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Happy 69th Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Coke La Rock!

By Sha Be Allah / April 25, 2024

On this date, we celebrate the born day of the very first person to be considered an emcee in the...

Kid Cudi Cancels World Tour After Freak Accident at Coachella

By Sourcestaff / April 25, 2024

Kid Cudi officially canceled his Insane World Tour following the freak accident where he broke his ankle during his recent...

Adrienne Bailon Opens Up About Costly Fertility Journey: ‘Easily Over a Million’

By Courtneyb / April 25, 2024

Adrienne Bailon, former Cheetah Girls singer and co-host of "The Real," has candidly revealed the staggering cost she and her...

Today In Hip Hop History: Mobb Deep’s Classic ‘The Infamous’ LP Released 29 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / April 25, 2024

Much more successful than their debut, The Infamous is hailed as a New York classic. Its gritty underground style is a staple...

WATCH: Amanda Seales Says She Does Not Feel Protected by Issa Rae

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

Amanda Seales is the latest person to hit Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay Shay and speak her mind. During her visit...

Takeoff Rumored as a Feature on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 2’

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign has a posthumous Takeoff feature planned for Vultures 2. According to Rolling Stone, the late...

ScHoolboy Q Announces ‘Blue Lips Weekends’ Shows for DC, Chicago, Atlanta and More

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

ScHoolboy Q is taking over some of Hip-Hop's hubs for the weekend to support his Blue Lips album. Q hit...

Meek Mill Gives Rare Interview, Discusses Internet’s Efforts to “Bury Him,” ‘DC4’ and More

Khari

August 14, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJFlCu_9Ojs&feature=youtu.be Now that Meek Mill's beef with Drake is dormant, and his legal issues appear to be fully behind him, he's ready to break out of his shell. Since h... Read Article

Police Officer Rescues 7-Year-Old Boy Found Trying to Sell His Teddy Bear for Food

Kyle Eustice

August 13, 2016

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Franklin, Ohio police officer Steven Dunham went above the call of duty after finding a 7-year-old boy wandering the streets alone, trying to sell his teddy bear for food. “It broke my heart," he told WLWT. ... Read Article

Joe Budden Chases Two Guys Down After They Came Too Far on His Property

Joe Budden Talks About Drake On Hot 97, Walks Out Of Interview

Brad Washington

August 13, 2016

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Unless you've been hiding under a rock lately, Drake and Joe Budden have been embroiled in "beef," if you that's what you want to call it. After Budden criticized Drake for not being "inspired" on his latest sm... Read Article

Mustard, YG Joins Forces With Postmates to Deliver $100K Worth of Food to LA Families

DJ Mustard And YG Reunite For ‘400 Summers’ Mixtape

Nadirah Simmons

August 12, 2016

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YG and DJ Mustard have put the past behind them. The two recently announced a mixtape titled 400 Summers, which gets its name from YG’s 4Hunnid label and Mustard’s 10 Summers imprint. Mustard hit Twitter to ... Read Article

Rae Sremmurd Will Headline A Nationwide Tour For the First Time

Kage Taylor

August 12, 2016

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Although Rae Sremmurd dropped its sophomore album today , the artists are still freshman when it comes to headlining tours. With the help of Lil Yachty, that is all about to change. The duo's first tour as t... Read Article

DEA Says That Marijuana Will Remain Illegal As Schedule 1 Drug

Sha Be Allah

August 12, 2016

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Yesterday, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it was not rescheduling marijuana, in effect, refusing to recognize marijuana's medicinal benefits. But in what is viewed as a victory for the marijuana ref... Read Article

Young Buck Sentenced To Seven Months In Prison

Nadirah Simmons

August 12, 2016

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Young Buck has been sentenced to seven months in prison. After being released from jail on August 1, the former G-Unit member was sentenced to the term on Wednesday, August 10 for violating the conditions of hi... Read Article

New Music: PARTYNEXTDOOR Finally Drops ‘P3’

