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Chief Keef sued for bailing on breast cancer benefit

Kim Productions is filing suit against Keef, (born Keith Cozart), claiming that the rapper failed to perform at the RapCure cancer benefit in June 2013. According to court documents, Kim Productions says that it paid Keef a $15K deposit to perform at the event; the remaining balance, $10K–would be paid at the event.

Ice Cube finally gets his name on the Goodyear blimp

22 years after claiming that he saw the phrase “Ice Cube’s a pimp” on the iconic Goodyear blimp, hip-hop superstar and actor Ice Cube got to realize his longtime dream. Cube’s name appeared on the Goodyear blimp as part of a fundraiser for the organization A Place Called Home.

The Jay-Z-Belafonte controversy: Do blacks need more celebrity activism?

An activist is defined as one who is an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause—especially a political or social cause. The most celebrated and effective activists of the 20th century were especially devoted to their activism; it was their life’s work. Mr. Belafonte represents the rare celebrity whose life is as much about activism as it is entertaining—perhaps even more so.