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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Bodyguard Offers $10K To His Assailants To Fight

By Sha Be Allah / March 25, 2023

After receiving one of the most publicized beatdowns caught on camera in the history of Hip Hop, disgraced Brooklyn rapper...

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Notorious B.I.G. Dropped His Posthumous ‘Life After Death’ LP 26 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / March 25, 2023

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Notorious B.I.G. released his second album, Life After Death. The double LP was released...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Diplomats’ Debut Album ‘Diplomatic Immunity’ Turns 20 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / March 25, 2023

On this date two decades ago, Cam'ron's crew from Harlem, The Diplomats, dropped their debut album Diplomatic Immunity on the...

Ticketmaster Hit With Class Action Suit For “Inflated” Drake Ticket Prices

By Sha Be Allah / March 24, 2023

Drake announced that his It’s All a Blur’ tour alongside 21 Savage would hit 29 different cities and were made...

[WATCH] DJ Envy Starts Debate For Saying 50 Cent Would Beat Lil Wayne In Verzuz Battle

By Sha Be Allah / March 24, 2023

On the most recent episode of Apple Music’s Rap Life Review featuring Lowkey, Nadaska, and Eddie Francis, two of the...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Chi Ali Released His Debut Album ‘The Fabulous Chi-Ali’ 31 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / March 24, 2023

31 years ago today, Chi Ali released his first and only album The Fabulous Chi-Ali. Chi-Ali first appeared on De...

Today in Hip Hop History: Arrested Development Dropped Their Debut Album ‘3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…’ 31 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / March 24, 2023

On this day in Hip Hop history, Dirty South-based group Arrested Development released their debut album 3 Years, 5 Months,...

[WATCH] Monica’s VH1 ‘Celebrity True Crime Story’ Season Premiere Debuts Tonight

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March 20, 2023

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Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum, 25-million-plus selling singer, actress, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Monica returns to VH1 Tonight as the host of Celebrity True Crime Story. The 10-episode series ... Read Article

DJ Premier Celebrates The Notorious B.I.G. and Making “Ten Crack Commandments” On New Episode of ‘So Wassup?’

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March 20, 2023

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In August of 2021, DJ Premier presented the debut episode of So Wassup? primarily as a vehicle to not only salute the floppy disk but also to document and demonstrate how the technology of the time influenced ... Read Article

Latocha Of Xscape Releases New Single “I’m Yours” From Debut Solo LP

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March 20, 2023

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The vocally gifted, powerhouse-singer, LaTocha of the multi-platinum selling group Xscape, continues to gift the world with new music from her solo debut with the release of the "I'm Yours." The emotional and ... Read Article

T-Pain Releases His Highly Anticipated Covers Album ‘On Top Of The Covers’

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March 20, 2023

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Grammy Award-winning, multi-faceted artist and entrepreneur T-Pain has released his highly anticipated, long-awaited covers album On Top Of The Covers, out now via Nappy Boy Entertainment. PRESS HERE to listen... Read Article

Person Shot and Killed in NYC Smoke Shop “Robbery Gone Bad”

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March 20, 2023

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According to several confirmed reports, a person was fatally shot during a robbery of a Queens smoke shop this past weekend. The deadly shooting occurred inside the Plug Smoke Shop on Jamaica Avenue. Polic... Read Article

50 Cent Faces Mediation in $1B Lawsuit From Former Drug Kingpin Over ‘Power’

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March 20, 2023

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About two years ago, a former drug lord by the name of Cory "Ghost" Holland Sr filed a lawsuit against 50 Cent and producer Courtney, claiming that the Starz Power series was made about his life story, and now... Read Article

Mystikal'sRequesttoReduce$MillionBondwasDenied

Mystikal Requests Gag Order In Rape Case

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March 17, 2023

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According to court documents and several media reports, former No Limit rapper Mystikal has requested that a gag order be put in place in his ongoing rape case to protect his privacy. Yesterday, court docs ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Classic Hip Hop Film ‘Wild Style’ Turns 40 Years Old!

