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Today in Hip-Hop History: Ice Cube Dropped His First Solo LP ‘Amerikkka’s Most Wanted’ 34 Years Ago

Today in Hip-Hop History: Ice Cube Dropped His First Solo LP ‘Amerikkka’s Most Wanted’ 34 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 16, 2024

On this day in Hip Hop history, 34 years ago, Ice Cube released his debut solo album Amerikkka’s Most Wanted....

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Lauryn Hill Reveals Second Album Will Be Done ‘Soon’

Lauryn Hill Reveals Second Album Will Be Done ‘Soon’

By Courtneyb / May 16, 2024

Lauryn Hill, the renowned artist behind the groundbreaking 1998 album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," has long been a subject...

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[WATCH] 21 Savage Explains Brutal Facial Scar He Received In Fight When He Was A Teenager

[WATCH] 21 Savage Explains Brutal Facial Scar He Received In Fight When He Was A Teenager

By Sha Be Allah / May 15, 2024

Millennial rap star 21 Savage took to social media to explain to his followers exactly what caused that scar on...

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Three People Shot At Lil Baby Video Shoot In Atlanta

Three People Shot At Lil Baby Video Shoot In Atlanta

By Sha Be Allah / May 15, 2024

Several reports have confirmed that three men were shot at a filming of a Lil Baby music video yesterday (May...

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Diddy Accuser Lil Rod Drops High Profile Music Exec Names From Sexual Assault Lawsuit

By Sha Be Allah / May 15, 2024

Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, the producer who named several people and companies in his initial sexual assault lawsuit against music...

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Today In Hip Hop History: Killer Mike Dropped His Fifth LP ‘R.A.P. Music’ 12 Years Ago

Today In Hip Hop History: Killer Mike Dropped His Fifth LP ‘R.A.P. Music’ 12 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 15, 2024

On this date in 2012, Grammy Award-winning rapper Big Mike dropped his fifth full-length studio album titled R.A.P. Music, which...

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Run-D.M.C. Dropped Their Third LP ‘Raising Hell’ 38 Years Ago

Today in Hip-Hop History: Run-D.M.C. Dropped Their Third LP ‘Raising Hell’ 38 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 15, 2024

Thirty-eight years ago, amidst the explosion of crack cocaine in the inner cities, one of the hottest albums from the...

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FDA: Trucks Used to Store Bodies of Coronavirus Victims Can Still Be Used for Food Transport

May 18, 2020

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With many states reopening and lifting their stay at home restrictions, some people are skeptical of the government's objective of keeping the country's citizens safe. The record number of deaths during the pa...

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New Canadian Study Reportedly Says Marijuana May Prevent The Coronavirus

May 18, 2020

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According to a study being conducted at Canada's University of Lethbridge, scientists are now theorizing that certain marijuana strains could possibly prevent COVID-19 infection. Researchers at the Calgary ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Gets Tested for COVID-19 on Live TV

May 17, 2020

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Everyone seems to love New York's governor because of his "tell it like it is" disposition and seemingly political transparency. People are going to love him even more now that he went on live television to de...

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Baseballer Carl Crawford Has His Own ‘Perfect Storm’

May 17, 2020

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Many have nicknamed Carl Crawford "the Perfect Storm" during his MBL career because of the way that everything seems to come together to create the space for his hurricane-like manic to be realized against opp...

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Momma Savage: Tina Lawson Does ‘Savage’ Challenge … Sorta

May 17, 2020

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Real talk Ms. Tina dancing is not the trademark of a SAVAGE, it that red lipstick: you see her red lips and you know she is about business. "I'm a boss, I'm a leader, I pull up in my two-seaterAnd my momma ...

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D-Nice, Nas, and A$AP Ferg Celebrates HBCU Graduates with #ShowMeYourWalk Grad Party

May 16, 2020

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The coronavirus thought that it was going to come in and disrupt the ebb and flow on Black excellence, but just like much of the stuff that you hear from the White House ... The Devil is a Lie! No one was goi...

