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"Nipsey Hussle is Gil Scott-Heron. Nipsey Hussle is James Baldwin." - Vince Staples

One of the greatest lyricists to ever do it is getting a special honor in his hometown. The birthplace of Hip-Hop has crowned a popular intersection after Big Punisher.  As spotted on HipHopDX the late great rapper was awarded a distinction that not too many Rap performers have been given; living or dead.

The 'Snowfall' actor reveals plenty including advice from WC, the reaction to Snowfall Season 4 and ... he's married?!

All those times you got corrected over the word "finna" or "chile" by your teachers and elders, you now get to prove them wrong.

Some 156 years after the end of the Civil War and the official abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment, the idea of reparations is gaining currency in Washington. Is it time for the U.S. to pay its debt for the legacy of slavery?

Both as a member of The Roots and as a solo MC, the rapper born Tariq Trotter is in an elite class in the school of rhyming.

To celebrate Black History Month, Foot Locker is honoring the next generation of Black innovators who are shaping sneaker culture as we know it with "The Sole List."

These aren't your ancestors' negro spirituals. 

"Lift Every Every Voice And Sing," a poem written by James Weldon Johnson - often dubbed "The Black National Anthem" - was first performed on Feb. 12, 1900. Here's what you need to know about it.

Clubhouse is all the wave, and it has no one to thank but Black creatives for its success.