M.Musa

August 12, 2016

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After pulling a Frank Ocean, PARTYNEXTDOOR has finally released P3. The singer is coming off of a 2-year hiatus that only gave fans a few songs to relish in while he put in the work needed to complete P3. Th... Read Article

2 Chainz Announces Upcoming Cartoon Series Dropping Soon

Tiffany Hamilton

August 12, 2016

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One week after dropping his highly anticipated solo project Daniel Son; Necklace Don, 2 Chainz is back at it again with a new project. On Thursday, August 11, the ATL bred emcee took to his Twitter to announ... Read Article

Chocolate Droppa, AKA Kevin Hart, Signs With Motown Records And Has An Album On The Way

Patrick Smith

August 12, 2016

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Chocolate Droppa just put the game on notice. Kevin Hart's friend, and alter ego, has made several appearances over the years, from battling T-Pain, spitting for Kendrick Lamar, and even getting on SNL with Har... Read Article

Curren$y “I Got the Keys” Remix

Kiara Dunston

August 11, 2016

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Curren$y's consistency with staying relevant and regularly dropping new music is a true testament to his work ethic. The New Orleans artist has really been putting in work and there's no indication he'll be slo... Read Article

Antoine Fuqua In Talks To Remake Scarface, Set in Los Angeles

Sha Be Allah

August 11, 2016

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Universal Pictures plans for director Antoine Fuqua to direct the remake of Brian De Palma's 1983 crime film Scarface, which itself was remade from the 1932 film by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, Deadline.com... Read Article

Rihanna Will Receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the VMAS

Kage Taylor

August 11, 2016

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The Rih-Navy is going wild, this week! The MTV Video Music Awards will honor Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. It is the top award of the night . The Bajan singer was in the midst of her... Read Article

Jhene Aiko Files for Divorce from Dot da Genius

Deniqua

August 11, 2016

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Jhene Aiko files for divorce from an 11 month marriage to producer Dot da Genius Finally the rumors have been cleared up. Jhene Aiko was in fact married to Dot da Genius after speculation about the couple's ... Read Article

Here’s the Tracklist For PARTYNEXTDOOR’s ‘P3’ Album

Khari

August 11, 2016

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PARTYNEXTDOOR's 2-year hiatus is coming to an end tonight, and the world is ready. Since the July 2014 release of PARTYNEXTDOOR 2, PND has become a decidedly bigger star, helping launch hits by Rihanna and Drak... Read Article

Jennifer Lopez Will Play Drug Kingpin Griselda Blanco In HBO TV Movie

Nadirah Simmons

August 11, 2016

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Jennifer Lopez will play the “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco in upcoming HBO film. LBI Entertainment and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions are working on a movie that will follow the life and death of Blanco... Read Article

YG and DJ Mustard Announce Forthcoming ‘400 Summers’ Mixtape

Khari

August 11, 2016

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YG and DJ Mustard have an intricate relationship, one that produced one of the better rap debuts in recent history, YG's My Krazy Life in the spring of 2014. Months after the release of the album, the potent ra... Read Article

Travi$ Scott Announces New Apple Music Beats1 Radio Show

Khari

August 10, 2016

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It's Travi$ Scott season once again, just in time for the 1-year anniversary of his debut album, Rodeo. The Houston rapper has worked tirelessly since last September, releasing loose records and remixes that ha... Read Article

You Gon’ Make Me Pop Bottles With Charlamagne: Drake & ‘Breakfast Club’ Host Make it Rain Champagne in NYC

Khari

August 10, 2016

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A relatively quiet player in the Drake-Meek Mill-Hot 97-Funk Flex triangle of beefs has been Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne The God, who has publicly criticized Drake in the past, but opted t... Read Article

50 Cent Hints at New Music With PARTYNEXTDOOR

Khari

August 10, 2016

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The term "unlikely pairing" might have never been truer than it is right now, concerning this fascinating news tidbit. 50 Cent's relationship with Drake goes back to at least 2014, when Fif and a recently re... Read Article