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Problem And DJ Quik Announce Joint Album ‘Chupacabra’

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

Legacy West Coast acts JasonMartin FKA Problem and DJ Quik have announced an upcoming highly anticipated joint album out later...

Today in Hip Hop History: Nas’ Iconic ‘Illmatic’ Album Turns 30 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

30 years ago today, Nas dropped his debut LP, 'Illmatic.' Released by Columbia Records in 94' Nas recorded the album...

Nas & DJ Premier Release New Single “Define My Name” As Intro To Collaboration LP

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

Grammy-award-winning icon Nas, celebrates the 30th Anniversary of his 1994 debut album, Illmatic, with the release of new single “Define My Name,”...

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 several 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,...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Run-D.M.C. Dropped Their Self Titled Debut Album 36 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

March 27, 2020

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On this date in 1984, the Kings from Queens released their first self titled album on Def Jam Recordings under Rush Management. This monumental album put Daryl McDaniels (DMC), Joseph Simmons (DJ Run) and ... Read Article

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: U.S. Surpasses China and Italy With The Most Coronavirus Cases In The World

Sha Be Allah

March 26, 2020

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The novel coronavirus, otherwise known as Covid-19, has become a global pandemic and the United States is now the epicenter. As China, the country where the coronavirus originated, lifts all of its restrict... Read Article

R. Kelly Files Motion to Be Released From Jail Because of Coronavirus Outbreak

Sha Be Allah

March 26, 2020

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Just like everyone else behind bars, celebrities are looking for a way out because of the global Covid-19 pandemic, which has already affected over a half million people around the world and almost 22,000 have... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Washington State University Football Star Bryce Beekman Dead At 22

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March 26, 2020

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A 22-year-old college football player had died in Washington state and police are investigating his sudden death. Bryce Beekman, a football player from Washington State University, was found dead in his apa... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Harlem Globetrotters Legend Fred ‘Curly’ Neal Passes Away at 77

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March 26, 2020

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Whenever you do the Globetrotter whistle, you think of him. According to a statement released by Globetrotters general manager Jeff Munn, Globetrotter legend Fred "Curly" Neal has died. He was 77 years old.... Read Article

Los Angeles Mayor Says ‘Safer At Home’ Order May Last For Two Months

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March 26, 2020

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As the number of Covid-19 cases steadily increase in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced yesterday that the "safer at home" order given to the city's residents could last until the... Read Article

Scarface is Looking for Kidney Donors Following COVID-19 Aftermath

Scarface Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus

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March 26, 2020

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For the second time this week, a Houston rapper has come forward with the news that they have tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to a post on Willie D Live (which can be found below) in which he... Read Article

Idris Elba Tapped To Portray Knuckles In 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2'

Idris Elba: Doctor Says I’ll Be Immune To Coronavirus

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March 26, 2020

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According to actor Idris Elba and his new health update, once he's released from quarantine, he will be immune to the novel coronavirus. Elba said that his doctor informed him that he and his wife Sabrina "... Read Article

[WATCH] Onyx Address Kodak Black’s Claim He Punched Sticky Fingaz In The Face

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March 26, 2020

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Last year this time, incarcerated rapper Kodak Black made a stunning claim on IG Live that he punched Onyx front man Sticky Fingaz in the face. To add insult to injury, he even claimed that the crazy baldhead ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Busta Rhymes Dropped His Debut Album ‘The Coming’ 24 Years Ago

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March 26, 2020

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On this date in 1996, Busta Rhymes did the inevitable and released his highly anticipated solo album The Coming on Elektra Records. Even though the Leaders Of The New School were a celebrated group within t... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: NWA Founder Eazy-E Dies From AIDS 25 Years Ago

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March 26, 2020

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On this day in 1995, gangster rap pioneer Eric "Eazy-E" Wright succumbed to complications of the AIDS virus less than 10 days after making it known to the public. Many are able to embody the persona of gang... Read Article

Big Sean Teases New Album ‘Detroit 2’ On His Birthday

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March 26, 2020

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Ironically, Big Sean teases a present for fans on his birthday. It has been almost 3 years since Sean Don release a full-length project. The Detroit rapper took to Instagram earlier today to announce that ... Read Article

Kanye West Doubles Up Support For Trump: I’m A Black Guy With A Red Hat

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March 25, 2020

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Just in case you thought he isn't serious, he is. Kanye West took a stance in a Wall Street Journal interview to remind everyone that he's still Team Trump. The Southside Chicago native joked that he's "a b... Read Article

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Deadliest Day of the Outbreak Claims Over 200 Lives in U.S.

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March 25, 2020

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The Coronavirus has America at a standstill; the entire country is on lockdown while the numbers of diagnosed cases and deaths are steadily on the incline. Today (March 25) has been the worst day of the pandem... Read Article

[WATCH] Police in India Issuing Corporal Punishment for Violating National Shutdown

Sha Be Allah

March 25, 2020

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Some people in the United States might feel like this may be the only way to get some of the people in America to obey the "stay at home" order issued around the country. Footage has surfaced of police in I... Read Article

[WATCH] Slim Thug Tells Young People to Take ‘Stay At Home’ Order Serious After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

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March 25, 2020

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Maybe a 6'6" rapper that tested positive for the novel coronavirus can convince the 18-44 year olds to stay inside with it. Slim Thug was very adamant about young people in his native H-Town and beyond to t... Read Article

Temporary Morgue Set Up Outside of Bellevue Hospital in NYC for Coronavirus Victims

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March 25, 2020

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On Tuesday, workers in military outfits built a makeshift morgue outside of Bellevue Hospital in order to handle the rise in novel coronavirus deaths in New York City, according to the New York Post. Two re... Read Article

Nurse in Italy Commits Suicide After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

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March 25, 2020

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The stress from the global pandemic of the Covid-19 outbreak has taken its toll on the world's population, however, for some, the weight of potentially contracting and spreading the virus is too much to bear. ... Read Article

300 Non-Violent Inmates Set To Be Released From NYC’s Riker’s Island Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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March 25, 2020

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According to a new brief from the New York Post, 300 more inmates on NYC's Riker's Island jail facility will be released in an attempt to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Mayor Bill De Blasio says... Read Article

Mother Of Wu Tang Clan’s Cappadonna Passes Away

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March 25, 2020

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According to a confirmed report from sources close to the Clan, The Northstar Group/The Source Magazine regrets to report the news that the mother of Cappadonna of the Wu Tang Clan has passed away. Sadly, she ... Read Article