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August Alsina: ‘We don’t need two Chris Browns’

August Alsina isn’t the stereotypical contemporary R&B star. The New Orleans native doesn’t just sing about romantic love and loss, he sings story songs about his hardscrabble upbringing and the street lifestyle he’s seen in his city. And for the 21-year old Def Jam artist, he’s happy to do something that sets him apart from the pack of current R&B mainstays.

T-Pain calls the urban music community homophobic

In a recent interview with VladTV, singer T-Pain spoke about homophobia in the urban music community. The star stated that a lot of people are still very leery of working with openly gay artists like Frank Ocean; and a lot of guys are too insecure to be comfortable with gay male artists.

Lady Gaga defends her bisexuality

Lady Gaga has never been shy about her attraction to both men and women, but some fans have continued to question whether her self-professed “dips