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Recording Academy Launches GRAMMY GO™ Partnership with Coursera

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

The Recording Academy® has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Coursera, a renowned online learning platform, to introduce GRAMMY GO™. This...

Actor Devon Sawa Reveals Macaulay Culkin Almost Starred in Eminem’s ‘Stan’ Video

By Courtneyb / April 18, 2024

The iconic music video for Eminem's hit song 'Stan' is etched in the memories of hip-hop fans worldwide. But what...

Future and Metro Boomin Release Video for “Drink N Dance”

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

With a run of dates announced for North America, Future and Metro Boomin keep the momentum going with the release...

Nicki Minaj’s Husband Granted Permission to Travel with Rapper Amidst Legal Battle

By Courtneyb / April 18, 2024

Rapper Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty, has been granted permission by a federal judge to accompany his wife on...

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Cars Seized by IRS in Florida

By Shawn Grant / April 17, 2024

The IRS visited Tekashi 6ix9ine just two days after Tax Day. While his home likely received a visit due to...

Baby, Baby, Baby: Ashanti Announces She’s Engaged and Pregnant With First Child

By Shirley Ju / April 17, 2024

Congratulations are in order! We've all been overjoyed seeing Ashanti and Nelly rekindle the flame; now, the lovebirds welcome a...

O.J. Simpson’s Executor Says Goldman Will Get Paid Although Estate Had ‘Less Than Millions’

By Sourcestaff / April 17, 2024

The late O.J. Simpson’s estate was not swimming in dough, and it is far from enough to clean up the...

An American Man Kills Himself in a Taiwan Court After Hearing His Prison Sentence

Khari

June 18, 2016

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Tyrel Martin Marhanka, an American man sentenced to prison after being convicted of marijuana charges, promptly killed himself with a separated pair of scissors in a Taiepi, Taiwan court after hearing his fate.... Read Article

Price Be of P.M. Dawn Passes Away at 46, Hip Hop Community Reacts

Ontoneyo

June 17, 2016

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Attrell Cordes, better known as Prince Be of P.M. Dawn, has passed away at the age of 46 from kidney disease due to his struggle with diabetes. The New Jersey native was half of the '90s R&B group with brot... Read Article

Childish Gambino Posts a Countdown Via Mysterious App

Deniqua

June 17, 2016

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Scratches head. Childish Gambino or Donald Glover since his Wu-Tang name generator character might not exist for much longer, has had his plate full for quite sometime now. Although he hasn't been on the mus... Read Article

T.I. & Tiny’s Daughter Zonnique Arrested After A Gun Was Discovered In Her Bag At Airport

Rocko Rathon

June 17, 2016

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As chronicled on their hit Vh1 reality show T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, the Harris’ have quite a large family with seven children with their new addition to the family being born a few months ago. Thoug... Read Article

Common To Star In ‘Black Samurai’ TV Series

Patrick Smith

June 17, 2016

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Have you been waiting for a superstar emcee to feature in a TV show that is based on a Kung Fu flick classic? Well if so, Common has just the show for you. Variety reported today Common has agreed to star in a... Read Article

What Did Draymond Green Really Say to LeBron in Game 4?

Khari

June 16, 2016

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Draymond Green vs. LeBron James is, as expected, the gift that just keeps on giving. The images of both players have both been--possibly permanently--been changed by these NBA Playoffs. Specifically, the Fin... Read Article

OK, Here’s the Real Artwork For ScHoolboy Q’s Forthcoming ‘Blank Face LP’ Album

Khari

June 16, 2016

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TDE's resident gangster rap aficionado, ScHoolboy Q, has made headlines this week merely due to the unveiling of his album's artworks, which feature the smudged-out faces of Michael Jordan and Donald Trump. ... Read Article

O.J. Simpson Willing To Take Paternity Test For Khloe Kardashian But With One Stipulation

Rocko Rathon

June 16, 2016

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There has long been a rumor over the years that O.J. Simpson once had an affair with Kris Jenner, then wife of his defense attorney and friend Robert Kardashian. The rumors also alleged that Khloe Kardashian is... Read Article

