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Music Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Are Opening High School In L.A. Longtime business partners Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have teamed up to open a new high school in Los Angeles. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2021
Music Meek Mill Receives Nelson Mandela Foundation Humanitarian Award The rapper proudly showed off his accomplishment as Tory Lanez corrected his grammar in the comments. By Erika Marie August 12, 2021
Music DMX 'EXODUS' Early Album Sales Projections Lower Than Expected The arrival of DMX's posthumous album "EXODUS" is expected to alleviate the pain of music fans grieving his loss, but early projection sales numbers show that not everyone tuned in for his new music as expected. By Keenan Higgins May 30, 2021
Music This Can't Be Real: Jadakiss Looks Like An Olympic Contender While Working Out This can't be real. By Karlton Jahmal July 17, 2021
Music Kodak Black Isn't Worried About Megan Thee Stallion "Drive The Boat" Drama While he still owns that the phrase was his first, he says "I ain't married to that sh*t" and vows to come up with another viral expression. By Erika Marie October 07, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: GRIP Explains "IDFT?!", Connecting With Eminem & More GRIP opens up about his new album "I Died For This?!", signing with Eminem's Shady Records, and the reason the album format is the backbone of music. By Mitch Findlay September 13, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Opens Up About Being A Gay Man In Hip-Hop: “I Don’t Feel Respected” The rapper also said coming out felt like his “duty.” By Hayley Hynes October 08, 2021
Music Grammy-Winning Composer Blasts Kanye West For Not Crediting Him On "Donda" Kanye West is facing some serious accusations from his Grammy award-winning "Donda" collaborator Antman Wonder. By Joshua Robinson September 10, 2021
Music 50 Cent Says Young Buck Is Still A G-Unit Artist; Owes Label Two Albums 50 Cent says Young Buck is still signed to G-Unit. By Milca P. August 07, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Announce Verzuz Rematch Swizz Beatz and Timbaland confirm that they will be going head to head in a Verzuz rematch this Sunday. By Mitch Findlay May 25, 2021
Music Drake Jumps On Playboi Carti's Leak, "One Day" On "Sound 42" Radio Drake hopped on Playboi Carti's leaked track, "One Day," on "Sound 42" radio. By Cole Blake September 04, 2021
Music DDG Thinks Tay-K "Would Be On Drake Level" If He Was Free Drake fans were not trying to hear it. By Erika Marie April 27, 2021