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The website NeighborhoodScout used FBI and other data to determine the top 25 neighborhoods in America that have the highest predicted rates of violent crime per 1,000 neighborhood residents. Violent crimes, in their definition, includes “murder, forcible rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.”

Here’s the list:

1. Detroit, MI (W Chicago / Livernois Ave) Found within zip codes: 48204

02. Detroit, MI (Mack Ave / Helen St) Found within zip codes: 48207

03. Detroit, MI (Gratiot Ave / Rosemary) Found within zip codes: 48213, 48205

04. Chicago, IL (S Halsted St / W 77th St) Found within zip codes: 60620

05. Spartanburg, SC (Washington Heights) Found within zip codes: 29306

06. Houston, TX (Scott St / Wilmington St) Found within zip codes: 77051

07. Detroit, MI (Wyoming St / Orangelawn St) Found within zip codes: 48204

08. Greenville, SC (Woodside) Found within zip codes: 29611

09. Atlanta, GA (Hopkins St SE / Adair Ave SE) Found within zip codes: 30315

10. Saginaw, MI (E Holland Ave / E Genesee Ave) Found within zip codes: 48601

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Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. He was 34.

Kelly, who was known as “Mac Daddy,” and his partner Chris Smith (a.k.a. “Daddy Mac”), were only 13 years old in 1991 when they were discovered by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri while performing at the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta, The Associated Press reported. Dupri’s label, So So Def, signed the boys and sent them into the studio to record their first album. Checkout a few throwback joints after the jump.

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#8. Kid Cudi – Indicud – 36,000 (167,000)

#9. will.i.am – #willpower – 29,000 (29,000)

#11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 28,000 (638,000)

#12. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 25,000 (383,000)

#16. Snoop Lion – Reincarnated – 21,000 (21,000)

#30. Tyga – Hotel California – 12,000 (84,000)

#33. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 10,000 (868,000)

#98. Andy Mineo – Heroes For Sale – 4,700 (32,000)

#100. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – Twelve Reasons To Die – 4,600 (20,000)

#110. Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – Live In Concert – 4,200 (18,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

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Frank Alexander pictured above with legendary Tupac Shakur was found dead at his California home on Monday according to sources. Frank was a hand picked bodyguard by 2pac during his last year of life.

R.I.P. Big Frank

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Grand Theft Auto V is coming September 17, 2013. Pre-order at www.rockstargames.com/V

Hip Hop artist Snoop Dogg changes his name to Snoop Lion, travels to Jamaica, emerges himself in Rastafarian culture and produces his first reggae record.

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In a matter of moments, the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy in lost wages, retail sales and infrastructure damage, according to preliminary estimates. But the effects of the April 15 attack, which killed three people and injured 264 others, continue to send shock-waves far beyond Boylston Street. Read More

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