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Boom Pacino, Director Of ‘Respect Life’, Web Series Dead At 35

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

According to several confirmed reports, Boom Pacino, the director and star of the Brooklyn-based web series Respect Life, has died....

[WATCH] Grandmaster Flash Releases Part 2 of his New Vignette Series

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

Fresh off his 2023 GRAMMY awards performance, Grandmaster Flash talks the history of Jay-Z, the proficiency of Eminem and his discovery...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Sugar Hill Gang Released Their Self Titled Debut LP 43 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

This particular passage takes us on a journey all the way back to February 7, 1980, when The Sugarhill Gang,...

Happy Heavenly Birthday J Dilla!

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

On this day in Hip Hop history we recognize and remember the birth of one of the most prolific producers...

Happy 56th Birthday Kid Capri!

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

Today, the illustrious and world famous DJ Kid Capri celebrates his 56th birthday! David Anthony Love Jr. aka Kid Capri...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers the Legacy of Big Pun 23 Years Later

By Sha Be Allah / February 7, 2023

On this date in 2000, the Hip Hop community was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of lyrical giant...

Robert Glasper Wins Fifth Grammy Award For Best R&B Album

By Sha Be Allah / February 6, 2023

Multi-Grammy-winning pianist and producer Robert Glasper has received his 5th Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for Black Radio III. Glasper's contribution to music and culture spans over...

Brittney Griner Closing Statement: “Had No Intent” To Break Russian Law

Kim SoMajor

August 4, 2022

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Brittney Griner gave a key statement in her trial just ahead of the verdict in her drug case being handed down later today. The Phoenix Mercury star pleaded for leniency in her closing statement. "I want to sa... Read Article

[WATCH] Ma$e Announces That He’s Joining Death Row Records

Sha Be Allah

August 4, 2022

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During an ultimately fatal feud between two coasts back in the mid to late 90s, Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records were the most powerful labels in Hip Hop music. Now, after a week of being in the forefront... Read Article

Demi Lovato's Alleged Dealer was Arrested for Guns and Drugs Months Before her OD

Demi Lovato Reveals Why She Changed Pronouns

Kim SoMajor

August 4, 2022

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Demi Lovato says she's back to using "she" and "her" pronouns again. The 29-year-old Pop singer made the announcement in an interview on the Spout Podcast. Lovato says she started using "they" and "them" ... Read Article

Driver of Nicki Minaj’s Father Hit-and-Run Fatality Receives Sentence

Kim SoMajor

August 4, 2022

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The driver who killed Nicki Minaj's father in a hit-and-run has been sentenced. 72-year-old Charles Polevich of Mineola was sentenced to only one year behind bars. He pleaded guilty of hitting and ki... Read Article

Legendary Producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Launches Kids Music Writing Camp

Sha Be Allah

August 4, 2022

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Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, a multi-Grammy Award winning record producer, rapper, and songwriter, is looking to take on 10 music production protégés and spend 2 days in the studio with them. Darkchild is looki... Read Article

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Snoop Dogg Released His Third Solo LP ‘Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told’ 24 Years Ago

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August 4, 2022

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On this day in Hip Hop history, Snoop Dogg released his third LP Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told, his first release on No Limit Records. Although met with mixed reviews from critics, this #1 al... Read Article

Mystikal'sRequesttoReduce$MillionBondwasDenied

Mystikal Held In Louisiana Jail’s General Population Amid Rape Allegations

Sha Be Allah

August 4, 2022

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As previously reported, No Limit Records signee Mystikal was arrested over the weekend in Louisiana for a number of serious alleged crimes, including rape, robbery and domestic abuse. Sources close to the stor... Read Article

Diane Warren Apologizes For Seemingly Shading Beyoncé

Kim SoMajor

August 3, 2022

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Diane Warren is apologizing for seemingly throwing shade at Beyoncé. On Monday, the Grammy-winning songwriter took to Twitter to ask how there could be 24 writers on a song, in reference to Beyoncé's Renaissa... Read Article

Nicki Minaj to Premiere Two New Songs From Album on 'SNL'

