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Big Sean and Jhene Aiko, together known as Twenty88, were the musical guests on The Late Late Show with James Corden Thursday, May 26.

Watch as they perform "On the Way" off of their self-titled debut EP.

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A story circulating in the media has suggested that a beef between Troy Ave and fellow Brooklyn rapper Maino led to an altercation between their camps at Irvine Plaza, Wednesday, May 25, that resulted in a deadly shooting.

Maino has issued a statement via his Instagram account denying the story. He maintains that he and Troy are friends with no history of beef between them.

"First and foremost my deepest condolences to the family & friends of Ronald Mcphatter who was tragically killed last night. Despite having to cope with more senseless violence. I woke up to the usual FALSE and ridiculous lies being circulated by irresponsible members of the media," Maino wrote. "What transpired was absolutely NOT the result of MYSELF or ANYBODY IN MY CAMP , ENTOURAGE, TRAVELING PARTY or ORGANIZATION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. We entered the venue respectfully as always and exited in shocked like all other concertgoers."

"For the last 5 years Troy Ave, his team and I have had a great working relationship. Not only have we performed and done several songs together but we've had many personal conversations about life our goals and efforts as musicians," he continued. "Despite media reports to the contrary, there are No "ongoing beefs" or "entourage issues." It always has been and always will be good relations between myself AND MY TEAM and @TroyAve @Hovain @YoungLitoBsB and the BSB crew. Our deepest sympathies again to family of Ronald McPhatter and a speedy recovery to Troy Ave. The movement will not be stopped. #BROOKLYNUNITED #HEARDYOU."

Both Maino and Troy were at the venue to perform prior to the concert's headliner T.I. taking the stage.

The shooting that left Troy's longtime friend, Ronald McPhatter, 33, dead and three others wounded, including Troy, happened backstage at the show.

Ronald McPhatter

#BREAKING @NYPD13Pct detectives release video of @IrvingPlaza shooting at @Tip concert last night. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/aoIU737xOs

— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) May 26, 2016

Troy has been charged with attempted murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after video was released that allegedly shows him firing a gun inside the club. Police say he could face additional charges, depending on the results of ballistics tests.

T.I. sent his condolences to McPhatter's family and to those injured in the shooting.

Rest In Peace Bro. God bless. pic.twitter.com/Vq6qFnq5bC

— T.I. (@Tip) May 26, 2016

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UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) --Rapper Troy Ave has been arrested after four people -- including himself -- were shot in a third-floor green room at the venue Irving Plaza Wednesday night, May 25, before a T.I. performance.

#BREAKING @NYPD13Pct detectives release video of @IrvingPlaza shooting at @Tip concert last night. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/aoIU737xOs

— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) May 26, 2016

Troy Ave, 30, whose real name is Roland Collins, was also injured in the shooting. NYPD officials released new very clear video late Thursday they said shows Troy Ave firing at least one shot inside the venue.

He is being charged with attempted murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Police tell Eyewitness News he could face additional charges, depending on the results of ballistics tests.

Police aren't sure if there was more than one shooter in the ordeal. The ballistics evidence will tell them that as well. They released the video because they are trying to identify the people in the video who were in the room when the shooting happened.

The NYPD said Troy Ave shot himself in the leg during a struggle at the club. After the shooting, they said he left and was driven to NYU Hospital. He was then transferred to Bellevue, where he was arrested.

One man died from his injuries in the shooting.

DETAILS ABOUT SHOOTING
At 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, the rapper T.I. was about to take the stage at the ballroom-style music venue when the shooting began in the green room, which is upstairs. Rappers Maino and Uncle Murda were performing, and officials said Thursday that the incident began as a fistfight, then after a few minutes turned into a gunfight.

The gunman and the victims were all credentialed guests with access to the VIP/green room area. There does not appear to have been any screening at the VIP area, which was filled with performers, their entourages and guests. According to police, most of the people involved are from Brooklyn and have prior records.

There were about 950 people in the concert building at 17 Irving Place during the shooting.

THE VICTIMS
Police initially said Troy Ave was the first person shot.

Ronald McPhatter, 33, was shot in the stomach and pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital.



His mother, Rose, told Eyewitness News that her son took a bullet to save a friend.

