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Music Ja Rule Challenges 50 Cent To A Hit Battle Boiling off the battle fever, Ja Rule stepped up to challenge his old pal 50 Cent to an old-fashioned battle of the hits. By Mitch Findlay April 13, 2020
Music Megan Thee Stallion Holds Back Tears In Emotional Post About Her Mother Megan Thee Stallion's trying to remain positive. By Chantilly Post December 24, 2019
Music Lil Wayne Recorded 53 Songs In One Night Lil Wayne reveals that he got fifty-three songs back from his last studio session. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2020
Music Swae Lee Dedicates Cover Of Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You" To "The Loved Ones We Lost" Swae Lee dedicated his cover of Diddy, Faith Evans, and 112's "I'll Be Missing You" to "the loved ones we lost and everyone joining this fight. By Lynn S. June 05, 2020
Music Big Sean Explains Why He's Moving Forward With "Detroit 2" Release Big Sean told "The Rap Pack" that despite the quarantine, fans can expect "Detroit 2" to arrive sooner than later. By Erika Marie April 15, 2020
Music Houdini's Memorial Erupts In Gunfire, 2 Injured Last night, gunfire erupted at a Toronto memorial for slain rapper Houdini, an incident that left two men in the hospital. By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2020
Music Twista Explains Why Drake's "Ghostwriting" Saga Was Actually A Good Thing Twista breaks down how Drake might have averted a crisis amidst the infamous "ghostwriting" debacle. By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2020
Music Rihanna Now 3rd Richest Musician In UK After Moving To London Last Year Rihanna ranks high on the UK's annual list of its wealthiest music stars after purchasing a home in London, England, last year. By Lynn S. May 13, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Vs. DMX: Who Will Win The Dogfight? Two of hip-hop's legendary figures, DMX and Snoop Dogg, are set to go head to head in a Verzuz battle tonight -- but who will win? By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020
Music The Weeknd’s “After Hours” First Week Sales Projections Are In Abel is looking at one of the biggest albums of the year. By Kevin Goddard March 22, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Blames Caitlyn Jenner For Kanye West's Meltdown Westside Gunn comes to Kanye's defense with a cheap shot to Caitlyn Jenner. By Aron A. July 21, 2020
Music Lil Kim Gets 'Hard Core' Again With Bra-Less 'Fit For GRAMMYs 2020 Afterparty Lil Kim reminding us all who the Queen Bee of sexy style is. By Keenan Higgins January 27, 2020