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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...

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...

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Skies On Speaker Knockerz: ‘A Lot Of People Don’t Give Them Credit’

By Shirley Ju / April 18, 2024

Lil Skies has been enthralled with music ever since he can remember, and it continues to be his saving grace....

Today in Hip-Hop History: Kanye West Dropped His Third LP ‘Graduation’ 13 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

September 11, 2020

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On this day in 2007, the "old" Kanye released his third studio album, the last of his scholastically themed albums, which is aptly titled Graduation on the Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella imprint. With the success of h... Read Article

[WATCH] Gillie The Kid Says He and ‘Million Dollaz Worth of Game’ Co-Host Were Male Strippers

Sha Be Allah

September 11, 2020

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After his very public refusal to interview Tekashi 6ix9ine, Gillie Da Kid and his cohort Wallo267 from his Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast made a special appearance on N.O.R.E.'s Drink Champs, which argua... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Jay-Z Drops His Landmark LP ‘The Blueprint’ 19 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

September 11, 2020

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On possibly the world's most tragic day in recent history (9/11), Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z released one of his best LPs, The Blueprint, on his own Roc-A-Fella Records imprint. The fall of the World Trade Center obv... Read Article

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Happy 52nd Birthday to Hip Hop Living Legend Big Daddy Kane!

Sha Be Allah

September 10, 2020

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Today marks the 52nd birthday of Grammy Award-winning lyricist Big Daddy Kane! Born on this day in 1968, Brooklynite Antonio Hardy aka Big Daddy Kane stepped on the scene with the Juice Crew in the late ’80... Read Article

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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)

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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

Sha Be Allah

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