T.I.
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FACING THE MUSIC?
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THE PLOT THICKENS
‘ANOTHER INNOCENT MAN’
Martin Luther King III and Kim Kardashian had rallied behind Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in the murder of three cops—even though another man said he pulled the trigger.
DOUBLING DOWN
“I’m talking about all of the slimy, grimy, chubby-fingered little boys who want to just come and defile and destroy the sanctity that I have.”
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YEP, BLURRED LINES
Every year T.I. asks his daughter’s doctor if she is a virgin—a gross invasion of her privacy. But did we expect one of the men behind “Blurred Lines” to champion female autonomy?
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BE BEST
The rapper posted a clip of a first lady look-alike doing a striptease in the Oval Office, and Melania’s camp is furious. It was juvenile—but her husband’s done far, far worse.
ALT-RIGHT BEAM
After what was billed as a discussion about ‘life,’ West and Trump mugged for the cameras like two kids who had played hooky.
HIP HOP
The BET Hip Hop Awards will be tonight’s hot ticket, highlighting the year’s best DJs, lyricists, and mix tapes, and featuring performances from Kendrick Lamar and Desiigner.
YEEZUS
Rumors of a Kanye West tribute album to David Bowie drive the late singer’s fans to petition against it.