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Today in Hip-Hop History: The Cult Classic ‘New Jack City’ Soundtrack Turns 30 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / March 5, 2021

On this day in 1991, the soundtrack to the cult-classic crime thriller, New Jack City, was released. The story of the rise...

[WATCH] Wendy Williams Tells Dr. Oz She Will Never Get COVID-19 Vaccine

By Sha Be Allah / March 5, 2021

With all of the fervor surrounding the recently released, single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, there is an overwhelming population...

Lawyer For T.I. & Tiny’s Accusers Claims The Couple Wanted To Make A Deal

By Sha Be Allah / March 5, 2021

According to Atlanta's CBS 46 news report, the lawyer representing eleven of the alleged victims of T.I. and Tiny's sexual...

Nas On New Generation Of Rappers: There’s No One Keeping Me Up At Night

By Sha Be Allah / March 5, 2021

Nas says he's sleep when it comes to the current generation of emcees and artists in the Hip Hop world....

[WATCH] Akademiks Calls Megan Thee Stallion ‘Overrated’, Says Can’t Compare To Nicki Minaj

By Sha Be Allah / March 4, 2021

What happened to uplifting Black women? DJ Akademiks says when it comes to judging the music, especially in the small...

[WATCH] Floyd Mayweather Receives $15K Kobe/LeBron Topps Trading Card As Birthday Gift

By Sha Be Allah / March 4, 2021

As boxing champ Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. celebrated his 44th birthday in Miami, the Wooter Apparel team decided to fly...

Today In Hip Hop History: Fabolous Released His Sophomore LP ‘Street Dreams’ 18 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / March 4, 2021

On this date in 2003, Brooklyn mixtape rapper turned star Fabolous survived the sophomore jinx, dropping his second album Street...

Jussie Smollett Indicted. Charged with Being a LIAR!!!!

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February 11, 2020

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His story smelled really funky from the beginning... but we were riding with him. We loved Jamal Lyons from the hit FOX show, Empire. We loved him so much that we believed it when he told the world that in the... Read Article

Drake Inks Deal With Caffeine and URL to Show the World the Future of Battle Rap

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February 11, 2020

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We always knew that Drake wanted to get into battle rap, but for some reason, we assumed he would battle Murda Mook or Hollow Da Don. But with one mega-move, he became the rocketship that URL needed to take th... Read Article

Kanye West Has Spent Over $50 Million on Sunday Service Events

Kanye West Get’s his Kirk Franklin on; Remixes Roddy Ricch’s Anthem ‘Ballin’ to a Praise and Worship Song

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February 11, 2020

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Kanye West took what has been the West Coast rapper Roddy Ricch's DJ Mustard-produced VIP pass into the Hip-Hop, and flipped it into a praise and worship song. Roddy Ricch was put on the map by the late gr... Read Article

Cam’ron Offers Character Reference Letter for Nine Trey Blood in Tekashi Case

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February 11, 2020

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According to a confirmed report from Complex, Dipset general Cam'ron wrote a letter on behalf of Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack, one of the Nine Trey Gangster Blood gang members who is slated for sentencing on February... Read Article

The Oscar Goes to Tariq and Tasha St. Patrick; ‘Power’ Finale Had Several Leads Lying So Good to Set Up Ghost That They Should Receive Academy Awards

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February 10, 2020

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If you did not see the final episode of Power, the ending of the epic "Who Shot Ghost?" Season, then you did not see Jaime St. Patrick aka Ghost's wife and son give award-winning acting performances when tryin... Read Article

Snoop Dogg on Feminism in Hip Hop: 'Let's Have Some Imagination'

Snoop Dogg Says He Never Wanted Harm to Come to Gayle, ‘Was Raised Way Better Than That’

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February 9, 2020

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Snoop Dogg has been in the news lately for speaking for the people. He was not only speaking out on behalf of many people throughout the country, but he also was speaking from his own place of bereavement. ... Read Article

Eminem Rocks the 2020 Oscars with a Chilling Live Rendition ‘Lose Yourself’

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February 9, 2020

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During an amazing segment looking at all the songs that have been nominated for Best Song for The Academy Awards, Hamilton director Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced a surprise performance by Eminem who performed ... Read Article

