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Random Tupac Shakur Bandanas, Hotel Bill, Handwritten Poem All Up For Auction Tupac Shakur items are hot sellers for auctioneers, and now one dozen personal items are up for sale to the highest bidder. By Erika Marie March 31, 2020
Music MC Eiht Doesn't Believe In Age Limits In Hip Hop: "Dudes Don't Like Competition" The rap legend spoke about Hip Hop's tendency to dismiss the older generation of artists when no other genre follows that pattern. By Erika Marie September 19, 2020
Numbers Pop Smoke's "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" Is Now Double Platinum Pop Smoke's debut album continues to rack up new milestones. By Alexander Cole December 05, 2020
TV Lil Dicky Pens Emotional Message To GaTA Following an emotional episode of "Dave," Lil Dicky hit Instagram to pen a heartfelt tribute for his friend and hype-man GaTa. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Music Nipsey Hussle Fans Reflect On Rapper's Death Anniversary Nipsey Hussle passed away one year ago today with fatal gunshot wounds and his fans are remembering him on the anniversary. By Alex Zidel March 31, 2020
Music The Weeknd Teases New Album "Ready To Go" Before Quarantine Ends The singer gave an extensive interview to Rolling Stone where he discussed how his love of cinema influences his music. By Dre D. September 18, 2020
Music Saweetie Calls Out Record Label For Releasing Her Music Early: "I Feel Disrespected" Saweetie's record label, Warner Records, released her music against her wishes yesterday and she did not hesitate to call them out for it. By Ellie Spina December 04, 2020
Music 21 Savage & Metro Boomin Pressured As Fans Launch "Savage Mode 2" Petition The album was reportedly supposed to arrive back in the Spring and fans are tired of waiting. By Erika Marie September 17, 2020
Music Kanye West Is Billboard's Top Gospel Artist Of 2020: Report The rapper's gospel albums and Sunday Service Choir have helped make him the leading force in gospel music this year. By Erika Marie December 03, 2020
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 Lil Baby Announces New Music Tonight Lil Baby is celebrating his birthday by releasing two new songs tonight. By Alex Zidel December 03, 2020
Music 2 Chainz Wants To Release Another Album 2 Chainz might have already dropped an album only a few months ago, but the Atlanta rapper is already gearing up to release another. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021