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From thegrio.com

Azealia Banks is a rapper and singer who is well known among underground audiences, while also being celebrated as a muse in the world of high fashion. After performing on stages as famous as the Coachella music festival, and posing for avant garde brands like Alexander Wang, Banks’ star continues to rise — this time as the cover model for the September issue of Dazed & Confused magazine.

Yet, the daring image, which features Banks locking lips with a blown-up condom like a cigar, might be drawing unwanted publicity. It’s been labelled off-limits for public consumption in over half a dozen nations.

“This is the controversial cover of Dazed & Confused magazine’s September issue that was banned in seven countries before it even hit the stands,” EURWeb reports:

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From thegrio.com

By Kyle Harvey

After going a year without a having a host, MTV has recruited comedian Kevin Hart for this year’s Video Music Awards.

Hart tweeted from his account earlier today about a huge announcement and now the first promo clip has hit the internet for your viewing pleasure.

The Think Like A Man actor’s new commercial features Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in a bit where the threesome are labeled the new ‘it’ couple in Hollywood and hilarity ensues. Do you think MTV made right choice going with Hart?

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From thegrio.com

LONDON (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s barely broken a sweat. LeBron James hasn’t scored in double figures, and U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski has swapped lineups like he’s trading Olympic pins.

After two games of the men’s tournament, America’s superteam has started slowly and showed some real vulnerability.

Maybe the world has a chance after all.

Maybe not.

Getting a jump start from its second unit after a less-than-inspiring first half by the starters, the U.S. turned on the burners after halftime and rolled to a 110-63 win over Tunisia on Tuesday night to improve to 2-0 in preliminary play — just as expected.

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love scored 16 points apiece and Kevin Durant added 13 for the Americans, who led by only 13 at halftime before outscoring Tunisia (0-2) 64-30 in a second half that became another highlight loop of alley-oop lobs, dunks and crowd-pleasing passes.

Krzyzewski began the second half with his reserves and Anthony, Love, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook and Andre Iguodala responded with a 21-3 run that made it 67-36 and seemed to satisfy their coach, who didn’t look all that happy with his team’s effort when he left the floor at halftime.

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From thegrio.com

By Alexis Garrett Stodghill

Ledisi is a neo soul singer who has risen to prominence through hard work, determination and believing in her talent. The multiple Grammy nominee might grace grand stages today — performing in spaces as dignified as the White House or as funky as the Essence Music Festival — but the songwriter and natural hair icon had to struggle to find the inner center that would become the foundation of her achievement. The star’s new book, Better Than Alright: Finding Peace, Love & Power, is a love letter to her fans and an interactive inspiration tome to all women (and men) who seek to empower themselves using the same tools that enabled Ledisi to become a breakout sensation. The powerhouse vocal diva, who has been compared to Tina Turner in terms of her vitality — and Ella Fitzgerald for her vocal range — sat down with theGrio to discuss how readers of her first book can find ”Peace, Love & Power” through loving their natural selves.

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Quincy Jones was speaking at Spotify launch event on Tuesday when he slammed Diddy’s musical abilities.  Jones was quoted saying Diddy “couldn’t recognize a b flat if it hit him,” and went on to note the the hip-hop moguls marketing skills as his talents.  The Huffington Post reports:

“Quincy Jones is certainly one of the most influential producers of all time, having lent his midas touch to everyone from Ray Charles to Michael Jackson. As such, he’s an authority on music and is entitled to give his opinion on the careers of others in the industry. And on Tuesday, he had Diddy on his mind.”

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From thegrio.com

Forbes released its annual list of highest-paid actresses and Kristen Stewart tops the list, raking in $34.5 million over the past year. The 22-year-old most recently anchored the popular Twilight franchise and this summer’s Snow White & the Huntsman.

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the list is lack of representation for a single woman of color. This year there is no minority women in the top 10. The last woman of color to crack the top ten was Halle Berry in 2007 after co-starring in the blockbuster X-Men: The Last Stand, making $15 million that year.

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