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[WATCH] WHO Official Claims That Coronavirus ‘May Never Go Away’

May 15, 2020

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According to a top official from the World Health Organization, COVID-19, the virus that has caused a global pandemic for the majority of the beginning of 2020, may never be totally eradicated. While speaki...

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SOURCE LATINO: Latino Designers Sharing Their Culture Through Creative COVID-19 Masks

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May 13, 2020

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Almost overnight, masks became an essential accessory to wear whenever you walk out the door and the way we perceive fashion might be changed forever. After the virus reached San Diego County, rather than f...

6ix9ine is showing respect to fallen rapper Pop Smoke. The words come after he was called out on Instagram By The Game about being around.

Rapper Lil Nas X Says Tekashi 69 ‘Looking Kinda Cute’

May 9, 2020

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Troll love is popping out of control. While so many people are keeping their distance from rapper Tekashi 69, there are some have no problem giving compliments. One of the 2M viewers to catch him on his Li...

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Evidence of the Coronavirus Found in Male Semen

May 9, 2020

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While the world is worried about the spread of the coronavirus via saliva (spit particles that exist in slipstreams), new research out of China states that there was been evidence of COVID-19 in the semen of m...

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André Harrell Brought The Notorious B.I.G. to The World — Truth Behind Biggie’s Musical Debut

May 9, 2020

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Most people know that the Notorious B.I.G. was discovered by The Source through our Unsigned Hype franchise, but did you know that the first major label that Christopher Wallace aka Biggie Smalls was signed to...

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Tanzania’s President Says Coronavirus Test Are Faulty After Goat And Fruit Tests Positive

May 8, 2020

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Tanzania's President John Magufuli has exposed imported coronavirus testing kits as faulty. The African President says tests returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw (fruit). Tanzani...

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Usher Offers Students a ‘New Look’ at Life through 2020 Virtual Summer Program

May 5, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has rained on a lot of students' parades this year. Countless students who were looking forward to traveling abroad this semester find themselves going from one point of their homes to...

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Big Meech and Southwest T Founders of BMF Push For Prison Release Amid COVID-19

May 5, 2020

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The founders of the Black Mafia Family are looking a potential early release from prison. Terry "Southwest T" Flenory, brother to Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, is leaving federal prison Tuesday. His more ...

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Hip-Hop, Mental Health and the Shame of Silence

May 3, 2020

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Record exec Shanti Das' non-profit, 'Silence the Shame' partners with Jermaine Dupri, Kwamé, DJ Trauma and more to Raise Awareness about Mental Health. As this country enters into her third month of quarant...

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Kodak Black Wants His Fans to Write Him in Prison

April 30, 2020

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If you ever wanted to get in touch with Kodak Black, this may probably be your best chance to actually get a response. Black, who changed his name to Bill K. Kapri, posted his prison number and address on h...

Master P is Honored With Doctorate Degree From Lincoln University

Happy 50th Birthday to Master P!

April 29, 2020

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of rap's most successful icons. With a net worth of about $800 million, Percy 'Master P' Miller is a pinnacle of work ethic, determination, and fin...

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Kentucky Man Named Tupac Shakur Accused Of Fraud After Filing For Unemployment

April 29, 2020

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When you have the same name as one of the biggest icons of the 20th century who is no longer alive, people are bound to accuse you of scamming but this wasn't the case this week in Kentucky. 46 year old Tup...

JAY-Z Reportedly Applied For New York Sports Betting License

Jay-Z Orders Takedown Notice Against YouTube ‘Deepfakes’ of him Rapping Hamlet and Billy Joel Tunes

April 29, 2020

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Well, Jay-Z is very guarded about his intellectual property. His likeness, his voice. According to The Guardian, Roc Nation has issued takedown notices against the videos which use the technology of artificial...

DMX Revisits Story About His Mentor Tricking Him to Smoke Crack as a Teen

[WATCH] DMX Reads Bible Scripture To The World During COVID-19 Virus

April 28, 2020

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Rapper DMX has been no stranger to prayer and sharing his beliefs with his fans and the world. The legendary rapper gave a speech while quarantined to uplift everyone during this time. "God has given y...