Roddy Ricch and J Balvin Withdraw from MTV VMAs Performances

Roddy Ricch Is The First Rapper Since 50 Cent To Do This

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February 4, 2020

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Roddy Ricch is having the best 2020 so far and shows no signs of slowing down. The Compton rapper just wrapped up an incredible January. His latest single, "The Box" has spent the last 4 weeks at the top of... Read Article

One REAL Reason to Watch The Super Bowl; To See Sexy Lisa Bonét in Commercial with Her Hubby

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February 2, 2020

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Everyone was in love with Denise Huxtable. She was so fine. Clearly, outside of Claire, the most dreamed about of the Huxtable women. For almost seven years (off and on) everyone's brother, cousin, neighbor... Read Article

Texas High Schooler Who Was Told He Could Not Walk At His Graduation Will Be At The Oscars With The Short Film ‘Hair Love’

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February 2, 2020

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Deandre Arnold, a senior at a Texas high school, who was discriminated against and told he could not walk in his graduation if he did not cut his dreadlocks has been invited to attend the Oscars with the short... Read Article

[WATCH] Fresno Police Officer Tries Handcuffing Autistic Teen Suffering Seizure

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February 2, 2020

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A California mother is livid as her cry for help for her 16-year-old autistic son who was suffering a seizure ended up arrested by Fresno Police. Lourdes Ponce says her son was inside a Fresno restaurant wh... Read Article

Cam’ron Uses Numerology to Make Sense Out of Kobe and Gigi’s Tragic Death

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February 2, 2020

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Cam'ron may be on to something... He took to his social media to draw attention to the very strange occurrence surrounding Kobe and Gigi Bryant's death. It is more of an amazing coincidence than it is a consp... Read Article

[RECAP] Wu Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim And More Shut Down A Sold Out Radio City Music Hall For The “Loud Experience” 25th Anniversary

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January 31, 2020

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Steve Rifkind couldn't have imagined that his idea for Loud Records would evolve into all of this. Loud Records has had a foothold in the Hip-Hop game over the span of three decades and the turnout at NYC's Ra... Read Article

Is it Too Soon to Hate on Bryant Hate? Not for Some White Women…

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January 28, 2020

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Millionaires are mourning the death of NBA All-Star and current Hall of Fame inductee, Kobe Bryant. After his tragic helicopter crash on Sunday morning, taking the lives of eight others (including his daughter... Read Article

Nicki Minaj’s Brother Sentenced 25 to Life for the Rape of a Child

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January 27, 2020

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Nicki Minaj has been in the news a lot. In fact, she was trendy high all weekend. Perhaps it is because the Barbs are all in a tizzy over Mr. and Mrs. Petty getting into a public shouting match with Meek Mill ... Read Article

Cedric the Entertainer Pops up on ‘Power’ and What Does Tommy Do?

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January 27, 2020

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There are nothing but twists and turns connected to the final episodes of 50 Cent's hit show, Power. And it seems like episode 14, "Reversal of Fortune," from the last season of the series is no exception. ... Read Article

Nas Takes the Stage with Lil’ Nas X at The GRAMMYs to Perform a QB Remix of ‘Old Town Road’ #YeahWeNamedIt

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January 26, 2020

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No one would ever put this one together, but the collaboration was beautiful and made perfect sense once it all came together. Lil' Nas X told Beats 1 that he snatched the name when he was trolling on the i... Read Article

Usher Gives a Tribute to Prince at 2020 GRAMMYs Awards

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January 26, 2020

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Usher might be an old head now, but there was once when he looked up to stars. And while people always connect him to Michael Jackson, the Confessions star also looked up to Prince. Thus, it was excited to... Read Article

Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men Perform First Tribute Expressly Planned to Honor Kobe Bryant

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January 26, 2020

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A tribute is not a shout out. So before the masses jump on and point out Lizzo's shout out before her opening performance, please note that was not a tribute... a tribute worthy of our prince... though it was ... Read Article

Ozzie Osbourne Speaks on His Prep for Tour with his Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease

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January 26, 2020

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While walking the red carpet at The GRAMMYs, Ozzie Osbourne the "Prince of Darkness" speaks on his recently diagnosed Parkinson's disease. Accompanied by his daughter, Kelli Osborne and they looked spectacular... Read Article