"Right now I probably am trying to figure out what happened and why. You know, I want answers," she said.

She said Edgar and Troy Ave were longtime friends.

"My son jumped in to assist Troy," she said. "He was very protective. He was very protective of his family."

One man, who was not involved in the fight, was shot downstairs by a bullet that went through the floor. He was hit in the abdomen, and is likely to recover, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce.

A 26-year-old woman also was shot in the leg while in the green room and was taken to Bellevue in stable condition.



THE INVESTIGATION
The shooting is not believed to be connected to rapper TI, who left the green room before the shots were fired. But an appearance scheduled for later in the night at another club, 1 Oak, was canceled and police closed the club for a period.

There were metal detectors for concert-goers at Irving Plaza.

Detectives know who was in the green room and were working to interview everyone there at the time of the shooting.

Five 9 mm casings were recovered from the scene, Boyce said. were recovered from the green room area, indicating a 9 mm handgun was used.

Rapper T.I. posted a message on social media late Thursday:

Rest In Peace Bro. God bless. pic.twitter.com/Vq6qFnq5bC

— T.I. (@Tip) May 26, 2016

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Ike the Cash Cartel Boss, teams up with the Co-Ceo Brizzle (@1jbrizzle) to take a trip down to the 305, So kick back and enjoy the new single "305" and Keep up with Ike on twitter & IG @ike_cashcartel Listen & Download

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Demrick makes his daily routine more enticing when he takes his hustle to the freaky streets of L.A. In his brand new video for “Freak Show,” the Spokane, Washington native explores every corner of the city, from the strip malls of West Hollywood to Mount Lee — where the Hollywood sign resides.

The visual adaptation of his record, produced by Scoop DeVille, is the first video of a series of visuals, which come in support of his new album. Collect Call consists of collaborations with Casey Veggies and Lil Debbie, along with production by a cast of rising producers. The LP is set to drop June 24th via 10 Stripe Records.

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Big Guwop is a free man.

TMZ reports that Gucci Mane was released from a federal penitentiary Thursday, May 26. He'd been locked up since September 13, 2013.

The rapper, real name Radric Davis, cut a plea deal and on May 13, 2014, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His release date was set for September 2016, but he got credit for time served.

Gucci's lawyer, Drew Findling, told TMZ that his client would would be on house arrest for several months followed by probation.

While locked up the Atlanta rapper kept his name ringing in the streets by releasing an incredible 15 albums and mixtapes.

He plans on getting back into the studio soon.

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Rapper Fame of M.O.P. sat down for a recent interview with VladTV, where he spoke about his 80 pound weight loss, growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn in the 1980s and 90s, and much more. 

During the conversation Fame addressed the struggles he went through while growing up in Brooklyn, including not having enough food, no heating in the winter, and no hot water. He also briefly touched on the grief he went through of watching friends and his own brother die in the streets, but Fame cut things short as he explained that he doesn't like to focus on tragedies. 

Hit the clip below to hear more of what he had to say, including why he chooses DJ Premier over Dr. Dre as his all-time best producer, and new projects he's working on.

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WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor University's board of regents said Thursday that it will fire football coach Art Briles and re-assign university President Kenneth Starr amid questions over the school's handling of sexual assault complaints against players.

The nation's largest Baptist university said in a statement Thursday that it had suspended Briles "with intent to terminate." Starr will leave the position of president on May 31, but the school says he will serve as chancellor.

The university also placed athletic director Ian McCaw on probation.

Baylor asked a law firm last year to conduct a review of its handling of sexual assault cases following allegations that the football program mishandled several cases of players attacking women.

Art Briles

The university's statement said the review revealed "a fundamental failure."

Baylor has faced increasing criticism in recent months for its handling of reports of rape and other violent incidents involving football players and students. One victim has sued the university, saying it was deliberately indifferent to her allegations against a former player who was eventually convicted of sexually assaulting her.

Starr ordered an investigation last year but has been mostly silent amid mounting criticism over the school's handling of the complaints, which erupted under his leadership. He took over as the university's president in 2010, about a decade after the former prosecutor investigated former President Clinton's sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewisnky.

