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Music Ab Soul Teases New Album On The Way: "But You Knew That" TDE, we need you. By Karlton Jahmal January 02, 2021
Music Drake, The Weeknd, J. Cole Facetimed 11-Year-Old Battling Cancer Before He Died Drake, J. Cole, The Weeknd, and 2018 Nascar Cup driver Joey Logano showed love to 11-year-old cancer patient Elijah before he died this week. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Music Toosii Addresses Trippie Redd & Pop Hunna Controversy On New Song Snippet Toosii previews new music addressing Trippie Redd and the recent controversy surrounding his collaboration with Popp Hunna. By Aron A. January 02, 2021
Music Kanye West Declares "Free Suge" In the midst of a full-blown Twitter spree, Kanye West came through to throw his support behind the release of Death Row mogul Suge Knight. By Mitch Findlay September 18, 2020
Music Gucci Mane Releases His Second Book "The Gucci Mane Guide To Greatness" "The Gucci Mane Guide To Greatness" is officially available now. By Alex Zidel October 13, 2020
Music Jay-Z & Rihanna Make Massive Coronavirus Relief Donations Jay-Z and Rihanna lead by example with massive million-dollar coronavirus relief donations, set to assist those directly affected by the pandemic. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Music Kurupt Recalls High-Stakes Death Row Audition For Dr. Dre & Suge Knight Kurupt goes into detail about his first audition for Death Row Records, which found him forced to drop a high-stakes freestyle for Dr. Dre and Suge Knight. By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Music Akon Defends Working with 6ix9ine: "His Side Wasn't Really Told" Akon recently chatted about working with 6ix9ine on a track and said he hasn't lost any friends since the collaboration. By Erika Marie July 31, 2020
Music Elton John Gives Tech N9ne His Flowers Today, Tech N9ne receives his flowers from Elton John, who is quick to deem the Kansas City rapper as one of "the greats." By Mitch Findlay December 04, 2020
Music Kanye West Responds To Jay-Z Allegedly Selling His Masters Following runaway reports that Jay-Z had sold Kanye West's masters to regain control of his own, Yeezy stepped forward to address the situation. By Mitch Findlay September 18, 2020
Music Jay-Z Celebrates His 51st Birthday Happy birthday to one of, if not the, greatest rappers of all time -- Jay-Z -- who officially celebrates fifty-one years of a life well lived. By Mitch Findlay December 04, 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