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Music Jermaine Dupri Calls Da Brat Debut "Difficult," Questioned If His Career Was "Luck" It took him two years to create Da Brat's "Funkdafied" because, at the time, Dupri said men didn't want to be caught "riding around listening to a female rapper." By Erika Marie December 16, 2020
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces He's Dropping An Album On July 4th NBA YoungBoy has been in high demand ever since getting out and being pardoned by Donald Trump in late May and now, he's fully delivering. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Music Future To Transform Atlanta Park Into Winter Wonderland For Local Families Future's nonprofit is creating a winter wonderland. By Noah C December 21, 2019
Music Daz Dillinger Announces "Dogg Pound 2" After two decades we finally get a sequel, love to see it. By James Jones April 25, 2023
Music O.T. Genasis To Cash In On Hologram Performance Later This Month O.T. Genasis is about to make $20K for a show he won't even be at. By Kevin Goddard February 08, 2017
Music Aaliyah's Uncle Is Reviving Blackground Records The record producer is bringing the label back after a more than ten-year hiatus. By EJ Panaligan August 04, 2021
Music Jay Z Shares His Goal Of Partnering With The NFL, Talks Business & Politics He doesn't have a problem working with others who may disagree with him politically. By Erika Marie August 13, 2019
Music Whitney Alford's Attendance At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Show Has Fans Calling Drake A Liar If you recall, Drake claimed that Kendrick Lamar was in a failing relationship with Whitney and that he doesn't see his kids often. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2024
Music Logic Serves Up Another Banger For "Freestyle Fridays" Vol. 3 Logic is back with a new freestyle for the "Freestyle Fridays" Vol. 3. By Aron A. November 16, 2018
Music Benny The Butcher Explains His Absence From Kanye West's "Donda" During "Donda 2" Week, Benny chats with L.A. Leakers about why he wasn't featured on the first installment of the series. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022
Music The Weeknd Speaks Directly To You In Surreal "Alone With Me" Experience The Weeknd continues to explore new technologies with his immersive and surreal "Alone With Me" listening experience. By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Music Charlamagne Tha God Claims Logic Cancelled NY Press Tour After "Donkey Of The Day" Did Logic actually cancel his New York press run because of Charlamagne Tha God? By Mitch Findlay May 30, 2019