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Slim Shady Obituary Posted in The Detroit Free Press Newspaper

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Eminem is continuing to tease his forthcoming album. This week, Eminem took out a space in the obituary section of...

Mustard Expecting Baby with New Girlfriend Brittany Stroud

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Mustard is celebrating a bit more than "Not Like Us." On Mother's Day, Mustard and his girlfriend Brittany Stroud announced...

WATCH: Tyrese Ducks Being Served Legal Docs While Onstage Singing

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Catch him if you can. Tyrese ducked a process server who attempted to serve him a lawsuit during a performance....

Mustard Celebrates “Not Like Us” Going No. 1: ‘I Never Lost Sight and Stayed Down’

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Mustard is celebrating "Not Like Us" going No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The superstar producer crafted the record...

Azealia Banks Critical of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Short D–k Insecurities,’ Says He ‘Spilled No Tea’

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Azealia Banks doubles back with more hate toward Kendrick Lamar over his beef with Drake. This time, she states, Lamar...

WATCH: A$AP Rocky Playfully Checks Man Who Hands Rihanna a Rose on Mother’s Day

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

Who wouldn't flirt with Rihanna? The queen was strolling out of a New York City-based event on Sunday, and a...

SOURCE SPORTS: Detroit Lions Ink $212M Extension with Jared Goff

By Shawn Grant / May 14, 2024

The Detroit Lions are giving quarterback Jared Goff a bag. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Goff has signed a $212...

Today In Hip-Hop History: Marley Marl Dropped The Juice Crew Debut Album ‘In Control Vol. 1’ 32 Years Ago

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September 1, 2020

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The title of "super producer" is not one to be taken lightly. For every era of Hip-Hop, there is a man behind the keys set the tone. Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The Neptune...

The Weeknd Announces Collaboration with Juice WRLD to Release Thursday

[WATCH] The Weeknd Calls For Justice For Jacob Blake And Breonna Taylor In MTV VMAs Speech

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August 31, 2020

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During MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday, international crooner The Weeknd demanded justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake during his appearance on this year's virtual show. The Weeknd, whose given nam...

NFL Rookie Mekhi Becton Buys “Big Ticket” Chain Worth Almost $500K

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August 31, 2020

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As recently reported by TMZ Sports, New York Jets "giant" rookie Mekhi Becton has copped a two pound, solid gold "BIG TICKET" medallion and chain with over 120 carats of diamonds for almost a whopping half mil...

Is Separation The Answer? 19 Black Families Buy Almost 100 Acres Of Land In Georgia As Safe City For Black People

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August 31, 2020

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With consistent deaths of Black people at the hands of those in place to protect and serve the citizens of this country, there are a great number of Black people who vehemently believe that the only way they w...

Happy 59th Birthday To Cultural Icon Fab 5 Freddy!

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August 31, 2020

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What dictates cool? Originality, tenacity, courage, creativity? Is it the will to stand alone beside your own thoughts and ideas or simply just being the first and fliest to ever do"it"? Whatever the definiti...

The Source Magazine Remembers “Baby Chris” Lighty Eight Years Later

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August 30, 2020

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Just as sad as the news was on this date eight years ago, Hip Hop mourned the loss of longtime Violator Records founder "Baby" Chris Lighty after he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound...

Today In Hip Hop History: UGK Releases Second LP ‘Super Tight…’ 26 Years Ago

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August 30, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, Houston's own UGK released their second studio LP Super Tight... As the duo's first project to make an appearance on the Billboard 200 chart, this album marked their t...

[WATCH] 17-year-old Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Caught Assaulting Girl Before Getting A Beatdown

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August 30, 2020

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Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old thug suspected of shooting three people and killing two during protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake was recently caught on camera assaulting a woman. Ca...

Today in Hip Hop History: Junior Mafia’s Debut Album ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Turns 25 Years Old!

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August 29, 2020

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On this date in 1995, the hometown crew of Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls, which was composed of Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Nino Brown, Chico Del Vec, Kleptomaniac, Capone, Bugsy and Trife and Larceny of The Sn...

Chadwick Boseman Filmed 'Numerous Episodes' as T'Challa for Disney+

[WATCH] Remembering Chadwick Boseman In One Of His Most Memorable Pop-Ups

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August 29, 2020

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If you have ever viewed any of Chadwick Boseman's interviews one thing was obvious, he was more than a beloved actor. He was a compassionate humanitarian with an endearing love for his family and friends. T...

[WATCH] Nas Says He’s Not Interested in Doing A Verzuz Battle

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August 28, 2020

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In a recent interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, Queensbridge king Nas says that despite the fervor around the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-inspired platform, he's not into putting his catalog up against anoth...

Kenosha Shooting Suspect Seen Sitting Front Row At Trump Rally In January

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August 27, 2020

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According to a recent report released by Buzzfeed, Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17 year old suspect who allegedly shot and killed two people while wounded two others in the Kenosha Riots following the police shooting...

[WATCH] Jacob Blake’s Mother Denounces Riots In Kenosha, Apologizes For Missing Trump’s Call

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August 27, 2020

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In an exclusive interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot seven times by the Kenosha Police in Wisconsin, denounced the violence that has erupted in t...

Today in Hip-Hop History: BDP’s Scott La Rock Shot And Killed In The Bronx 33 Years Ago

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August 27, 2020

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On this date 33 years ago, Scott Sterling aka DJ Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions was shot and killed in the South Bronx In an attempt to break up a fight on 167th and University Avenue near the Hig...

Today in Hip-Hop History: LL Cool J Dropped ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ 29 Years Ago

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August 27, 2020

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On this day in Hip Hop history, the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T., LL Cool J released his number one hit single "Mama Said Knock You Out." Not only was this song a GRAMMY-winning success, but the story behind it...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Outkast Drops Their Sophomore Album ‘ATLiens’ 24 Years Ago

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August 27, 2020

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On this date in 1996, Big Boi and Andre 3000 came together to release their second album ATLiens on R&B icons' LA Reid and Babyface's LaFace Records. On this album, the Southern playalistic duo expands the...

MC Eiht Releases New Single ‘Honcho’ Feat. Conway The Machine & DJ Premier, Announces New LP Called ‘Lessons’

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August 26, 2020

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For two decades MC Eiht has been one of hip-hop’s most recognizable voices in hip-hop, and undisputedly one of Compton’s finest originators and emcees. A straight menace, MC Eiht burst onto the scene with C...

[WATCH] Ultramagnetic MC’s Ced Gee: Scott La Rock Was Assassinated

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August 26, 2020

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Boogie Down Productions founder and producer Scott La Rock was killed at the behest B Boy Records, the late producer’s friend and collaborator Ced Gee says during an interview with author and journalist Soren ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Son Hit with Felony Charges in Alleged Stabbing

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August 26, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, Adam Adbul-Jabbar, the son of famed NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has been charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of...

[WATCH] ‘Ebro In The Morning’ Addresses Paddy Duke Situation at Hot 97

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August 25, 2020

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This morning, Ebro Darden discussed HBO's Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, as well as one of Hot 97's former employees, Paddy Duke, and his involvement in the tragic killing of 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins in ...