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The football team, whose players were at the center of the upheaval, enjoyed unprecedented success under Briles' tenure, including two Big 12 championships in the last three years. That success brought a financial windfall, and in 2014, Baylor opened a new, $250-million on-campus football stadium. But Briles' program has also been criticized for recruiting or accepting transfer players without regard to the harm they might cause fellow students.

Starr rode the waves of the program's success, and often ran on the football field with Baylor students in pregame ceremonies. But as investigations began into the school's handling of sexual assault allegations against players, Starr provided only brief comments, even as criticism of the school mounted.

In a February statement issued by university, Starr said "our hearts break for those whose lives are impacted by execrable acts of sexual violence." And at a prayer breakfast last month, Starr told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "I am in favor of transparency. Stand up, take your medicine if you made a mistake."

Baylor's Board of Regents was recently briefed by a law firm hired to investigate how the school responded to assault incidents, and the school on Thursday released a summary of its findings. Starr initiated the review in 2015, after former football player Sam Ukwuachu was convicted of sexually assaulting a female soccer player.

Ukwuachu, who was convicted in 2015, transferred to Baylor after he was dismissed from Boise State. Ukwuachu's former girlfriend testified during his rape trial in Texas that he had struck and choked her when he attended Boise State.

Ukwuachu's former coach, Chris Peterson, now the coach at Washington, said he "thoroughly apprised" Briles about the circumstances of Ukuwachu's dismissal. Briles disputed that account, saying he talked with Peterson and there was no mention of the incident.

The school is also facing a federal lawsuit from a former student claiming the school was "deliberately indifferent" to rape allegations levied at a former football player Tevin Elliott, who was convicted in 2014 of sexually assaulting the woman.

The uproar following Ukwuachu's conviction caused Baylor to initiate the review by the Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton, and to announce a $5 million effort to improve efforts on how it responds to sexual assault, including adding another investigator and more staff.

But the Ukwuachu case was just the start of months of revelations of football players being involved in violent incidents with little or no repercussions. At least seven other woman have publicly come forward to say the school ignored their sexual assault allegations.

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TMZ has obtained footage of the chaos backstage at Irving Plaza in New York City as shots are being fired during T.I.'s concert Wednesday, May 25.

People scramble for safety as the gunman, who cannot be seen in the video, slowly fires 5 shots from what ABC 7 reports was a 9 mm handgun.

As we previously reported, 4 people were hit with bullets during the shooting.

Troy Ave was shot in the leg, but is expected to recover. A 26-year old woman was also shot in the leg. She is in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital.

A 34-year old man is in stable condition at Bellevue with a chest wound. The fourth victim, a 33-year old man, died at Beth Israel Hospital from a gunshot wound to the stomach.

Everyone backstage, including the gunman, had credentials to be there.

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton blamed the violence on "gangster rap."

"The crazy world of these so-called rap artists basically celebrates the violence," said Bratton Thursday morning on WCBS AM. "Unfortunately, that violence sometimes manifests itself in their performances and that's exactly what happened last evening. The backgrounds of some of these people, unfortunately the lifestyles they led or had, follows them into the entertainment world. No question a lot of talented artists, enjoy the music. Music all too often celebrates violence, degradation of women and the drug culture. It's unfortunate that some of them, as they get fame and fortune, cannot get out of the life."

According to ABC 7, Bratton added that NYPD detectives "have a pretty good idea of what happened" and should be able to "wrap this up very quickly."

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Jadakiss wasn't going to miss the opportunity to jump on the instrumental for one of the hottest songs out right now. Check out The Lox rapper's remix of Fat Joe and Remy Ma's "All the Way Up."

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Taxstone is not easing up on his accusation that Cam'Ron is a snitch for mentioning his 2005 shooting in Washington, D.C., in the song "You Gotta Love It."

After Cam'Ron responded Wednesday, May 25, in a video to Tax's controversial VladTV interview where he also called Tupac Shakur a "rat," the podcaster doubled down on his statements via Twitter and threatened to smack Killa.

"If you a rat you a rat don't Try to change the definition," Tax wrote. "It's cool man can't change The definition of Rat. Man up and be honest and whatever smoke you with I'm with it twice. Damn nigga can't even be a man and admit his wrong thugs don't do that but TRU life already proved he wasn't that. Then he gone put 3,400 through a money machine lmaooooo. It hurts to see people you once looked up to that you have to look down on now. Niggaz a whole bitch LMAOOO. I genuinely like Camron but if he keep talking he gone be on the get the shit smacked out of you list also."