Nicki Minaj Responds To Tax Fraud Allegations Made By Alleged Ex-Assistant

Kim SoMajor

August 3, 2022

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Nicki Minaj is responding to the outrageous allegations made by a person claiming to be her ex-assistant. On Monday, “Kate Miller '' who claimed to be the GRAMMY nominee’s ex-assistant posted dozens of Instag... Read Article

Monica Lewinsky Suggests Beyoncé Remove 2013 “Partition” Lyric Referencing Her Affair with Clinton

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August 3, 2022

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Monica Lewinsky is asking Beyoncé to remove a lyric referencing her 1998 affair with former President Bill Clinton from the song “Partition,” released in 2013 . “He bucked all my buttons, he ripped my... Read Article

DJ Hed Responds To Wiz Khalifa/Mike Danger/MC Tron Situation

Bryson "Boom" Paul

August 3, 2022

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Popular Los Angeles DJ and TMZ Hip Hop correspondent DJ Hed join legendary DJ Kid Capri in DJs voicing opinions on the recent Wiz Khalifa altercation last Saturday (July 28) at Los Angeles nightclub Poppy with... Read Article

[WATCH] Chaka Khan: “I Don’t Need To Hear From Kanye” About Unauthorized “Through The Wire” Sample

Sha Be Allah

August 3, 2022

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According to soul songstress Chaka Khan, her and Kanye West won't be hugging it out anytime soon as the "AIn't Nobody" singer reveals that she's still upset about West using her voice on his 2003 hit "Through ... Read Article

[WATCH] Ma$e Admits He Regrets Feud With Cam’ron

Sha Be Allah

August 3, 2022

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On a recent episode of Gillie and Wallo's Million Dollaz Worth of Game, former Bad Boy artist delved into how buying his first iced-out Rolex is when his relationships began to turn sour. “When I got t... Read Article

Berner Becomes the First Cannabis Executive To Make the Forbes Cover

Sha Be Allah

August 3, 2022

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Gilbert MIlan Jr. aka Berner, has been one of the main faces of canna-business, which is why the San Francisco native became the very first exec in the cannabis industry to make the cover of the coveted Forbes... Read Article

[WATCH] Blueface And Chrisean Rock Caught On Video Fighting In Hollywood

Sha Be Allah

August 3, 2022

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These two are at it again. Blueface and his girlfriend Chrisean Rock got into a serious, knockout, drag-out fight in the streets of Hollywood that has authorities from the LAPD looking for the couple to pot... Read Article

[WATCH] Kid Capri To Wiz Khalifa: I Would’ve Swung On You

Sha Be Allah

August 2, 2022

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Last weekend, Wiz Khalifah was performing at a show in Los Angeles, where DJ Mike Danger and MC Tron deejayed for the "Black And Yellow" rapper. Something occurred where Wiz can be seen and heard going off on ... Read Article

[WATCH] Body Cam Video Of Kodak Black’s Drug Trafficking Arrest in Florida

Sha Be Allah

August 2, 2022

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As previously reported, Kodak Black was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Florida last month. Still, it was later proven that the Oxycodone pills found in his vehicle were prescribed to the ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Rob Base And DJ EZ Rock Dropped Their Premiere Single “It Takes Two” 34 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

August 2, 2022

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On this date in the summer of 1988, Harlem natives Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock released their monumental single "It Takes Two" on the Profile imprint. Produced by another Harlem native, Teddy Riley, who in unison ... Read Article

[WATCH] 2Pac’s Ex Says Pac Told Her He Sold His Soul To The Devil In Death Row Deal

Sha Be Allah

August 1, 2022

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Desiree Smith, the former girlfriend of Hip Hop icon Tupac Shakur, sat down with The Art Of Dialogue and delved into 'Pac's historic signing to Death Row Records while incarcerated in New York's Clinton Correc... Read Article

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Today In Hip Hop History: Big L’s Second And Final Album ‘The Big Picture’ Dropped 22 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

August 1, 2022

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On this date in 2000, Big L's posthumous album The Big Picture was released on Rawkus Records. The LP was originally slated as the late Lamont Coleman's debut album, but L was tragically murdered in Harlem whi... Read Article