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Black Man Slaps A White Woman For Calling Him A N-Word In Controversial Video
A viral video involving a man hitting a woman for calling him a racial slur has sparked conversation online on what's an acceptable reaction to a testy situation. [speedbumplink prefix="READ" url="http://www.vibe.com/2017/05/wisconsin-town-swears-in-first-african-american-police-officer/" content="Wisconsin Town Swears In First African-American Police Officer"] The incident, uploaded to the web on...
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Three Mississippi Teens Face Capital Murder For Death Of Six-Year-Old Boy
A six-year-old Mississippi boy was fatally shot in the back of the head on Thursday (May 18), by three 17-year-old teens, The Grio reports. After his mother, Ebony Archie, left him alone in her car while she shopped at a Kroger grocery store around 1:15 A.M., someone sped off with Kingston Frazier still in the back seat. [speedbumplink prefix="READ:" url="http://www.vibe.com/2017/03/omaha-teen-throws-newborn-baby-out-window/"...
Music News
Mark Your Calendars For Billboard Hot 100 Festival With Big Sean, Gucci Mane, DJ Khaled & More
In just a few short weeks, festival season will officially be in full swing. Lineups are releasing left and right, but in all the planning, make sure to save some room for Billboard Hot 100 Fest this summer. [speedbumplink prefix="READ: " url="http://www.vibe.com/2016/08/j-cole-brings-the-heat-at-billboard-100-festival/" content="Wet Hot American Summer: J. Cole Brings The Heat At Billboard Hot 100...
Movies & TV
Ice Cube Confirms The Last Addition To 'Friday' Sequel
Now, the countdown begins. According to The Root, Ice Cube assured fans that an addition to the Friday canon is officially underway. During an interview with James Corden on The Late Late Show, the N.W.A trailblazer sparked chatter among the masses, stating, "We're working on one right now." No further details on Last Friday have been revealed, but it looks like one of the franchise's main actors,...
Live Reviews
Drake Breezes Through His Rolodex Of Hits At Adult Swim's NYC Party
It's really hard not to be a Drake fan, even if you're more of a purest and favor his So Far Gone and Take Care years as opposed to the reggae-saturated and "overly hyped" More Life era. When Drizzy hits a live stage, you can't deny his natural star power. This was most definitely the case during his pop-up show at New York City's Terminal 5 in support of Adult Swim's annual Upfront Party event (May...
Fashion
Been Wearing Rompers: 11 Male Rappers In One-Piece Suits
The romper, which is simply and fundamentally a one-piece outer garment, isn't novel. People (women most notably) have been wearing these suits in their various forms – short, long, plain, patterned, form-fitting, saggy – for eons. Earlier this week, however, a Kickstarter campaign promoting the latest "fashion revolution"—rompers especially designed for men, was launched. The Internet rolled...
Music
T-Pain And Lil Wayne's 'T-Wayne' Album Is Finally Here
T-Pain changed everything ever written in rap history about the long-lost T-Wayne album. Two years after flaring up the hype once again, the Florida native finally dropped the long-awaited project unexpectedly today (May 18) on Soundcloud. READ: Will T-Pain And Lil Wayne Finally Release The ‘T-Wayne’ Album? The 8-track collaborative effort features tracks both artists created back in 2009, which...
Features
2017 Is In Need Of An Official Murder Inc. Reunion Tour
At the tender age of 11, I was a peak Ja Rule and Murder Inc. fanatic. When he was spitting that spine tingling intro from his most successful album Pain is Love at the 2001 Source Awards, that was the specific moment where he became one of the all-time rap greats in my eyes. During a recent scan of my Instagram feed, I randomly discovered that the legendary producer/CEO Irv Gotti is planning to relaunch...
