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Music Positive K Says Def Jam President Lyor Cohen Nearly Passed On Signing Redman Positive K says he helped influence Def Jam President Lyor Cohen into signing Redman. By Cole Blake September 25, 2022
Pop Culture Fake Drake Wants To Box His Lookalike For An OVO Deal & $1,000,000 “If I win, I need a million dollars, and I need to be signed to OVO cause I’m just trying to feed my family," Izzy Drake said on the "We In Miami" podcast. By Hayley Hynes June 27, 2022
Music Kanye West Shopping His Catalog For 35x Gross Profit: Report Kanye West is reportedly looking to sell his publishing shares. By Aron A. September 19, 2022
Music Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello Tackled By Security After Fan Rushes Stage Tom Morello was tackled by security on stage during a recent Rage Against the Machine show. By Cole Blake July 24, 2022
Pop Culture Gucci Mane's Wife Shuts Down Rumours His Rolling Loud Set With Quavo & Takeoff Was Cut Short Twitter users have been claiming that Quavo "threw his mic in the crowd" after allegedly having his microphone cut while on stage with Gucci. By Hayley Hynes July 24, 2022
Pop Culture Chris Brown Defends His Art: "R&B Ain't Dead... Y'all N*ggas Just Ugly" Breezy is the latest artist to chime in on the often heated debate. By Hayley Hynes August 20, 2022
Pop Culture 6ix9ine Sued Over Alleged Trademark Infringement By Another Rapper South Carolina native Warren Hamilton – who has reportedly gone by "SIX9" since 2007 – is taking the "GOOBA" rapper to court. By Hayley Hynes July 22, 2022
Music Jay Electronica Tells Kevin Durant That New Music Is On The Way Durant recently spoke to Jay Elec about dropping new music. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2022
Music Lloyd Banks Announces Album & New Single With Conway The Machine Lloyd Banks is ready to drop new music. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2022
Music Lil Durk Reveals Tracklist For "7220" Deluxe Lil Durk is dropping off 14 new tracks tonight. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2022
Music DaBaby Isn't Stopping His Music Video Shoot DaBaby moves forward with his directorial debut for Rich Dunk's "Gas Gas" video, leaving some questioning the decisionmaking process. By Mitch Findlay March 20, 2020
Music Jackboy Explains The Importance Of Chess And Porn During Quarantine Jackboy breaks down some of his lockdown essentials on "In My Bag," a list that includes a PS4, a chessboard, and a box o' porn. By Mitch Findlay October 02, 2020