST by in Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy with reporting by Rebecca Thomas

"Basketball Wives" star Tami Roman dishes to MTV's RapFix about castmate Evelyn Lozada and her fiancé Chad Ochocinco. Despite the lovey dovey routine, Tami isn’t convinced that this relationship is a keeper. “You can’t tell a person who to fall in love with. I guess she’s just gonna take her chances and hope that this one will stand the test of time,” Roman says about her friend. Tami implies that infidelities are going to be a major issue between Ev and Ocho especially because of their money and fame, something Tami faced when she was married to Kenny Anderson. Read More...

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Basketball Wives Star Tami Roman Breaks Down Evelyn, Jennifer Beef

Posted 2/27/12 9:53 pm EST by in Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy with reporting by Rebecca Thomas

"Basketball Wives" star Tami Roman breaks down the heart of this season’s conflict: former bffs Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams. Following last season’s reunion, Evelyn alleges that Jen wrote an incendiary blog post about her (Jen disputed that her publicist probably wrote the post) and the decade plus friendship has been on the outs ever since. Read More...

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Love & Hip-Hop 2 Reunion: Inside Reality TV Drama

Posted 2/7/12 4:45 am EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

The "Love & Hip-Hop 2" reunion show was nothing short of mind-blowing. The fourth wall was literally demolished and the audience enjoyed a bird's eye view into the world of reality television, narrated by executive producer Mona Scott-Young. We learned that the idea of the show began seven years ago when rapper Jim Jones pitched a reality show concept about his life. Add in fiancé Chrissy Lampkin and the gaggle of women around Jim (his mother Mama Jones, manager Yandy Smith, friends Olivia Longott and Emily Bustamante, fellow artist Somaya Reece and ancillary character Erica Mena) and "Love & Hip-Hop 2" was born. Read More...

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'Love & Hip Hop' Gets An Atlanta Spinoff, Recap Special

Posted 2/6/12 12:48 pm EST by in Music News, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are

By Miranda Johnson

Season 2 of VH1’s “Love & Hip-Hop” wrapped up last month and despite speculation that Miami or Los Angeles spin-offs might follow, an Atlanta season will actually be up next. VH1 has confirmed that there will indeed be an Atlanta-based spinoff to look forward to. The cast has not yet been finalized but being that Atlanta is home to more than a few hip-hop stars, there will probably be a few familiar faces. Read More...

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