Check Out Nipsey Hussle ‘s Latest Track “Smoking With My Stylist”

It’s been a minute since we heard any new stuff from Nipsey Hu$$le, but the silence is broken by the Los Angeles MC with a brand new track entitled “Smoking With My Stylist.” Nipsey took to Twitter to release his latest record, and announce to fans that after every 2000 new followers he will release ...

Kanye West Debuts Red Nike Air Yeezy 2 On SNL

Add the Red Air Yeezy 2 to the mayhem And to add to the Kanye mayhem, the G.O.O.D. music leader was caught wearing the Nike Air Yeezy 2 “All Red” during his performance last night on SNL. Kim Kardashian teased fans before Ye’s performance on SNL, when she took upon herself to preview on her ...

Could This Be The Official Artwork For Yeezus?

Kanye wants you to look and look very closely at the artwork for his upcoming album. Kanye West has just been on a tear. His face serving as a facade on 66 buildings around the globe has everyone talking Yeezus – his upcoming album set to hit stores on June 18th. Just last night, we ...

The Innovators ft. Sam Baisley – Syncopated Focus

Rap tandem The Innovators are looking to make a name for themselves along with a number of fellow ATLien’s on the come-up including affiliates Curtis Williams and Two-9′s Key!. For their latest cut, “Syncopated Focus” the pair wax both conscious and killer rhymes over some minimalist production by PacMadADV with Outkast flavored flows. The track will ...

Goldie Glo – K.A.R.M.A.S.

Tell a friend to tell a friend Goldie don’t play that tellin’ sh*t. Young Smack-A-Hoe aka Goldie Glo reminds us that pimpin’ ain’t easy and snitches get stitches on a new slow-slappin track titled ”K.A.R.M.A.S.” (Kill All Rats Murder All Snitches). After garnering attention as a member of Mr. MFN eXquire‘s Peel Off crew (see “No Time” and more recently, ...

I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?

(The Root) -- Genealogical DNA testing can yield very surprising results, as The Root's deputy editor just found out.

"My mother, who is Creole from Louisiana and identifies as black, had her DNA tested recently. The test results came back as positive for a region in India. She was very shocked and confused, because she had never heard of Indian ancestors and can't trace any to Asia on her family tree. Is this a false positive?" --Lauren Williams

Probably not. Several reasons could explain why DNA results for a female Creole from Louisiana would show traces of ancestry from a region in India.

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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria

(The Root) -- Whenever northern Nigeria has been in the news in recent months, the stories are usually about killings and kidnappings by Boko Haram -- a radical Islamist insurgency group that has killed some 2,000 people and kidnapped others in the region since its emergence in 2002. The slayings included several people killed during a bank robbery in Yola, a tiny village in the region.

The group's aim is to create an Islamic state. Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan, has just declared a state of emergency there and in two other areas, and the Nigerian military has met violence with violence, drawing criticisms for what some see as unnecessary brutality. This week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said there were “credible allegations” of human-rights violations committed by Nigerian security forces.

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The Media and the Central Park 5

"Central Park Five" Film Makes Journalists' Guilt Clear

"The Central Park Five" has been a book, a theatrical movie and a PBS film that aired last month, indicting the news media as well as police and prosecutors in each iteration. But how much difference will it make?

"Filmmakers Sarah and Ken Burns, not to mention the Central Park Five, think it's time for someone to apologize," David Hinckley wrote last month in the Daily News in New York as the film made its PBS debut.

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Farrakhan to Detroit: Investment Needed in City

The Associated Press is reporting that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday encouraged Detroit's religious leaders and residents to join him in an effort to buy dilapidated and neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the beleaguered city.

The fiery orator offered few specifics in a speech to the Detroit City Council, but made plain his displeasure with Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to appoint an emergency financial manager. He likened the takeover to buzzards circling over a carcass.

"The city abandoned, crime and violence rampant, and the governor has seen fit to take away the rights of the voting public," Farrakhan said, referring to putting someone in charge of the city's finances that wasn't elected. "I don't know what democracy really means if you can be given the right to vote and then somebody can take it away."

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Fixing Journalism's Class and Color Crisis

Saying that we are witnessing the resegregation of the American media, Farai Chideya delivers an incisive piece at the Nation about the face of journalism today.

When I was a kid, my family loved watching science fiction films and television shows. Some of them, from Star Trek to Soylent Green, featured a multiracial band of humans, plus various sentient life forms. But in other features—let's say the awesomely campy Logan's Run—everyone (or nearly) in the future was white. My family suspended disbelief for the duration of the movie. Then, depending on our mood, we either laughed at or lamented the idea that anyone thought the future would be monochrome, except for the pantsuits.

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Report: Beyonce And Jay-Z Expecting Second Child

Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting their second child, according to an E! Online report. The entertainment network claims that “multiple sources exclusively confirm[ed]” the story earlier. All sources in the story are unnamed. A pregnancy might explain the singer’s […]

Candice Glover Crowned New ‘American Idol’ As Finale Ratings Hit All-Time Low

The first all-female AI finale in nine years crowned a winner, Candice Glover, but the Season 12 finale still didn't rack up the numbers.

Win Tickets to Special Screening of ‘Fast & Furious 6′

Listen to WPGC 95.5 to win tickets to a special advanced screening of “Fast & The Furious 6″ on Tuesday, May 21 at the Regal Majestic in Silver Spring. The latest fast-paced, action-packed film stars […]

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French Montana is out with a new album, and WPGC 95.5 wants you to have a free copy.

VIDEO: Introducing Nikki Williams

WPGC 95.5 got a special visit and a special treat from Island Def Jam's new artist, Nikki Williams.Watch her amazing performance...

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Kelly Rowland & Paulina Rubio Signing on for 'The X Factor'

"The X Factor" is upping the sexy factor -- TMZ has learned Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are signing on to be judges for next season. Sources connected to FOX tell TMZ the pair are in final negotiations to join the show ... with only…

Kardashian Diary Lawsuit -- Ex-Stepmom Claims Suit Is B.S.

Ellen Pearson -- the woman who was married to Robert Kardashian when he died -- claims the Kardashian kids don't have a leg to stand on in their lawsuit against her for selling portions of their father's diary to the tabloids ... TMZ has…

Lisa Vanderpump's Hubby -- PULLED OVER ... Can We Blame the Valet??

Lisa Vanderpump's hubby Ken escaped the long arm of the law this week -- when he was pulled over by a cop in West Hollywood ... for something that probably WASN'T EVEN HIS FAULT!!!Here's the deal -- sources tell us an eagle-eyed cop spotted Ken's…

Chris Brown -- Death Threats Made Against Singer, LAPD Investigating

The Los Angeles Police Department is currently investigating death threats made against Chris Brown ... TMZ has learned. According to our sources, multiple threats were called in to the office of Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos. We're told the caller…

Tanning Mom Music Video -- Quite Possibly the Worst Video Ever

If you've never seen the Verne Troyer sex tape, then you are about to watch the worst thing ever recorded ... Tanning Mom's music video.As TMZ first reported, Patricia Krentcil inexplicably decided to record a pop song entitled "It's Tan Mom" ...…