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Music PnB Rock Asserts He Launched The "Singin Trappin And Rappin" Wave PnB Rock let his thoughts run free on Twitter and declared himself the catalyst for the current "trap singing rappers" wave. By Erika Marie March 26, 2020
Random Tupac Shakur Bandanas, Hotel Bill, Handwritten Poem All Up For Auction Tupac Shakur items are hot sellers for auctioneers, and now one dozen personal items are up for sale to the highest bidder. By Erika Marie March 31, 2020
Music Nipsey Hussle's Tour DJ Describes Unreleased Tracks As Prophetic Nipsey Hussle's tour DJ, DJ VIP, says the late rapper was "tapped into something else" in unreleased music. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Music MC Eiht Doesn't Believe In Age Limits In Hip Hop: "Dudes Don't Like Competition" The rap legend spoke about Hip Hop's tendency to dismiss the older generation of artists when no other genre follows that pattern. By Erika Marie September 19, 2020
Music Alchemist Believes Madlib Would "Destroy" Him In Beat Battle If you were looking for a beat battle between Madlib and Alchemist, you're out of luck. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Music Troy Ave Wishes Death & Coronavirus On Casanova With Diss Track "Assanova 2X" Troy Ave just released his holiday-appropriate mixtape "White Christmas 8," which features a song titled "Assanova 2X" that's clearly a diss towards fellow Brooklyn emcee Casanova 2X. By Keenan Higgins December 25, 2020
Music Gunna Draws Comparison Between Rappers & Crackheads Gunna makes an unflattering comparison between rappers and crackheads, sparking speculation behind his motive. By Mitch Findlay October 12, 2020
Music Gucci Mane Announces "The New 1017" Album In the midst of a hunt for talent, Gucci Mane readies his next project "The New 1017" for a memorial day release. By Mitch Findlay March 30, 2020
Music Peewee Longway & Cassius Jay Balance Love With Luxury On "Pink Salmon" Arriving off the upcoming project "Longway Sinatra 2" by Peewee Longway, "Pink Salmon" is all about showering your shorty with luxuries, with a verse by Cassius Jay that adds on to the lover boy vibes. By Keenan Higgins January 08, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Says Tyler, The Creator & Frank Ocean "Made It Easier" For Him The "Holiday" rapper says they helped him be "where I am, comfortably." By Erika Marie December 01, 2020
Music DJ Paul & HNHH Present "Mafia Radio" Podcast: Xzibit Drops Gems In Debut Episode HNHH & DJ Paul have joined forces for the "Mafia Radio" podcast, a new series that kicks off with an appearance from the legendary Xzibit. By Mitch Findlay November 03, 2020
Music Jay-Z "New Album" Tracklist Kicks Off April Fool's Day Jay-Z is currently trending over the joke-news that he's releasing a new album called "Ascension." By Alex Zidel April 01, 2021