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Music Snoop Dogg Celebrates Trippy 4/20 With Jelly Roll For One "Last Dance With Mary Jane" Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reunited for Missionary album, which ends a 30 hiatus since the duo worked together on an album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 21, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Reveals The Difficulty Of Breaking 90s R&B Group Xscape Because Of Looks Not Vocals Jermaine Dupri's So So Def record label has created several of the biggest names in music, including Bow Wow and Jagged Edge. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Ken Carson Sits At The Top Of The Charts As "More Chaos" Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200 Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely promised a highly-anticipated joint album on the way. A recent update revealed the album in the works. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Thanks Mama Kingston In Latest Post Ahead Of Beginning Prison Stint Sean Kingston's catalog includes collabs with Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, and Nicki Minaj. Kingston was found guilty of fraud in March. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Slim Thug Burglary: Houston Rap Star Claims God Returned His Stolen Jewelry Slim Thug burst onto the mainstream landscape in 2005 alongside Paul Wall and Mike Jones on the huge hit song "Still Tippin'." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Meek Mill Details Attending Father's Funeral As A Child In Latest Social Media Post Meek Mill and Fridayy went viral early 2025 for their new collaboration, "Proud of Me," that acknowledges the artists fathers. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Baby Tate Reveals 1.5 Million Debt To Warner After Boyfriend's GoFundMe Comes Under Fire As Yung Baby Tate, the Atlanta rap star ascended to the mainstream scene with her unique sound and impactful music such as "Dungarees." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Classic Film "State Property" Could Be Up For Grabs To Settle Damon Dash's Lawsuit Damon Dash directed two State Property films, starring Beanie Siegel. The film featured guest appearances by Jay-Z and Norega. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Announces New Single "Whenever" Amid Coachella Hype Megan Thee Stallion already went hard for her self-titled project releases in 2024, so we're grateful she's keeping momentum up this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Seek To Use An Alleged Victim's 911 Call Against Him In Court According to prosecutors, an alleged Diddy victim claimed he burglarized their Los Angeles home back in 2011. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Turns Back Into A Fan At Chris Brown's Meet And Greet Chris Brown and Sexyy Red only have one official collab together, but it's clear their appreciation for one another runs much deeper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Grand National" Setlist Still Includes Drake-Assisted Songs This is both a testament to Drake's hit-making ability and to Kendrick Lamar and SZA's confidence in reclaiming their contributions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025