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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida Home Raided By IRS

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

After several run-ins with the law, troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's home in Florida was raided by federal agents and they...

NBA YoungBoy Arrested For Large Scale Prescription Fraud Ring In Utah

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

According to severl news reports, Baton Rouge native NBA Youngboy was arrested on Tuesday(April 16) over a prescription drug fraud...

Happy 63rd Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz, one of Hip Hop's very first and most well known ghostwriters, turns 63 today. He currently works as...

Happy 53rd Birthday To Onyx’s Fredro Starr!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

On this day in 1971, Fred Scruggs Jr., better known as Fredro Starr of the legendary Hip Hop group Onyx,...

Happy 54th Birthday To Hip Hop Legend Redman!

By Sha Be Allah / April 17, 2024

A very big Happy Birthday shout-out goes out to Hip-Hop legend and actor Redman. The Newark, NJ bred veteran turns...

WATCH: Rick Ross Asks Why Drake Let Birdman’s Miami Mansion Go Into Foreclosure

By Shawn Grant / April 17, 2024

Rick Ross isn't an easy troll. Drake attempted to shade Rick Ross by saying he isn't as rich as him...

SZA and the Killers to Headline Inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival

By Sha Be Allah / April 17, 2024

SZA and The Killers are set to headline the inaugural edition of Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival, a new two-day music festival taking place September 7-8...

Urban Legends Drop Second Episode Of ‘Get Down, The Influence of James Brown’ Mini-Documentary

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September 10, 2020

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Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, is continuing to spotlight one of the greatest artists of all-time, “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown, with the second instal... Read Article

[WATCH] Drake and Steph Curry Have 3-Point Shootout at Drake’s Toronto Mansion

Sha Be Allah

September 10, 2020

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Drake invited some very important company over to his personal OVO HQ, better known as "The Embassy," for a shootout. Well, since the guest was Steph Curry, the Toronto-based mogul still had his hands full ... Read Article

T.I. Reportedly Joins Cast of Movie About Flint's Water Crisis

[WATCH] T.I. Tells People to Stop Spending Government Loan On Designer Goods

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September 10, 2020

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In an impromptu Instagram PSA, the self-proclaimed King of the South T.I. has some words of advice to people out there just spending their money received from the government on frivolous, material things: Stop... Read Article

White Professor Who Pretended to Be Black Resigns from George Washington University

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September 10, 2020

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Just when everyone thought Rachel Soledad was a character, a college professor revealed that Soledad was a mere amateur. Now, the "professional, anti-Black" educator has resigned from her post as a professor o... Read Article

[LISTEN] President Trump Admits to Minimizing Coronavirus Threat in Unreleased Audio

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September 10, 2020

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In a never before heard audio recording that hadn't gone public until the release of Bob Woodward's new book Rage, President Donald Trump, the POTUS admits that he knew weeks before the U.S.' first Covid-19 ca... Read Article

TBS Announces ‘Go-Big Show’ With Celeb Judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson and Jennifer Nettles

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September 10, 2020

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TBS has ordered a full season of Go-Big Show, an hour-long extreme talent competition starring celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles, and “The American Nightmare” Cody, and hosted by po... Read Article

Five Members of Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Security Team Indicted For NYC Robbery Including Former NY Detective

[WATCH] Tekashi 6ix9ine Sits Down For First Interview With FOX 5 News’ Lisa Evers

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September 10, 2020

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If the streets, don't want to talk to you, you can almost always cross over. After getting turned down by Philly legend Gillie Da King, controversial Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine decided that it was time... Read Article

“Mike Epps Hip Hop Party” With Performances By Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One And More Coming Next Month

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September 9, 2020

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North American Entertainment Group Inc. today announced their streaming concert event “The Mike Epps Hip Hop Party” premiering Friday, October 9. Prerecorded in Atlanta, the show is hosted by Mike Epps and fea... Read Article

Tamar Braxton’s BF Files For Restraining Order, Alleges Domestic Violence

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September 9, 2020

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After the news surfaced less than two months ago about Tamar Braxton being rushed to the hospital after being found unresponsive by her boyfriend in a failed suicide attempt, her beau, David Adefeso, has now f... Read Article

TV ONE Features Tyrese On the Next Episode of The Hit Series ‘Uncensored’

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September 9, 2020

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TV One's edgy docu-series Uncensored, which explores the private lives of some of today's most notable personalities, highlights singer and actor Tyrese this Sunday, Sep... Read Article

McDonald's Announces New Partnership with Travis Scott

The First Collection From Travis Scott and McDonald’s Partnership Dropped Today

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September 9, 2020

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As the Travis Scott Meal hits McDonald’s restaurants around the country today, the iconic Golden Arches and Cactus Jack are also dropping exclusive merch and a national commercial. The first ... Read Article

FBI: Black Disciples Leader ‘Big Law’ Reportedly Killed By Mexican Cartel

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September 9, 2020

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According to a recent court filing from the FBI, it is believed that late Black Disciples leader Lawrence "Big Law" Loggins was shot and killed in 2019 while sitting in his car by the Mexican Gulf Cartel over ... Read Article

Happy Birthday, Soulja Slim!(RIP)

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September 9, 2020

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Today is the date that Hip Hop celebrates the birth of one its most coveted soldiers; NOLA's one and only Soulja Slim! Born on this date in 1977 as James Adarryl Tapp Jr. to Ms. Linda Tapp, Slim was born, r... Read Article

Mayweather Boxing Prodigy Danny Gonzalez Shot Dead On Labor Day

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September 8, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, Money Mayweather's TMT top boxing prospect Danny Gonzalez was shot dead on Labor Day in Moreno Valley, CA. Gonzalez was only 22 years old. According to a report from ... Read Article

22-Year-Old Arrested For Fatal Shooting at Boosie Badazz Video Shoot

Boosie Badazz Offers Mark Zuckerberg $100K to Restore His IG Account

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September 8, 2020

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Boosie wants his Instagram account back and has decided to go to the big social media boss himself to get his rights back. Boosie apologized to social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg for the sexual content on h... Read Article

Downtown Music Publishing Signs Deal To Represent Wu Tang Clan Catalog

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September 8, 2020

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Downtown Music Publishing today announced the signing of a global publishing administration agreement with Wu-Tang Productions, and owners Robert “RZA” Diggs and Mitchell “Divine” Diggs, to represent the iconi... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Hip Hop Behind The Scenes Flick ‘Backstage’ Released In Theaters 20 years Ago

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September 8, 2020

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On this date in 2000, the Chris Fiore-directed documentary that followed the Roc-A-Fella Records driven 1999 Hard Knock Life Tour entitled Backstage debuted in theaters. The Dame Dash-produced doc feature m... Read Article

[WATCH] Footage Shows Man Being Shot While Being Robbed in Houston

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September 8, 2020

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In surveillance footage obtained by ABC World News Tonight, a man is seen being ambushed by two masked, armed men, one of whom shot the man in the leg before relieving him of his belongings. The victim is s... Read Article

GA’s Bossman Yayo Get 7 Years in Prison For Gun in Music Video

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September 8, 2020

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According to a confirmed news report, Georgia rapper was handed down a hefty prison sentence for illega2lly possessing a firearm after flashing a Ruger 9mm in several of his music video. Yayo, whose real na... Read Article

Former Temptations Lead Singer Bruce Williamson Dead From Coronavirus At 49

Sha Be Allah

September 8, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, Bruce Williamson, former lead singer for R&B pioneers The Temptations, died from coronavirus in his home on Sunday. He was 49 years old. A Compton, CA native, Wil... Read Article