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Today In Hip Hop History: X-Clan Dropped Their Debut Album ‘To The East, Blackwards’ 34 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / April 24, 2024

On this day in 1990, "The Verbalizer" Brother J, Professor X "The Overseer", Paradise "The Architect" and DJ Sugar Shaft...

Pharrell Williams Pens Foreword For Celeb Photo Book ‘Big Shots!! Vol. 2’

By Sha Be Allah / April 24, 2024

n 2017, Phillip Leeds released the critically-acclaimed & wildly popular book BIG SHOTS! (Rizzoli). Described at the time as capturing a generation...

[WATCH] Tony Yayo And Uncle Murda Argue About Who Has The Best Career On The Silver Screen

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

In a truthful, yet hilarious back and forth banter, G-Unit soldiers Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda got into a heated...

UnitedMasters, Ally And Earn Your Leisure Kick Off Creator Investment Tour In Charlotte

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

The highly anticipated Earn Your Masters experience is set to embark on its three-city tour, commencing in Charlotte, N.C., on April 27....

[WATCH] Scarface Recalls When Tupac ‘Blew His High’ With Police Prank

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

During a recent performance on his Behind The Desk Experience Tour, Dirty South Hip Hop legend Scarface paid tribute to...

Saweetie Exposes Quavo DM After He Mentions Her On Chris Brown Diss Record

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

The back and forth on wax between R&B crooner Chris Brown and Migos member Quavo has taken another unexpected turn...

‘Freaknik’ Doc Director P. Frank Williams To Be Honored At San Diego State University

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

P. Frank Williams has been selected by his alma mater, San Diego State University, as the recipient of the 2024...

Public Enemy Launches Official Video for “GRID” Featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton

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December 14, 2020

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Public Enemy’s single “GRID” featuring Cypress Hill and George Clinton is a post-apocalyptic view of the world after it collapses into a technological desert after the “grid goes down” and, today, the legendar... Read Article

Country Music’s First Black Superstar Charley Pride Dead at 86

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December 14, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, country music pioneer Charley Pride, who is the genre's first Black A-lister, passed away in his home in Dallas from COVID-19 complications, according to Pride's PR team... Read Article

[WATCH] #BlackLivesMatter Protesters and Proud Boys Clash at Pro-Trump Rally in DC

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December 14, 2020

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A Pro-Trump rally in the nation's capital got physically violent when members of the Proud Boys and members of the Black Lives Matter movement clashed in the streets of D.C. As the video shows below, Proud ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Wu Tang Clan’s Third LP ‘The W’ Was Certified Platinum 20 Years Ago

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December 14, 2020

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On this day in Hip Hop history Wu Tang Clan, their third studio LP The W, was certified platinum by the RIAA. As the follow up to the immensely successful Wu Tang Forever, this album fell a little short of its... Read Article

Offset Doesn't Release Solo Album Amid Separation From Cardi B

[WATCH] Offset Says He’s Not Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

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December 14, 2020

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In the middle of the second wave of the global pandemic and the beginning of the distribution of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, there are many critics who are totally against a government-mandated vaccine and Migo... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Nas Released His Sixth Studio Album ‘God’s Son’ 18 Years Ago

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December 13, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Nas released his sixth studio album, God's Son, in 2002. This may be Nas' most emotional album coming at a rough time in his personal life. With the passing of his mother and hi... Read Article

[WATCH] Young Buck Says BTNH and Eazy-E Influenced Gangsta Rap in Nashville

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December 11, 2020

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In an interview on internationally recognized WhyTV, former G-Unit member and Nashville Hip Hop mainstay Young Buck discussed how influential artists like 2Pac, The Hot Boys, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Eazy-E w... Read Article

Griselda Records Announce Debut Feature Film ‘Conflicted’ Starring Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Michael Rapaport and More

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December 11, 2020

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The highly touted, astonishingly prolific Buffalo New York label Griselda Records has announced their debut feature film Conflicted for January 15th, available as a Pay Per View. Directed by AK Reed, the film ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Mobb Deep Dropped Their Fifth LP ‘Infamy’ 19 Years Ago

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December 11, 2020

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On this date in 2001, NYC kings of crime rhyme Mobb Deep released their fifth full-length studio album entitled Infamy on the Loud/Columbia imprint. As the QB duo's first album following their publicized be... Read Article

A$AP Rocky Says He Wished He Was Light-Skinned When He Was Younger

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December 10, 2020

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To much anticipation to the gamer world, A$AP Rocky dropped a new single on the Cyberpunk 2077 video game soundtrack, which can be found on the game's radio station called The Dirge. The track, which has n... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Fat Boys’ Human Beat Box Died 25 Years Ago

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December 10, 2020

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On this date in 1995 the world-famous Fat Boys' "Human Beat Box" passed away from a heart attack after falling out of a chair in the studio. He was 28 years old. Born Darren Robinson, but known affectionate... Read Article

Ari Fletcher is Named as Witness in G Herbo’s Federal Fraud Case

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December 10, 2020

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As details in G Herbo's federal fraud case come to light, G Herbo's colorful life is now becoming public and the tea just keeps on pouring. According to several confirmed reports, G Herbo's child's mother, ... Read Article

Fans React To Streaming Services Reflecting Mulatto's Name Change

It’s Officially Big Latto Season

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December 10, 2020

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Many fans know Mulatto as the self-proclaimed “Queen of the Souf,” but some may remember her more PG-debut on season one of The Rap Game. Before rapping, Mulatto, born Alyssa Michelle Stephens, follow... Read Article

Spike Lee Presents Teen With Courage Award for Recording George Floyd’s Death

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December 9, 2020

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The bravery of Darnella Frazier is what is needed in the community to catch these crimes by the police red-handed. Spike Lee publicly praised Frazier, the teenager who caught George Floyd's death in the han... Read Article

Jeremih Posts On IG for the First Time Since Testing Positive for Covid-19

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December 9, 2020

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R&B singer Jeremih shared his first Instagram post since his tumultuous battle with Covid-19 began last month. The singer ended up in ICU for weeks throughout November after he contracted the virus... Read Article

CEO Of Bronx-Based Charter Jet Company Arrested for Sex Trafficking Underage Girls

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December 9, 2020

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According to a report from The New York Post, a Bronx man has been arrested in a sting dubbed "Operation Mile High" for allegedly trafficking underage girls as young as 12 years old through his private charter... Read Article

Louisiana Rapper Blue Benji Kobe Shot and Killed in Broad Daylight

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December 9, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, Shreveport rapper Blue Benji Kobe was killed this week (December 6) in broad daylight in his hometown. He was 24 years old. Kobe, whose real name is Jacoby Kentae War... Read Article

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Arrested on Gun Charges After NJ Nightclub Shooting

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December 8, 2020

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According to several news reports, BX rap wunderkind A Boogie With The Hoodie, his manager, and security were all arrested and charged by the Bergen County detectives reportedly uncovered four guns following a... Read Article

Cardi B Reportedly Files to Trademark 'Okurrr' Phrase

Cardi B Going to Trial for Putting Man’s Tattoo on Mixtape Cover

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December 8, 2020

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According to a confirmed report, Cardi B is being sued over her Gangsta B***h Music Vol. 1 mixtape cover, in which a man is claiming his tattoo was used in a “misleading, offensive, humiliating and provocative... Read Article

Ohio Deputy Shoots and Kills Black Man in Front Of His Home After Unsuccessful Search for Fugitive

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December 8, 2020

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There are a few different versions of what happened in Columbus, Ohio last Friday between a sheriff's deputy and a 23-year-old Black man, but what is for certain is that a 17-year veteran of the Franklin Count... Read Article