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News Game Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Assaulting Cousin at Funeral <p>Compton rapper the Game has been ordered to pay his cousin over $50,000 in damages, after assaulting him at a family funeral in 2008.<br /> <br /> Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was accused of beating his cousin Robert Kirkwood, with the aid of four other men, at the funeral for Kirkwood's sister in 2008. According to Kirkwood, the dispute began after Game refused to help pay for the costs of the funeral, instead growing violent, punching his cousin, causing severe injury.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 11, 2011
News Kanye West's "Fantasy" To Outsell Nicki Minaj & Lloyd Banks W/ 575K Projected Sales <p>Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is reportedly en route to outsell new albums from Nicki Minaj and Lloyd Banks with projections up to 575,000 sold copies.<br /> <br /> Based on one-day reports, R&B crooner Ne-Yo's new Libra Scale album will also be fractioned into the sales competition.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 25, 2010
Music Russ' "There's Really A Wolf" Goes Gold Gold with no features. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2017
Music Russ Performs "Me You" On "The Late Late Show With James Corden" Russ takes over late night television. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2017
Bars Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz Can't Wait For You To Hear Their Havoc-Produced Track, "Bars" Wayne and Chainz share some more insight into the making of "ColleGrove," as well as the music they haven't released yet. By Trevor Smith April 12, 2016
Original Content Hip-Hop Halloween: The Best Artist Costumes 2015 See what your favorite artists dressed as this Halloween. By Trevor Smith November 01, 2015
Music Jay Z, Future, & Nas To Perform At NYC's The Meadows 2017 The Meadows returns to Queens this September. By Danny Schwartz May 08, 2017
Music Vic Mensa Talks Donald Trump, Barack Obama & Mental Health In New Interview Vic Mensa goes deep in a new interview. By Matt F August 17, 2017
News Brooklyn Father Says He Was Mistreated During Beyonce and Jay-Z's Hospital Takeover <p>Most music lovers were more than happy to hear about Jay-Z and Beyonce's first born child. The news of Ivy Blue Carter (or it Blue Ivy Carter?) taking her first breaths this past Sunday was a historical occasion. However, another Brooklyn father was a bit taken back by how his family was treated at the same hospital, where Beyonce gave birth.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 09, 2012
News Riff Raff Announces Sophomore Album "Peach Panther"; Says Drake & Lil Wayne Might Be On It Riff Raff says he's got Justin Bieber on his upcoming sophomore album "Peach Panther" as well. By Kevin Goddard June 14, 2015
Mixtapes T-Pain Explains Why His Aaliyah Collaboration Didn't Make The Mixtape T-Pain talks about his new mixtape "The Iron Way," and offers some details on why the song with unreleased Aaliyah vocals didn't make the cut. By Trevor Smith April 01, 2015
Music BET Awards 2017: Full List Of Winners Live-updated as the show goes on. By Milca P. June 25, 2017