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Music 112 Singer Slim Talks Tension For Bad Boy After Tupac Released "Hit 'Em Up" Slim, the singer of Bad Boy's 112, also discussed how "Vibe" magazine's cover allegedly launched the "East vs. West" rap beef. By Erika Marie July 28, 2020
Music Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle's Verzuz Brought Us Down Memory Lane Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle faced off in a memorable Verzuz battle, which also included a performance by Dionne Warwick. By Alex Zidel September 14, 2020
Music Clive Davis Plans Whitney Houston Biopic Because Her Story "Has Not Been Told Yet" Angela Bassett directed a biopic for Lifetime in 2015. By Erika Marie January 23, 2020
Music 50 Cent Can't Wait To Run Into Promoter Dragging His Name Into Lawsuit A promoter is in court with Las Vegas talent buyer over a co-headlining show with 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg. By Aron A. July 29, 2020
Music Nelly Passionately Defends His Title As King Of "Air Force 1s" After A$AP Rocky claimed to have popularized the Air Force 1 sneaker, Nelly took to The Breakfast Club to passionately set the record straight. By Mitch Findlay April 24, 2020
Numbers DaBaby Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200 With "KIRK" DaBaby unseats Post Malone. By Milca P. October 06, 2019
Original Content Female Voices Are Dominating The Hip-Hop Landscape The hip-hop landscape is currently ripe with female artists, doing whatever it is they want to do. By Talia Smith April 24, 2019
Music YNW Melly's "Murder On My Mind" Goes Double Platinum As He Faces Death Penalty YNW Melly can now be considered a multi-platinum recording artist because of "Murder On My Mind." By Alex Zidel May 22, 2019
Original Content ADHD: Joyner Lucas' Identity Crisis Or Art Imitating Life? As the release of "ADHD" looms ahead, are Joyner Lucas' attempts to diversify his sound working in his favor or is he straying too far from what makes him unique? By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
Music Tay-K's Mugshot Leaks After 55-Year Prison Sentence For Murder Tay-K looks very disgruntled in his new mugshot. By Alex Zidel August 14, 2019
Music Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect Sentenced To 10 Years In Drug Case Investigators believe he was in the car that fired upon Suge Knight & Tupac. By Erika Marie April 25, 2019
Music Eminem Posts Throwback Shot From The "Slim Shady LP" Days Eminem recently released a new merch capsule for "The Slim Shady LP's" anniversary. By Alex Zidel April 23, 2019