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Music Jay-Z & Beyoncé Sued Over "Black Effect"; Writer Feels "Artistically Raped" Dr. L'Antoinette Stines is suing Jay-Z and Beyoncé for their song "Black Effect," which she claims she never got proper credit and compensation for. By Alex Zidel June 17, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Surprises Starstruck Atlantic City Mayor With FaceTime Call Snoop Dogg sets his sights on Atlantic City, ringing up Mayor Marty Small Sr. to talk business opportunities. By Mitch Findlay August 12, 2020
Music Fabolous Uploads "The Soul Tape" On SoundCloud On the ninth anniversary of "The Soul Tape," Fabolous has come through with a special treat for the loyal fans. By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2020
Music Lil Keed Offers BTS Look At His Life In New "Trapped On Cleveland 3" Short Film Lil Keed releases a new short film to accompany "Trapped On Cleveland 3," giving us a behind-the-scenes look at his life. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Estate Inks Worldwide Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell Music The estate of Pop Smoke plans on using these resources with their newly inked deal with Warner Chappell Music to preserve the late rapper's legacy. By Aron A. June 16, 2020
Music Dame Dash Defends Kanye West: "He's Having Fun" After reuniting in Wyoming, Dame Dash affirms that Kanye West is in a good place mentally, likening the legendary rapper to "Willy Wonka." By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2020
Music J. Cole's "Lion King On Ice" May Have Been For Lil Pump One of J. Cole's new songs, "Lion King On Ice," features a few bars that many believe were meant for Lil Pump. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Ja Rules Speaks On His "Papa Cristo's" Commercial Ja Rule stands proudly by his new commercial for Papa Cristo's, maintaining that he's holding it down for local mom and pop shops. By Mitch Findlay June 22, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Is Turning Selena Gomez Into A Hip-Hop Head Kid Cudi and Selena Gomez have become close friends and are going through some of the most legendary female rappers together. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2020
Music Kanye West Once Tried To Steal Eminem's Drum Sounds A 2004 interview highlights the time a young Kanye West sneakily lifted Eminem's drums from a D12 studio session. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Juicy J & DJ Paul Hit $uicideboy$ With $6.4M Lawsuit Over Uncleared Samples DJ Paul and Juicy J go after $uicideboy$ for millions for “illegally sampling and stealing" 35 songs from Three 6 Mafia's catalog. By Aron A. September 08, 2020
Music Jack Harlow, Polo G, & Lil Keed Drop Off XXL Freshman Cypher Jack Harlow, Lil Keed, and Polo G connect for the first installment of the XXL Freshman cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020