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Music Ab-Soul Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Discover the impressive net worth of Ab-Soul in 2023 and learn about his rise to fame in the rap industry, his financial ventures and more. By Jake Skudder January 01, 2024
Music Jacquees Net Worth 2024: What Is The R&B Singer Worth? Explore the journey of R&B sensation Jacquees and discover his net worth of $6 million. By Axl Banks February 02, 2024
Music Too $hort Reveals Anti-Snitch Origin Of Jay-Z's "A Week Ago" Too $hort reflects on why he and Jay-Z were driven to make the anti-snitch track "A Week Ago" in 1998. By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2021
Original Content Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is The Culmination of Hip-Hop's Punk & Metal Obsession Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is filled to the brim with punk and metal aesthetics that make this album a unique experience. By Alexander Cole January 01, 2021
Music Conway The Machine Handcuffed & Detained After DJ Shay's Funeral Griselda rapper Conway The Machine was detained and handcuffed by police following the funeral of his friend and collaborator DJ Shay. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2020
Original Content Meet Alina Baraz: "It Was Divine" Songstress On Working With Khalid & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, "It Was Divine," her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of "genre," and what she's been up to in quarantine in our new interview. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Original Content Havoc Details Origins Of His Dark Production, Signing With 50 Cent & His Favorite Mobb Deep Album Havoc, one half-of Mobb Deep and a pioneer of dark production, opens up about his creativity, why he loves his time with G-Unit, and some of his favorite moments in the studio. By Mitch Findlay February 10, 2021
Music 50 Cent Expresses Regret Over How Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo's Careers Played Out In 50 Cent's book "Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter," he spoke about why Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo never were able to amass the same amount of success as himself. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Original Content WTF Are “Album Equivalent Units?" Streaming Numbers Explained Ever wondered what "album-equivalent" units and "pure sales" were all about? We've got you covered. By Robert Blair August 27, 2019
Music Vince Herbert Accused Of Hiding Money To Avoid Paying Sony A $3.7 Mil Judgment Sony already won in court, and they want Herbert to pay up. By Erika Marie September 11, 2019
Music Jaden Smith Passionately Admits That Tyler, The Creator Is His "Boyfriend" Are Jaden Smith and Tyler, The Creator actually dating? By Alex Zidel November 12, 2018
Music Travie McCoy Unrecognizable Following Struggles With Heroin Addiction Travie McCoy looks much different now after a public struggle with drug addiction. By Alex Zidel May 29, 2018