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Music Jimmy Iovine Sells Worldwide Producer Royalties To Hipnogsis Hipgnosis Music acquires Jimmy Iovine's expansive catalog for an undisclosed amount including his film production royalties from "8 Mile” and “Get Rich or Die Tryin’." By Aron A. January 04, 2021
Music "Whoopty" Rapper CJ Signs With Warner Records It's time to meet the Staten Island rapper. By Faysia Green January 13, 2021
Music Shock G Cause Of Death Revealed Digital Underground icon Shock G passed away from an accidental drug overdose. By Alex Zidel June 10, 2021
Music Eve Vs. Trina Verzuz Sparks Debate: Fans React Eve and Trina's fans came through to hold it down after it was announced that the two emcees would be facing off on Verzuz. By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2021
Music SAINt JHN's New Album Features Are Insane SAINt JHN's new album features have his fans hyped up for the release of "WTWWB". By Alex Zidel October 23, 2020
Music Common Brings A Recording Studio To Stateville Correctional Center In Illinois A prison near Chicago has received a serious upgrade from the "A Beautiful Revolution" rapper. By Joshua Robinson October 07, 2021
Original Content DJ Kool Herc Reflects On Hip-Hop's 48th Birthday On hip-hop's 48th birthday, we connected with the culture's founding father DJ Kool Herc, who made history at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2021
Music Crunchy Black Calls Saweetie A "Typical B*tch Who Wants Something For Nothing" The Three 6 Mafia icon weighed in on Saweetie's highly publicized break-up with Quavo. By Erika Marie April 30, 2021
Music Memphis Bleek Says Nas Doesn't Have Enough Hits For Jay-Z "Verzuz" Bleek says "it's no disrespect" but Nas "don't have enough songs to compete." By Erika Marie September 08, 2021
Numbers MoneyBagg Yo Has The Highest-Selling Rap Album Of The Year: Report MoneyBagg Yo's "A Gangsta's Pain" is reportedly the top-selling hip-hop album of the year so far. By Alex Zidel July 15, 2021
Music Lupe Fiasco Secures Another Gold Album Lupe Fiasco can officially add another plaque to his collection as "Food & Liquor II" is certified gold. By Mitch Findlay October 05, 2021
Music Pop Smoke, The Weeknd & Lil Durk Rank On Top-Selling Albums Of The Year So Far The late rapper's posthomous LP sits at fourth on the list. By Yoni Yardeni July 13, 2021