Lil Wayne Explains What Led to His Recent Seizures

Khari

June 16, 2016

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Early this week, Lil Wayne sent shockwaves throughout the rap world when TMZ revealed that his private jet had to make an emergency landing due to the Young Money rapper suffering from a seizure. Wayne reported... Read Article

Here’s the Artwork For the Deluxe Edition of ScHoolboy Q’s ‘Blank Face LP’

Khari

June 16, 2016

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Earlier this week, ScHooboy Q revealed the standard edition artwork for his sophomore album, Blank Face LP, the TDE rapper's first project since his first studio album, Oxymoron, dropped in 2014. It immediately... Read Article

Tupac Shakur’s 15 Most Under-Appreciated Songs

Ontoneyo

June 16, 2016

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This year Tupac Amaru Shakur would have been 45 years old, it’s been 20 years since his murder and Hip Hop continues to mourn him. Perhaps it was the passion he expressed with every line, or maybe it was the co... Read Article

Stream-Only Music is Officially Eligible For Grammy Consideration

Khari

June 16, 2016

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The Recording Academy announced today that, beginning with the eligibility period for the 2017 Grammy Awards (10/1/2015 - 9/30/2016), stream-only projects are officially available for Grammy consideration. Our... Read Article

Jeremih Announces a Joint Album With PARTYNEXTDOOR, ‘Late Night Party’

Khari

June 16, 2016

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Jeremih and PARTYNEXTDOOR have been spotted in the studio together recently, and Jeremih's appearance on Drake's Views album came on "With You," Drizzy's collaboration with PND, so this news just seems like the... Read Article

Charlamagne Responds To LL Cool J’s Boxing Request: “I’ll Battle Rap You”

Ontoneyo

June 16, 2016

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The Breakfast Club and Uncommon Sense host Charlamagne Tha God responded to LL Cool J saying he wanted to box him with, "I will battle rap you." During a recent freestyle on Dr. Dre's Apple Music Beats 1 rad... Read Article

Today Is 2Pac’s Birthday, And It’s Officially Tupac Shakur Day in Oakland

Tanaja Hill

June 16, 2016

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Praise has been given in different forms to all of the greatest artists and entertainers dead or alive. Some receive a key to the city, but if you have a strong impact on the community, like Tupac or Biggie, yo... Read Article

YG Discusses New Album, Fatherhood and More on Hot 97

Deniqua

June 15, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbHN1fgJWz0 Take a break, if you will from bumping YG's Still Brazy which is streaming exclusively on Apple Music and check out what the Compton rapper shared with Hot 97 on E... Read Article

Woman Runs Over Her Boyfriend, Reportedly Because She’d Just Found Out He’s HIV-Positive

Khari

June 15, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk4NoxwKC48 This world we live in is a wild one, isn't it? Further proof—as if we needed more—surfaced today in the form of a wild surveillance video that depicts a woman, lat... Read Article

The Game Says 2Pac Biopic Will Make “That Biggie Movie Look Like A Cartoon”

Rocko Rathon

June 15, 2016

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Since emerging onto the mainstream during the mid-2000s, Compton rapper The Game has definitely been one of the west coast’s biggest ambassadors, paying homage to his region in more ways than one. Not to mentio... Read Article

Wale Announces a New Mixtape, ‘Summer on Sunset,’ Dropping Friday

Khari

June 15, 2016

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Wale's been preparing diligently for summer, as he's released a delightful collection of season-appropriate bangers in recent weeks—"My PYT," "Her Wave" and "Reminisce" with Phil Ade"—not to mention MMG's new s... Read Article

Sprite’s “Obey Your Verse” Campaign Returns With Tupac, J. Cole & Missy Elliott

Khari

June 15, 2016

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Last year, Sprite made canned beverage waves when they wrapped their soda cans with lyrics from Nas, Drake, Rakim and The Notorious B.I.G. as part of their "Obey Your Verse" campaign, which seeks to 'identify a... Read Article