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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...

GloRilla Arrested for DUI in Georgia

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

GloRilla had a rough night in Georgia. The CMG rap queen was charged with driving under the influence early Tuesday...

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,...

Ye Investigated for Punching a Man Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Bianca Censori

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

Ye is the subject of an investigation by the LAPD. According to TMZ, the Vultures creator allegedly punched a man...

[WATCH] Jack Harlow Freestyles Over Snoop’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot” for L.A. Leakers Freestyle 140

Shawn Grant

May 19, 2022

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Young Harleezy has made a visit to the L.A. Leakers. Jack Harlow pulled up to Power 106 and told the Leakers that Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" is the best rap beat of all time before hopping into his t... Read Article

Lil Meech Arrested on Fraud and Grand Theft Charges in Miami

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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According to several confirmed reports, Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory Jr. has been arrested and charged with first-degree organized fraud and first-degree grand theft. The rising actor of Starz's BMF series is... Read Article

Empire State Building To Hold Lighting Ceremony in Honor of The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th Birthday

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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This Friday evening at 4 p.m., the Empire State Building (ESB) will host a lighting ceremony to honor the 50th birthday of the Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie), in partnership with Bad Boy / Atlantic / Rhin... Read Article

Netflix Series To Follow the Lives of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Kim SoMajor

May 18, 2022

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It looks like Netflix is getting an "At-Home with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex" docuseries following the lives of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The couple signed a multi-million dollar deal with the co... Read Article

[WATCH] B-Real Says Cypress Hill and Onyx Got “Shorted” by Verzuz

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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With all of the fanfare surrounding the previous VERZUZ battles, it was anticipated that the face-off between two of the most iconic Hip Hop groups to date, Onyx, and Cypress Hill, would be one for the history... Read Article

[WATCH] Keyshia Cole Responds To Antonio Brown’s Public Humiliation

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May 18, 2022

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Last night Keyshia Cole went live on Instagram to talk to her fans about her ill fated relationship with NFL free agent Antonio Brown. The Grammy-nominated artist took to Instagram to discuss her relationship ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Gangstarr’s Guru Dropped His ‘Jazzamatazz: Vol. 1’ Lp 29 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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29 years ago, on this day, the almighty Baldhead Slick, more commonly known as the "Guru" of Gangstarr, dropped his first solo project, Jazzamatazz, on Chrysalis Records. The album featured a slew of artists i... Read Article

Travis Scott Donates $1M to Black College Students To Ensure They Graduate

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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According to a report from TMZ, rapper Travis Scott has decided to give Black college students a large monetary incentive to become graduates. According to the report, Scott awarded $1 million in scholarshi... Read Article

H.E.R., Lil Wayne, The Isley Brothers Are Set To Headline 2021 One Music Festival

Lil Wayne Responds to Mark Cuban Trolling Him: “I Will Piss In Ya Mouth”

Shawn Grant

May 18, 2022

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Who knew that Lil Wayne would find beef in the NBA, and with an owner! Lil Wayne was rooting for Phoenix Suns in their second-round matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. The Suns would lose but earlier in the ser... Read Article

Casanova Took Guilty Plea In Fed Case Because Someone Named Him In Several Crimes

Sha Be Allah

May 18, 2022

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It was recently reported that Brooklyn rapper Caswell "Casanova 2X" Senior plead guilty to a list of federal crimes, which could land him behind bars for up to 60 years . Now, it is being reported that Cas gav... Read Article

Bobby Brown Says he's Still King of R&B: 'They Want the Title, They Have to Battle Me'

Bobby Brown Says Being Molested by a Priest as a Child Leading To His Personal Abuse

Shawn Grant

May 18, 2022

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Bobby Brown is pulling the curtain back on intimate details of his life. Sitting with PEOPLE before releasing his new A&E documentary, Biography: Bobby Brown, which releases on May 30, Brown dives deep int... Read Article

YSL Rapper Lil GotIt Shares Young Thug And Gunna’s Thoughts on Lil Keed’s Death

Kim SoMajor

May 17, 2022

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YSL's Lil GotIt says Young Thug and Gunna are grieving the death of YSL labelmate Lil Keed. Official reports have not been confirmed on the nature of his death. Although rumors have surfaced that GotIt's ... Read Article

President Biden Arrives In Buffalo After Saturday’s Mass Killing

Kim SoMajor

May 17, 2022

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The President and First Lady Jill Biden are in Buffalo following Saturday's deadly mass killing at a grocery store. They will pay respects at the TOPS Market memorial before a private meeting with affected fam... Read Article

[WATCH] Kendrick Lamar Plays Soccer in Africa Following Album Release

Sha Be Allah

May 17, 2022

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After a five-year hiatus from dropping new music, Hip Hop's millennial heir Kendrick Lamar celebrated the release of his latest critically acclaimed LP, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, by taking his footbal... Read Article

[WATCH] Blac Chyna To Face Off Against Instagram Model in Celebrity Boxing Match

Sha Be Allah

May 17, 2022

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After losing her defamation case against the Kardashians, stripper turned reality star Blac Chyna is set to box it out against an IG model in a celebrity boxing bout. It was announced weeks ago that Chyna w... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Chris Paul Says He Is Not Retiring After Phoenix Suns’ Season-Ending Loss

Kim SoMajor

May 17, 2022

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NBA star Chris Paul is shutting down retirement rumors after the Phoenix Suns' blowout loss to the Mavericks. Paul had ten points, four assists and a rebound in Sunday's season ending game. While his age h... Read Article

‘I’m Charlie Walker’ Revisits One Of the Biggest Oil Spill Clean Ups In History

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May 17, 2022

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The biopic, 'I'm Charlie Walker', starring Mike Colter who played the epic character of Luke Cage is heading to the big screen. Back in 1971, the story of Charlie Walker, a Black Man with one truck an... Read Article

Moneybagg Yo And Kodak Black Team Up For Heartfelt New Video “Rocky Road”

Sha Be Allah

May 17, 2022

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Memphis superstar Moneybagg Yodrops “Rocky Road,” a heartfelt, Kodak Black-assisted new single that affirms the pair’s status as the faces of modern, complex street rap. “Rocky Road”&n... Read Article

Drug Dealer Who Sold Mac Miller Deadly Pills Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison

Sha Be Allah

May 17, 2022

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Three men are being held responsible for the overdose death of rap sensation Mac Miller and the stiffest sentence was handed down to one of the culprits yesterday, according to a report from TMZ. 49-year-ol... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Jokes About Buying Twitter, Twitter Reacts

Kim SoMajor

May 16, 2022

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Snoop Dogg had the internet in a stir over the weekend when he appeared to throw his hat in the ring to buy Twitter. It came after Elon Musk tweeted his plan to buy the platform is "temporarily on hold" even t... Read Article