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Music Joe Budden Recalls Jay-Z Charging Him $250k For “Pump It Up” Verse Joe Budden says that Jay-Z made him pay $250,000 for his verse on Budden's remix for his 2003 hit, “Pump It Up." By Cole Blake July 19, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown Reveals Diddy Wouldn't Sign Him To Bad Boy Records The "Look at Me Now" star talked to N.O.R.E. on "Drink Champs" about Diddy's reluctance to sign him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2022
Music Ashanti Initially Didn't Like Her Hit Song "Baby": "I Remember Fighting With Everybody" The R&B icon explained why she argued with everyone in the studio about the track, but now, she's in love with the record. By Erika Marie July 19, 2022
Music Snoop Dogg Fainted When He Saw Tupac On His Deathbed Snoop said Suge Knight told him Pac would be fine, but it was Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, who helped him find the strength to say goodbye to his friend. By Erika Marie May 26, 2022
Music Irv Gotti Wants To Find A New DMX After Listening To Drake's "Honestly, Nevermind" Irv Gotti says Drake's new album "is not hip-hop." By Aron A. June 22, 2022
Music Fat Joe Hits Back At Critics Over BET Hip Hop Awards Hosting: "This Black & Brown Unity" Naysayers complained about a non-Black host, but Fat Joe emphasized that throughout his career, he's always been about "Black and Brown together." By Erika Marie September 14, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Believes The Industry Is Moving Away From Gangbanging Rappers He says "you're gonna have to be a fake rapper" who doesn't gangbang or else "they're gonna stop you." By Erika Marie July 18, 2022
Music Dreezy Praises Kodak Black's Pen Game: "He's A Real Poet & He's Smart" She collaborated years ago with Kodak and 6LACK on a Donald Trump diss track of sorts titled "Spar." By Erika Marie April 29, 2022
Music Kodak Black Reacts To Florida Arrest: "Not Again" Kodak Black was released on a $75K bond after he was arrested on drug charges this weekend. By Aron A. July 18, 2022
Music Roddy Ricch Explains The Delay Behind "Feed Tha Streets 3" The Compton rapper shared a text message thread between himself and his management team. By hnhh September 14, 2022
Music Akon Confirms He Bought French Montana A Fake Hublot Watch Akon recently explained how he ended up gifting French Montana a fake watch. By Cole Blake October 22, 2022
Music Dixson Details Working With Beyoncé On "Be Alive" & "Renaissance" As a kid, the singer-songwriter never could have imagined receiving an Oscar nomination alongside Bey. By Balen Mautone October 20, 2022