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UFC fighters refuse black-on-black match

By Mike McCray

1:56 PM on 10/29/2010

OPINION - How do you tell a man to fight his brother? Better yet, how do you make a man fight his brother to fill your lust for controlled and skillfully executed violence?...
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Rapper Shyne reveals journey from jail to Jerusalem

By Mike McCray

8:31 AM on 10/14/2010

theGRIO REPORT - "It's the best place I've ever been," quips Moises Levi, who just last year was in Clinton Detention Center, a maximum security prison in upstate New York...
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Is rapper Waka Flocka Flame selling stupidity to kids?

By Mike McCray

8:19 AM on 10/05/2010

OPINION - What incentive is there for him to go out of his way to prove his book smarts when the gun totin' will do?...
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Ice Cube's still hot career proves hip-hop can age gracefully

By Mike McCray

8:11 AM on 09/28/2010

OPINION - Ice Cube is just the latest aging figure in hip-hop to step back in the booth after a successful detour from his musical career...
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How a great feud can revive rap music

By Mike McCray

8:48 AM on 09/23/2010

OPINION - Kid Cudi and Wale are the latest to have their spat ignited by the masses. The craziest part -- it all started over one lyric...
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Sex trumps substance on Trey Songz's new album

By Mike McCray

8:08 AM on 09/14/2010

REVIEW - On 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure', Songz plants his flag firmly in the woman pleasing department....
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Why MTV doesn't want a kinder, gentler Kanye at the VMAs

By Mike McCray

11:53 AM on 09/12/2010

OPINION - His talent is inarguable but his actions and attitude keep his public perception teetering on the edge of collapse...
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Why trouble has a way of finding T.I.

By Mike McCray

8:43 AM on 09/03/2010

OPINION - Again and again, he's squandered good will with lapses in judgment only to put himself at our mercy in a manner that's so easy to forgive...
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Sex, suicide and a new album: Is Fantasia for real?

By Mike McCray

8:21 AM on 08/24/2010

OPINION - What's apparent is she needs help. What's not is where she'll go from here or who will be there to help her...
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Prima donna or just proud? The Dez Bryant dilemma

By Mike McCray

8:25 AM on 07/29/2010

OPINION - Few things infuriate fans like a kid who's lived half as long, making 100 times as much, refusing to do something so trivial...
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Rick Ross makes bulletproof music with backstory full of holes

By Mike McCray

8:36 AM on 07/21/2010

OPINION - Ross has been seemingly untouchable, weathering the backlash about his credibility with music that even the harshest criticism can't stick too...
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Nice guys are finishing first on hip-hop charts

By Mike McCray

9:00 AM on 06/29/2010

OPINION - Being a badass, in the traditional sense, isn't appealing to consumers in the same way it used to...
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Can Roc-a-Fella make a comeback without Jay-Z?

By Mike McCray

4:05 PM on 05/04/2010

While fans may not be sold on the new lineup, the blogosphere is definitely intrigued by what could become of the former rap dynasty...
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