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Music Public Enemy Announce Return To Def Jam With New Album Public Enemy announce their return to Def Jam, releasing a new album on September 25 called "What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down." By Alex Zidel August 28, 2020
Music Conway The Machine Handcuffed & Detained After DJ Shay's Funeral Griselda rapper Conway The Machine was detained and handcuffed by police following the funeral of his friend and collaborator DJ Shay. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2020
Music Gorillaz Announce "Song Machine Live," First Shows In Two Years The virtual band take the stage for a series of three livestream performances in December. By Dre D. September 17, 2020
Music Noname Apologizes After Being Accused Of Using Teen's Death To Criticize Beyoncé She wanted to bring attention to the case involving Nathaniel Julius, a disabled teen who was reportedly shot by police. By Erika Marie August 27, 2020
Original Content Is Tech N9ne In Top 10 Territory? It's becoming all too common that Tech N9ne gets snubbed from the "best rappers" conversation, but perhaps it's time to change the narrative. By Mitch Findlay July 31, 2020
Music Live Nation Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Filed On Behalf Of Drakeo The Ruler's Child The mother of Drakeo The Ruler's 5-year-old son filed the lawsuit under his name. By Taiyo Coates February 03, 2022
Music DJ Clark Kent Reveals Jay-Z Had To Be Persuaded To Make "Reasonable Doubt" On the 25th anniversary of Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt," DJ Clark Kent talks to Apple Music and shares secrets about Hov's classic debut album. By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021
Music Saweetie Addresses Homophobia In Hip Hop: "We All Bleed The Same" She believes it is necessary to "call out what we're uncomfortable with." By Erika Marie August 17, 2021
Music Too $hort Issues Apology Following Colorism Backlash Too $hort apologizes for the comments that he made during a live stream with Saweetie. By Joshua Robinson October 13, 2021
Numbers Polo G "Hall Of Fame 2.0" First-Week Sales Projections Polo G is looking set for a strong first week of sales with his new project "Hall Of Fame 2.0." By Alex Zidel December 08, 2021
Music Wiz Khalifa Doubts Styles P Can Out Smoke Him Styles P proposed a Smoker's Olympics among hip-hop's most prolific smokers but Wiz Khalifa has doubts that The LOX MC could out smoke him. By Aron A. February 03, 2022
Music Lil Flip Initially Wanted $3 Million For "Verzuz," Now Down To $500K After attending a "Verzuz" and having a great time, he decided to mark down his asking price. By Erika Marie January 04, 2022