If you a rat you a rat don't Try to change the definition m

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

"Offer information that ain't necessary" - Camron

"I seen that roc sign go up when the shots went off" - Camron

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

It's cool man can't change The definition of Rat. Man up and be honest and whatever smoke you with I'm with it twice https://t.co/GH0sHQTvIm

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

Damn nigga can't even be a man and admit his wrong thugs don't do that but TRU life already proved he wasn't that

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

And I'm bout to listen to mad cam I'm not mad at him I just wanted him to explain those actions that changed my views on him

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

Then he gone put 3,400 through a money machine lmaooooo

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

It hurts to see people you once looked up to that you have to look down on now

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

I genuinely like Camron but if he keep talking he gone be on the get the shit smacked out of you list also

— DADITO CALDERONE (@TAXSTONE) May 25, 2016

And the saga continues.

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DJ Drama gets right down to business with the release of an official music video for "Wishing" featuring Chris Brown, Skeme and Lyquin. This is the lead single off of Drama's forthcoming album titled "Quality Street Music 2."

Get "Wishing" -http://flyt.it/wishing
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Directed and Shot by: Eavvon O'Neal 
Edited by: Will Coby and Eavvon O’Neal
Producer: Cory Bailey

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UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) --Rapper Troy Ave was one of four people shot in a third-floor green room at the venue Irving Plaza Wednesday night, before a T.I. performance.

One man died from his injuries.

At 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, the rapper T.I. was about to take the stage at the 1,025-person ballroom-style music venue when the shooting began.

It's not yet known how many people were inside the building at 17 Irving Place during the shooting.

Troy Ave, 30, whose real name is Roland Collins, was the first person shot. He was hit in the leg and is expected to recover. He was taken to the hospital.

A 33-year-old man was shot in the stomach and pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital. A 34-year-old man was shot in the chest and is stable at Bellevue Hospital.

A 26-year-old woman also was shot in the leg and was taken to Bellevue in stable condition.

No arrests were made.

The shooting is not believed to be connected to TI, who left the green room before the shots were fired. But an appearance scheduled for later in the night at another club, 1 Oak, was canceled and police closed the club for a period.

Rappers Maino and Uncle Murda were performing when the shooting started. The New York City Police Department is looking into whether the shooting was linked to a dispute between crews linked to Maino and Troy Ave.

There were metal detectors for T.I. concert-goers at Irving Plaza. All the people in the green room were credentialed, and it is possible the suspect was also credentialed.

Detectives will interview everyone who was in the green room at the time of the shooting and look at video footage from inside and outside the venue. They are canvasing nearby businesses for video. Ballistics were recovered from the green room area.

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Podcaster Taxstone stirred up a hornet's nest Wednesday, May 25, during a Vlad TV interview where he called Tupac Shakur a snitch for what he believes was the late rapper's implication that The Notorious B.I.G. was involved in his 1994 shooting at Quad Studios in New York City.

Tax also included Cam'Ron in the same category.

In 2005 Cam'Ron was shot while driving his blue Lamborghini in Washington, D. C. At the time he and Jay Z weren't on good terms.

The following year Killa released a Hov diss song titled "You Gotta Love It."

"O.K. First off, you a bitch nigga / Only reason I'm doing this / I'mma just name 5 reasons real quick, got a hundred fifty / First - you stole Rocafella from Dame / Second - you stole Kanye from Dame / Third - you stole Rocawear from Dame / Fourth - I seen the nigga throw that diamond up before them shots was fired," Cam rapped.

Tax told Vlad that the reference to Roc-A-Fella Records' diamond logo would make police assume Cam was talking about someone from the label, which would make the Harlem rapper a snitch as well.

Cam soon hopped on Instagram and posted a response video.

"I just woke up and some nigga talking about I'm snitching," Cam says. "Let me explain something to y'all motherfuckers. Snitching is when you have paperwork that you tried to send somebody to jail or you sent somebody to jail. Not what you hear in a rap song. Not what you hear in an interview ... interrogation room. Not on the streets, jail bars. I actually went to jail for not snitching, nigga," Killa continued, "I violated my probation for being in D.C. and didn't tell. So I went to jail on Rikers Island for violating my probation."

