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Music Gucci Mane Reacts To Mulatto Recreating His Classic Album Covers Mulatto is releasing a song inspired by Gucci Mane this week, recreating some of her favorite moments from the Atlanta legend. By Alex Zidel July 28, 2020
Music Da Brat Was Hurt That Left Eye Didn't Like Her: "It Broke My Heart" The So So Def icon shared that the late TLC rapper initially thought Jermaine Dupri was trying to replace her. By Erika Marie January 28, 2021
Music 21 Savage Celebrates 21 Gold, Platinum, & Multiplatinum Certifications That's "a lot" for the hitmaker who is fresh off of having a No. 1 album. By Erika Marie October 16, 2020
Numbers King Von's "Took Her To The O" Goes Platinum King Von earns a new platinum plaque for "Took Her To The O," which marks the second he's received so far. By Mitch Findlay April 28, 2021
Music Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal Traded Bars On NBA Rap Classic "3X's Dope" The Mamba & Shaq Diesel took their chemistry to the booth. By Mitch Findlay January 29, 2020
Music Toronto Rapper Houdini Shot Dead At 21 Rising Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in his hometown. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Salt-N-Pepa Explain Why Label Edited Tupac Shakur Out Of "Whatta Man" Video Tupac's controversial reputation was cause for concern by the record label who axed the rapper from Salt-N-Pepa's "Whatta Man" video. By Erika Marie July 23, 2020
Music 50 Cent Says Drake Citing Him As An Influence To Sing Is "The Coolest Sh*t In The World" 50 Cent appreciated the shoutout. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Music Kelis Claims Pharrell & Chad Hugo Never Paid Her For Her Neptunes-Produced Albums Kelis is calling out the production duo for failing to pay her royalties. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Music Chaka Khan Says "F*ck Her" When Asked About Singing With Ariana Grande The music legend added that she doesn't want to collaborate with other women because she doesn't want to "do no song with no heffa." By Erika Marie October 14, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Says His Influence Is Undeniable: "They All Look Like Me" Lil Wayne discusses the everlasting impact he's had on the rap game. By Aron A. December 21, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Corrects Jessie J After Rewriting "Bang Bang" History The singer said in an interview that Nicki heard "Bang Bang" and asked to be on it, but the rapper set the record straight with her version of events. By Erika Marie August 06, 2021