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Music Jay-Z Sold Kanye West's Masters To Buy Back His Own: Report Jay-Z reportedly sold master recordings of Kanye West's first six albums to buy back his own masters in the Roc-A-Fella-Def Jam deal. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2020
Original Content DJ Paul Explains Why Three 6 Mafia vs. Bone Thugs Didn't Happen, Hustling Mixtapes & New Podcast DJ Paul recounts one of his final encounters with John Singleton, artists paying homage to Three 6 Mafia, and how hustling mixtapes in high school brokered peace with the ops. By Aron A. November 03, 2020
Music Polo G Convincingly Freestyles Over Lil Uzi Vert's "Sanguine Paradise" Polo G felt like spitting some bars for the LA Leakers. By Alex Zidel July 31, 2019
Music Fabolous Explains Why He Lost A Starring Role In HBO's "The Sopranos" Babyface Fab. By Chantilly Post January 27, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Behind The Scenes Footage From "The Way Life Goes" Video Go behind the scenes with Nicki Minaj. By Mitch Findlay December 05, 2017
Music Rapper Who Inspired The "For The D" Challenge Arrested For Putting Child In A Lyft She wanted the driver to take her son to school. By Erika Marie April 27, 2019
Music Iggy Azalea Issues Response To Nude Photo Leak, Photographer Speaks Out She said the photos are from a 2016 "GQ" photo shoot. By Erika Marie May 27, 2019
Music YNW Melly's "Murder On My Mind" Now No. 1 On On-Demand Streaming Songs YNW Melly's controversial track continues to put up numbers. By Milca P. March 23, 2019
Music Eminem & Boogie Issue "Silent Ride" Dance Challenge In Strong-Willed Push Eminem unabashedly joins the post-millennials in dancing the night away. By Devin Ch February 28, 2019
Music Ready Ron Denies DMX's Claims He Exposed Rapper To Drugs Last year, DMX told Talib Kweli he'd never tried drugs until Ron allegedly secretly laced a blunt with crack cocaine when he was 14. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music FBI Arrests Scarfo Da Plug Murder Suspects In Los Angeles: Report Two Georgia men were reportedly arrested by an FBI task force in Los Angeles for allegedly murdering Scarfo Da Plug. By Joshua Robinson March 12, 2021
Music Timbaland Catches New Heat Over Old Interview Where He Says He Love Aaliyah Fans are revisiting his 2011 interview where he said he was in love with Aaliyah & married his wife because she looked like the late singer. By Erika Marie March 10, 2021