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Original Content HNHH & TuneCore Present "Heat Seekers" Artist Spotlight: Big Dawg Johnson Following the reveal of Tye Harris, HNHH & TuneCore are pleased to announce Big Dawg Johnson as the latest "Heat Seekers" artist. By Mitch Findlay May 28, 2020
Music Kanye West Once Tried To Steal Eminem's Drum Sounds A 2004 interview highlights the time a young Kanye West sneakily lifted Eminem's drums from a D12 studio session. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Juicy J & DJ Paul Hit $uicideboy$ With $6.4M Lawsuit Over Uncleared Samples DJ Paul and Juicy J go after $uicideboy$ for millions for “illegally sampling and stealing" 35 songs from Three 6 Mafia's catalog. By Aron A. September 08, 2020
Music Raekwon Reflects On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2" 11 Year Anniversary Eleven years removed from its initial release, Raekwon took a moment to reflect on the legacy "Only Built By Cuban Linx 2" has since built. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Jack Harlow, Polo G, & Lil Keed Drop Off XXL Freshman Cypher Jack Harlow, Lil Keed, and Polo G connect for the first installment of the XXL Freshman cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Relationships Jhené Aiko Reveals Big Sean's Reaction To "Triggered" Single Last year, Jhené Aiko released her single "Triggered (Freestyle)" where she aired out her frustrations about a breakup. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020
Music Bobby Shmurda Teases Prison Release With Website Countdown Bobby Shmurda is teasing something on his website, uploading a new countdown that ends on August 4. By Alex Zidel July 22, 2020
Numbers Justin Bieber's "Intentions" Is Now Quavo's 6th Top 10 Solo Hit Quavo shared the news that he just achieved a sixth top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 after his Justin Bieber collab "Intentions" hits #9 on the chart. By Keenan Higgins February 25, 2020
Original Content J. Cole's "The Fall Off" & The Curse Of Expectation Ahead of two new singles from "The Fall Off," J. Cole must once again grapple with the expectations that tend to surround him ahead of a big release. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020
Music 50 Cent Filming New Video For "Raising Kanan" Theme With "Power Book II: Ghost" having recently premiered, 50 Cent has already started working on the music for "Power Book III: Raising Kanan." By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Eve Was "Devastated" After Dr. Dre Dropped Her For Eminem She spoke about working with Dre and then being sidelined after he signed Eminem before dropping her from Aftermath altogether. By Erika Marie September 08, 2020
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Hits TIDAL's "Car Test" Fresh off the release of "Artist 2.0," A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie chops it up with Elliot Wilson on TIDAL's "Car Test." By Mitch Findlay February 25, 2020