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Tribute songs for 17 year old Trayvon Martin, shot and killed just under six weeks ago by George Zimmerman have been coming from our typically socially conscious hip hop artists, including Papoose, Yasiin Bey, dead prez and Mike Flo and Mikkey Halsted, Lupe Fiasco and Jim Lavigne, and now Nigerian musician 2face Idibia has paid [...]

The always controversial, Russell Brand, hasn’t fronted a show for the BBC since 2008 after making a prank call alongside Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs which spiralled out of control. Almost four years later, Brand is now trying to rebuild bridges in hopes of presenting a new show on BBC3 about drug addiction. [...]

Freshly premiered to millions during the popular televised talent show Britain’s Got Talent moments ago was the star packed advert for adidas’ Take The Stage campaign. The soundtrack for the advert was created by one of the UK’s finest rappers Wretch 32, who is also one of the lead faces for the campaign (which also [...]

Kanye West sent the web spinning with his new song “Theraflu,” but his fans weren’t the only ones who had something to say about the unexpected new release. PETA and Theraflu (the cold and flu relief company that share the same title as the song) have both spoken out against the rapper. [...]

Lib Dem London mayoral candidate Brian Paddick has announced that Lib Dem councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham Duwayne Brooks will be appointed deputy mayor of London if Paddick wins the race. [...]

Following a week of cases concerning alleged racist incidents taking place in the Met police force, it’s been reported that 20 police officers and one police staff member are now under investigation. Scotland Yard have said eight police officers and the member of police staff have now been suspended, and three other officers have been [...]

A Burger King advert that debuted this week featuring soul singer Mary J. Blige singing about chicken wraps has been pulled from the air amid criticism by some in the black community who think the ad is stereotypical. The fast food company cites music licensing issues, not the criticism, for their pulling of the ad. [...]

Chicago musician Mikkey Halsted offers tribute record “Gone,” paying homage to those lost in a number of fatal shootings that have shaken his native state as well as the ripples felt across the world from the Trayvon Martin tragedy. [...]

Avid basketball fans from the ’80s would have recognised March 29th as a special date, as it was when now legendary basketball player Michael Jordan was first thrust into the spotlight during the 1982 NCAA Tournament finals where he helped bring his team to victory. Thirty years later, Converse and the Jordan brand have put [...]

Two And A Half Men star and That 70′s Show alum Ashton Kutcher will play late Apple founder Steve Jobs in an independent film about the tech titan called “Jobs,” Variety reports. [...]