2011 has been a crazy year so far. We've seen everything from rappers feuding with politicians to a confession in one of the biggest hip-hop crime cases ever. With more than half the year gone, we've decided it's time to take a look back at all the news items that have shaped the first seven months of the year.

We've teamed up with our Complex Media Network fam HipHopDX and did a little digging through the archives in order to put together The 25 Biggest News Stories of 2011 (So Far). From January through the first three weeks of July, we’ve considered every story and picked out all the head-shakers and eye-poppers that had everyone talking. Pop the hood to see all the events that dominated this year's water cooler conversation.

Written by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin), Julian Pereira (@Broadway_Jay), Brendan Klinkenberg (@KingMidasIV), & Eric Michels (@aesthEric).

Tags: news, hhdx, 25-best,

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    bruce July 21st, 2011 at 06:43 PM

    what about eminem and royce da 5'9 bring back bad meets evil and drop an ep

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      D November 12th, 2011 at 02:52 PM

      AGREED..one of the best albums of the year from two true rap vets

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    whack July 21st, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    how the FUCK is lil wayne partying on here biggest news in hip hop? are you kidding me? and it's at a better position then eminem signing slaughterhouse?!? I mean I never saw anything saying it was in order of top stories but I assume the poster meant that...gerard smith dying?!?! hip hop news?!?! he wasn't a hip hop artist...rejuvenating r&b?!?! r&b isn't hip hop......this is really bad...hip hop is so fucking corny

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    dumb July 22nd, 2011 at 07:11 AM

    this is so dumb , the only BIG NEWS is the death of nate dogg and that should've been number 1 you bitch ass

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    JJ July 22nd, 2011 at 07:48 AM

    Fuck gucci

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    mASShOLE July 22nd, 2011 at 08:07 AM

    KEEP EARL FUCKIN FREEIN HIS UGLY ASS WORST SHIT IVE EVER READ

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    j. July 22nd, 2011 at 08:26 AM

    sean kingston crashing a jet ski is bigger news than the death of Gil Scott-Heron?!?!?!?!?!? FUCK YOU LITTLE FAGGOTS!!!

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    RN (Real Nigga) July 22nd, 2011 at 08:29 AM

    is it a slow news day or are you people just lazy? remixed content is not impressive.

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