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March 17, 2023

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When the culture of Hip Hop was only ten years in the making, this visual journey through all aspects of the culture was the blueprint of Hip Hop's true roots Wild Style is arguably the very first movie and... Read Article

San Francisco City Officials Consider $5M Per Black Person Reparations Proposal

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March 16, 2023

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According to several confirmed reports, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has been sifting through over 100 recommendations for slavery reparations for its Black residents. Some of the suggestions include... Read Article

[WATCH] DJ Quik Says He Was Told Not To Look at Michael Jackson When He Was in the Studio

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March 16, 2023

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West Coast gangsta rap pioneer DJ Quik was recently interviewed on the All The Smoke podcast and talks about the times he was around late music icon Michael Jackson. The Compton rapper/producer says that his f... Read Article

Kanye West Dodges Battery Charge For Throwing Woman’s Phone

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March 16, 2023

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After being under investigation for an alleged battery when a video surfaced of music and fashion mogul Kanye West grabbing a woman's cell phone, it is now being reported that he will not face charges from tha... Read Article

Happy 64th Birthday to Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav!

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March 16, 2023

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In 1959, William Jonathan Drayton, better known to the world as Flavor Flav, was born in NYC. Flav is the former hypeman of the iconic Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame Hip-Hop group Public Enemy. Growing up in Fre... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Cam’Ron Tells Mase That Ja Morant Has the ‘Gary Coleman Syndrome’ on New Sports Show

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March 15, 2023

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23-year-old Ja Morant was experiencing one of the most promising years of any point guard in the NBA, with the possibility of the Memphis Grizzlies making the championship a reality. The Grizzlies recently sus... Read Article

[WATCH] Melle Mel Says Street Culture Ruined Hip Hop Music

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March 15, 2023

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Hip Hop pioneer Melle Mel has gone viral after making the statement that Eminem wouldn't be ranked in Billboard's Top 5 of their Top 50 Rappers of All Time if he wasn't white. Mel has doubled down on his stanc... Read Article

UnitedMasters Announce Jadakiss As Special Guest At “Earn Your Masters” Event At SXSW

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March 15, 2023

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UnitedMasters, Ally, and Earn Your Leisure have come together to create the Earn Your Masters (EYM) for SXSW (South By Southwest) in Austin, Texas on March 17th. The event will fuel fi... Read Article

[WATCH] Two Men Almost Fight Outside Courtroom After Troy Ave’s Testimony in Taxstone Trial

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March 15, 2023

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The courtroom in 100 Centre Street was extremely tense yesterday(March 14) after Troy Ave testified against Taxstone for the shooting death of Troy Ave's bodyguard Ronald "Banga" McPhatter at Irving Plaza in 2... Read Article

The Source Magazine Remembers Nate Dogg 12 Years Later

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March 15, 2023

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Sending a 21-gun soldier salute Rest In Peace one of Hip Hop's favorite crooners. Many tried, but nobody put R&B into Hip Hop the way it was supposed to sound better than the late, great Nate Dogg of th... Read Article

Is MF DOOM’s Eldest Son The True Heir To The Metalface Legacy?

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March 14, 2023

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After a recent social media post by the son of the late MF DOOM, the question has been raised as to who inherits the legacy of the infamous Metalface mask? Daniel Dumile Jr., who holds the namesake of his f... Read Article

Happy 80th Birthday to NYC Graffiti Documentarian Martha Cooper!

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March 14, 2023

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Born on this date in 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, famed photojournalist Martha Cooper took her photography skills as a staff photog for The New York Post. She became one of the most celebrated documentarians o... Read Article

Troy Ave Testifies in Taxstone’s Murder Trial

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March 14, 2023

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Several news reports have confirmed that Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave testified in incarcerated podcaster Taxstone's murder trial, giving his testimony of what happened between the two Hip Hop personalities on tha... Read Article