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Music Ja Rule Responds To People Saying He Paved The Way For Drake The Murder Inc. icon said that musicians "borrow from each other" all the time, although he didn't deny that he was certainly a part of Drake's artistic lineage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Announces New Single "Kant Nobody" Ft. DMX & Swizz Beatz It looks like the first single off of "Tha Carter VI" could be coming soon. By Aron A. February 22, 2023
Music LL Cool J Speaks On The Benefits Of Owning His Masters LL Cool J has made bank from owning the rights to his own music. By Ben Mock May 07, 2023
Music Timbaland Reflects On DMX: "It Made Me Think About Aaliyah" The producer sat down with Fat Joe to reflect on the rapper's recent passing. By Madusa S. April 10, 2021
Music J. Cole Divides Hip Hop Fans With Bill Cosby Bar During L.A. Leakers Freestyle "No Bill Cosby sh*t, if they sleeping then f*ck em," rapped Cole. By Erika Marie May 12, 2021
Music Lil Loaded's Mother Noticed He Was Upset About A Breakup The Night Before His Death Lil Loaded's mother reveals that the late rapper was distraught over a breakup on the night before his passing. By Joshua Robinson June 03, 2021
Music Diddy’s “I’ll Be Missing You” Named All-Time Song Of The Summer The 1997 hit has been placed alongside Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” on Billboard’s All-Time Songs of the Summer list. By Hayley Hynes September 03, 2021
Music Joe Budden Appears To Come Out As Bisexual Joe Budden seemingly came out on the latest episode of his podcast, saying that he is bisexual. By Alex Zidel November 04, 2021
Music R. Kelly Survivor Says He Assaulted Her After Discovering His Aaliyah Sex Tape The revelations came in the final four chapters of the "Surviving R. Kelly" docuseries, which air on January 2nd and 3rd on Lifetime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2023
Music Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Is Now Triple Platinum One of Hov's best albums received a new certification from the RIAA over twenty years since it went double platinum. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2023
Music Lil Mosey Gets Candid After Beating Rape Case: "I Had To Rebuild My Whole Life" Lil Mosey speaks out in his first interview since he was acquitted in his rape trial. By Aron A. April 07, 2023
Politics Killer Mike Details Kamala Harris Meeting Killer Mike takes to Twitter to share details about his recent meeting with Senator Kamala Harris during her Atlanta campaign stop. By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2020