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SOURCE SPORTS: MLB Updates Its 2024 Top 100 Prospects

By Sha Be Allah / May 14, 2024

With a slew of players bumped up from the bottom 50 to the top 50, MLB has updated its 2024...

[WATCH] Big Daddy Kane Blames Drake Fans For Ruining The Essence Of Hip Hop Battles

By Sha Be Allah / May 14, 2024

There is no doubt that Big Daddy Kane is one of the most prolific and respected emcees within the culture...

Kendrick Lamar Takes Billboard No. 1 Spot with “Not Like Us”

By Shawn Grant / May 13, 2024

Kendrick Lamar is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with a Drake diss. Following the success of his...

Travis Scott Announces More European UTOPIA – Circus Maximus Tour Dates

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Travis Scott continues to command the global stage with his groundbreaking UTOPIA – CIRCUS MAXIMUS WORLD TOUR, having sold out all European tour...

[WATCH] Uncle Luke Talks Failed Attempts At Trying To Squash Beef Between Biggie And Tupac

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Speaking on Instagram Live over the weekend, Miami Hip Hop pioneer Uncle Luke delved into his unsuccessful efforts to try...

SOURCE SPORTS: Busta Rhymes Throws First Pitch In Citi Field As Mets Defeat Braves 4-3

By Sha Be Allah / May 13, 2024

Yesterda y(May 12), Hip-Hop living legend Busta Rhymes threw the ceremonial first pitch for the game between the New York...

Kris Jenner Gifts Grandson Psalm a $1,500 Toy Tesla Cybertruck for His 5th Birthday

By Sourcestaff / May 13, 2024

Whelp, it’s nice to be a Kardashian and West grandchild. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's son, Psalm, just received a...

Parolee Arrested In Connection With Jacqueline Avant Murder

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December 2, 2021

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According to a report from CBS affiliate KCAL Los Angeles, an arrest has been made in the murder of the wife of longtime music executive Clarence Avant, who was shot and killed during a home robbery at the cou...

Today In Hip Hop History: Irv and Chris Gotti Beat The Feds 16 Years Ago

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December 2, 2021

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Even with a 98% conviction rate, the federal government was no match for Irv Gotti and the Murder Inc. crew. On this date in 2005, the U.S. government exonerated Irv and Chris Gotti along with their Murder...

Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Rolling Loud Announce Partnership

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December 2, 2021

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The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) announces a new partnership with Rolling Loud, the world’s largest Hip Hop festival, for Rolling Loud California, occurring at NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Dec...

[WATCH] Man In Wheelchair Suspected Of Shoplifting Shot And Killed By Tuscon Police

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December 2, 2021

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Several reports have confirmed that a Tuscon Police officer shot and killed a 61-year-old man in a wheelchair suspected of shoplifting, as shown in the video footage below. Richard Lee Richards was shot nin...

Happy Birthday To Treach Of Naughty By Nature! 6 Degrees Of Success

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December 2, 2021

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Today in 1970 in "Illtown" New Jersey, the king of "OPP", better known as Treach, was born. For those who don’t know, Treach was the frontman for the New Jersey rap collective Naughty By Nature. Born Anthony C...

15-Year-Old MI School Shooter’s Identity Revealed

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December 2, 2021

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According to several confirmed reports, the person who shot and killed four students while injuring at Oxford High School in Michigan on Tuesday (November 30) has been identified as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley....

NBA YoungBoy, Polo G, SoFaygo, Trippie Redd Among Artists To Win Big At The First-Ever SoundCloud Playback Award Show

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December 2, 2021

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Today, SoundCloud launched ‘The SoundCloud Playback,’ music’s most distinctive end-of-year review. The Playback spotlights the year’s top artists, tracks, biggest debuts, hardest hits and engaging artist-to-fa...

Funeral Services Held For Young Dolph In Memphis

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December 1, 2021

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Today (November 30), a private funeral service was held for Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton Jr. in Memphis at the First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue. Video footage of the services surfaced online, showing ...

Milwaukee Rapper Big Wan Shot And Killed

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December 1, 2021

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In a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dawan Turner aka Big Wan, a well-known up-and-coming rapper from Milwaukee, was shot and killed in his home with his mother and grandmother. He was only 19 year...

Father Charged In Killing Of Former UCF Star RB Otis Anderson Jr.

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December 1, 2021

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According to a news report from Jacksonville, Florida news affiliate News4Jax, the father of former UCF running back Otis Anderson Jr. was charged in his death after the star football player was shot and kille...

Juicy J: Drugs Were Behind The Three 6 Mafia Split

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December 1, 2021

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Just when you thought drugs somehow can contribute to creativity, Juicy J says that for Three 6 Mafia, just the opposite happened. On an interview with Nas and Miss Info on Spotify's The Bridge: 50 Years of...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force Dropped ‘Planet Rock: The Album’ 35 Years Ago

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December 1, 2021

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On this day in 1986, the founder and leader of the Almighty Zulu Nation Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force released Planet Rock: The Album on Tommy Boy Records. The LP was a collection of seven songs rec...

SOURCE SPORTS: LeBron James Tests Positive For COVID-19

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November 30, 2021

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In a breaking story from TMZ Sports, NBA star LeBron James tested positive today (November 30) for COVID-19. He was also given a follow-up PCR test to confirm the positive test and that came up negative, but t...

Kanye West Meets With L.A. City Leaders To Address Homeless Crisis

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November 30, 2021

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A recent report from TMZ has revealed that Kanye West is taking steps with Los Angeles community organizations to address the city's homeless epidemic. The Hip Hop/fashion mogul has been meeting with the leade...

Sean Paul Secures Best Reggae Album Grammy Nomination For Seventh Album

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November 30, 2021

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Multi-award-winning and Billboard chart-topping, international recording artist Sean Paul has been nominated Best Reggae Album for the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards set to take place on January 31. With the vi...

SOURCE SPORTS: [WATCH] Scottie Pippen Claims Suge Knight Did Not Want Smoke With Charles Oakley

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November 30, 2021

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Back in the 90s, there's no secret that Death Row CEO Marion "Suge" Knight was possibly the most feared man in the entertainment industry. He has been placed at the center of the most controversial murders in ...

Kanye West Deletes All Instagram Posts After The Death Of Virgil Abloh

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November 30, 2021

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Following the day after the death of his close friend and fashion collaborator Virgil Abloh, Hip Hop mogul Kanye West takes down all of his posts from Instagram. West hasn't commented publicly on the death ...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur Shot And Robbed In Quad Studios 27 Years Ago

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November 30, 2021

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It was on this day in Hip Hop history that many may argue that the legend of Thug Life and Tupac Shakur began. On this date in 1994, the rapper was headed into the building on 7th Avenue in Manhattan that h...

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Today In Hip Hop History: T.I. Released His Third Studio LP ‘Urban Legend’ 17 Years Ago

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November 30, 2021

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The Atlanta trap star turned celebrity T.I. released his third studio album, Urban Legend 17 years ago today through his label Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records. The album has debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard...

[WATCH] SOURCE SPORTS: Oscar De La Hoya Calls Out Mayweather In 2022 Boxing Return

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November 29, 2021

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Even the COVID-19 virus won't keep boxing legend, Oscar De La Hoya, out of the boxing ring. After his September 11th fight with Vitor Belfort was canceled due to De La Hoya being hospitalized after testing ...