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Music NBA Youngboy Compares Labels' Deals With Artists To Slavery NBA Youngboy compared artists' contracts with labels to slavery. By Cole Blake December 02, 2021
Music Fat Joe Clashes With Big Pun's Wife On Instagram Fat Joe argues with Liza Rios, Big Pun's wife, on Instagram after N.O.R.E. says Joe's contract with Pun was "standard." By Alex Zidel September 10, 2021
Music Jay-Z Recalls Boycotting The Grammys For DMX: "They Didn't Nominate Him" Hov spoke about meeting X while Rap battling in the Bronx & he explained how DMX helped him improve his stage performances. By Erika Marie May 29, 2021
Music Baby Keem Premieres New Track "Issues" During Late Night Debut Baby Keem previewed a melodic new track on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." By Alexander Cole September 09, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Took Shrooms While Creating "Montero": "I Was Able To Open Up" He detailed his experience with the "Wall Street Journal" as the publication recently bestowed him their Innovator Award. By Erika Marie November 02, 2021
Music Donald Glover Speaks Out Against "Atlanta" & "Dave" Comparisons Twitter reacts after Donald Glover shut down comparisons between "Atlanta" and "Dave" in a pair of since-deleted tweets. By Aron A. November 01, 2021
Relationships Keyshia Ka'Oir Blames Gucci Mane's 2013 Tweets On Mental Health & Addiciton Issues Keyshia Ka'Oir provides more insight into Gucci Mane's infamous Twitter rant in 2013 as well as how she helped him get through his prison sentence. By Joshua Robinson May 27, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Pressa Speaks On Coi Leray "Attachments" Remix, The Loss Of Houdini & More Toronto's Pressa joins us for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind" where he reveals why he chose Coi Leray over Pooh Shiesty for the "Attachments" remix, his love for "Snowfall" and the legacy of the late Houdini. By Aron A. August 23, 2021
Music Two Swedish Rappers Jailed For Kidnapping Rival Artist In Criminal Network Shakedown Swedish rappers Yasin and HAVAL were among 27 other people convicted for their involvement in a criminal network. By Joshua Robinson July 15, 2021
Music GRIP, D Smoke, Smino & Tierra Whack Snap On BET Cypher GRIP, Tierra Whack, Smino, and D Smoke stole the show during the Lyricism Cypher at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. By Mitch Findlay October 06, 2021
Music 50 Cent Receives Major Co-Sign From Big Meech's Son The Black Mafia Family leader's son gave Fif a round of applause for the upcoming series. By Madusa S. June 19, 2021
Numbers Kanye West's "DONDA": First Full-Week Sales Numbers Are In Kanye West's "DONDA" album continues to move units in its first full week of release. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2021