Cam's video had the following caption.

"#FactsAndFabric I'm not even gonna say a nigga name.. But I'm wit the shits my nigga.. Get off my dick.. Lol.. And get to da money.. #UfinishOrYouDone and stop try and dis Tupac"

Check it out below.

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Killer Mike has become one of hip-hop's most prominent political speakers in recent memory with his aid in the Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. At times, he tends to overlook certain news topics since "there's bigger sh** to worry about than how Trump feels about the KKK." Telling DJ Vlad he doesn't think about Donald Trump whatsoever, Killer Mike simply explained there's "parts of the stage show that I refuse to pay attention to - that's one of them."

Moving on, Killer Mike - born Michael Render - shared his personal experiences with police brutality, and how he realized "the trap" wasn't for him after getting assaulted by the Atlanta Police Department's now-disbanded Red Dog unit. "Selling drugs is not somebody sitting in a bando with cocaine and f**king guns," Killer Mike made clear. According to him, young men who sell drugs today are "being used for cheap labor," and at best make upwards of $200 a week. "The trap is literally dead," he added while discussing the origin of the term.

Killer Mike also revealed he believes in the right of the KKK, among other things. "Now I also believe if you try to interfere with my right, I have a right to kill you. Dead. That's simply it," he offered while nodding his head. "What's dangerous to me is not a racist wearing Air Jordans and a white robe. What's scary to me is racists who secretly hide their racism behind laws and policies and wear black robes."

Hear Killer Mike's thoughts about the crack epidemic and more below.

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Famed podcaster Taxstone stirred up controversy when he called 2Pac a rat for comments made about the shooting at Quad Studios, and he clarified the statement during a recent interview with VladTV. Taxstone said that he believes that the late rapper insinuated to who shot him, and by his definition that makes him a rat. 

During the conversation Taxstone also spoke about Cam'ron saying that he saw "the niggas throw that diamond up before them shots was fired," after he was shot in D.C. in 2005. Going by his own definition of what is snitching, Taxstone says he believes Cam'ron snitched in this situation. 

To hear more of what Taxstone had to say on the topic, hit the clip below.

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G-Unit emcee Kidd Kidd put's his own spin on Bryson Tiller's "Don't" This is off of Kidd's new mixtape titled "Rapper's Worst Nightmare 2." Download it now from Datpiff  http://www.datpiff.com/Kidd-Kidd-Rappers-Worst-Nightmare-2-mixtape.783396.html

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Project Pat continues to promote his "Street God 2" mixtape by releasing an official music video for "I'm Dat Nigga." The track was produced by Nard & B. The tape is available now on LiveMixtapes http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/36061/project-pat-street-god-2.html

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Betrayal, Family, Love, Vengeance and Justice are the themes of the trailer for season 3 of the hit STARZ crime drama, "Power."

Which way will Ghost (Omari Hardwick) turn with Kanan (Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson) wanting him dead and Holly (Lucy Walters) trying to turn his best friend Tommy (Joseph Sikora) against him?

Those questions and many more will be answered beginning on the July 17 season premiere, as the show shifts to Sundays for 10 action packed one-hour episodes.

“There’s representation of this lifestyle in every cop film that you’ve seen. But it’s the guy that jumps the gate and ends up in jail, not the one who finds success,” executive producer and star, 50 Cent, told EW. “When you show that side of it, it [speaks] to the rebellious streak in all of us.”

“Together, we’ve really constructed a world where all the choices are deliberate,” added the show's creator and showrunner Courtney Kemp of collaborating with Jackson on the forthcoming season’s storyline. “Ghost has no idea how to just be James, and how to let go of his Ghost persona entirely. He doesn’t know how to go straight. The theme of the season is ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ But is there something within Ghost that keeps him from being that person he wants to be?”

Head over to EW to watch the season 3 trailer and tune in to STARZ on Sunday, July 17, at 9 p.m. Eastern for the premiere.

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Memphis rapper and Paper Route Empire boss, Young Dolph, releases an official music video for "Attic." Check it out below and pick up Dolph's "King of Memphis" album now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-of-memphis/id1084907209

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