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Lil Tjay Arrested By Feds In Miami Airport On His Birthday

By Sha Be Allah / May 1, 2024

Several reports have confirmed that Bronx rapper Lil Tjay was arrested and taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border...

Journalist And NYC Influencer Dallas Penn Dead At 54

By Sha Be Allah / May 1, 2024

The Hip Hop community is saddened by the unexpected passing of Hip Hop journalist and NYC culture influencer Dallas Penn,...

Camron Says He and Mase Have An Album Together, But They Can’t Put It Out

By Sha Be Allah / May 1, 2024

According to Dipset head honcho and It Is What It Is podcast's Camron, claims that he and co-host Mase have...

Today In Hip Hop History: Kwame Dropped His Sophomore LP ‘A Day in the Life: A Pokadelick Adventure’ 34 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / May 1, 2024

On this date in 1990, Queens native Kwame Holland released the second album of his career, A Day in the...

Remy Ma Partners With Parti.com For PPV Rap Battles During F1 Weekend In Miami

By Sha Be Allah / May 1, 2024

Remy Ma, the Grammy-nominated artist and pioneer in the hip-hop industry, is set to captivate audiences with an electrifying weekend...

Kendrick Lamar Uses Chubbs Name to Callback Diddy-Drake Scuffle on “euphoria”

By Shawn Grant / May 1, 2024

And just like that, Kendrick Lamar has fired off at Drake and OVO. With "euphoria," Lamar had a run of...

Shocking Revelation in Tupac Murder Case: Confession Ignored for 15 Years

By Courtneyb / April 30, 2024

New revelations have surfaced in the long-standing investigation into the 1996 shooting death of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur. Last year,...

[WATCH] LL Cool J Drops Freestyle on ‘Sway In The Morning’

Sha Be Allah

August 4, 2023

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LL COOL J stopped by the SiriusXM studios and appeared on SiriusXM’s Sway In The Morning to talk about the Rock The Bells Festival this upcoming Saturday in Queens, New York, as well as his upco... Read Article

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Snoop Dogg’s Third Solo LP ‘Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told’ Turns 25 Years Old!

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August 4, 2023

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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

[WATCH] Fans Record Kodak Black Being Rushed Into the Hospital

Courtneyb

August 4, 2023

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A viral video of Kodak Black being rushed to the hospital this week left fans worried about the Florida rapper. In a video posted on TikTok by the user @ashmillenarian on Thursday night (August 3), the Flor... Read Article

NYC Officials Warn of New COVID-19 Summer Surge

Shawn Grant

August 4, 2023

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COVID-19 is roaring back into the lives of New York City residents. According to NY Daily News, a summer surge of COVID is impacting NYC. Data from across the city and state show a rise in COVID-19, signali... Read Article

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Joseline Hernandez Charged With Two Felony Counts Of Battery On An Officer

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August 3, 2023

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After seemingly laughing off the accusations of assault on a police officer following her publicized brawl with Big Lex, reality star Joseline Hernandez has discovered that this was no laughing matter as she i... Read Article

Sony Music Entertainment Releases ‘Raised By Rap: 50 Years of Hip Hop’

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August 3, 2023

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Continuing an extensive celebration of Hip Hop’s 50TH birthday in 2023, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Certified proudly present a brand new commemorative double-LP vinyl entitled&... Read Article

LA Rapper Found Dead Inside Barrel On Malibu Shore

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August 3, 2023

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Several reports have confirmed that a man's body was found stuffed inside a 55-gallon shipping barrel on the shore in Malibu. A San Fernando Valley native, Javonnta Murphy, 32, was identified by the L.A. Co... Read Article

Microphone Thrown in Crowd by Cardi B Appears in eBay Auction

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August 3, 2023

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After Cardi B famously threw the mic into the crowd at fans during a show in Las Vegas last week, the popular microphone on eBay for charity. The owner of the audio company The Wave, Scott Fisher, decided t... Read Article

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Charged with One Count of Murder

Officer Present at Scene of Tupac’s 96 Shooting Says Keefe D Has Sold Items from the Crime

Shawn Grant

August 3, 2023

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Keefe D continues to be brought up as results continue to pour out from the search of a Las Vegas home in connection to the murder of Tupac. Officer Chris Carroll, one of the first responders to the scene wher... Read Article

ASAP Bari Says Knocking Out a Man Who Stole His Jewelry Led to Jumping

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August 3, 2023

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ASAP Bari is offering clarity to a viral video of him being attacked by multiple men. As the Internet ran with the story that he was being jumped in his home of Harlem, Bari hit Instagram to offer more context... Read Article

Police Find Bullets at Keefe D’s Home That May Possibly Be Linked to 2Pac’s Murder

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August 2, 2023

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Last month, Las Vegas Metro Police issued a search warrant on the home of Paula Clemons, the wife of reputed Southside Crip Keefe D, as a part of the investigation into the 1996 homicide of pop culture icon Tu... Read Article

Former Motown Records Artist 350Heem Killed At His Mixtape Release Party

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August 2, 2023

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According to several confirmed reports, Raheem Bacon, aka 350Heem, a rapper from South Florida formerly signed to Motown Records, was shot and killed outside of the club in Lakeland, Florida, that hosted his m... Read Article

Prison Photo Of Foogiano, Syko Bob, and Glokknine Surfaces Online

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August 2, 2023

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A federal prison photo of Foogiano, Syko Bob, and Glokknine has been circulating on social media, showing the three rappers from South Florida kneeling together in their jail outfits. All three serve their ... Read Article

[WATCH] ASAP Bari Gets Jumped In Harlem

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August 2, 2023

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In a video that is now going viral, ASAP and Vlone co-founder ASAP Bari was caught out there and jumped by multiple people on a basketball court in his hometown of Harlem. The video shows Bari squaring off... Read Article

Miles Gaines & The Game Release New Single “I’m Waiting”

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August 1, 2023

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Los Angeles (Rosecrans) based rappers Miles Gaines and The Game have released their new single “Waiting.” Coming off of a hiatus from Miles Gaines’ last single, “Stars.” Stars was a single released independen... Read Article

[WATCH] Fat Joe Responds to People Saying He Lied About His Unreleased Album With Biggie

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August 1, 2023

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Terror Squad general Fat Joe has wowed fans and critics alike with his never-mentioned-before stories involving the likes of 50 Cent, Mike Tyson, the late Big Pun, and of course, The Notorious B.I.G. As some c... Read Article

[WATCH] Benzino Says He Ran Jay-Z and Dame Dash Out of The Source Offices

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August 1, 2023

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On one of the most recent episodes of the We In Miami podcast, Former owner of The Source Magazine and reality star Ray Benzino talked about a potentially dangerous run-in with Jay-Z and Dame Dash over a cover... Read Article

HipHopToyz Drops Exclusive Cormega Action Figure

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August 1, 2023

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Straight from Queens, NY, comes the first ever Cormega Action Figure by groundbreaking hip-hop collectable brand HipHopToyz. This figure has been released in celebration of the 22-year anniversary of Cormeg... Read Article

Today in Hip Hop History: EPMD Dropped Their Sophomore LP ‘Unfinished Business’ 34 Years Ago

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August 1, 2023

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On this day in Hip-Hop history, New York duo EPMD released their second studio LP, Unfinished Business. Certified gold by the RIAA, this album was the critically acclaimed follow-up to the group's debut Strict... Read Article

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Today In Hip Hop History: Big L’s Second And Final Album ‘The Big Picture’ Dropped 23 Years Ago

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August 1, 2023

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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