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News Hit-Boy Signs With Blueprint Group Management Further developing himself as not only a producer, but also a recording artist, Hit-Boy signs on with Blueprint Group management. By Rose Lilah October 04, 2012
News Promoter Say Nicki Minaj Was Paid $30,000 For Missed Club Appearance, Nicki Denies It This may turn into a lawsuit if it's all true: Nicki Minaj was reportedly paid a large sum of money for a club appearance which she bailed on, Minaj says the promoter sold tickets under false pretenses. By Rose Lilah August 01, 2012
News Creator Of Tupac Hologram Talks On Making It, How Much It Costs The audience at Coachella, and even those viewing from home, were amazed at Tupac taking the stage during Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's performance. Now the creator behind it talks on the technology. By Rose Lilah April 16, 2012
News Alley Boy Explains "I Want In," Not Dissing T.I. & Jeezy <p>Alley Boy, who just dropped his mixtape "Nigganti" last week, spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/alley-boy-explains-beef-with-jeezy-and-t-i/" target="_blank">The Fader</a> on it. More specifically, he addresses his song "I Want In," which may seem like a diss track towards T.I. and Young Jeezy, but he says it's not.</p> <p>On "I Want In':</p> By Rose Lilah January 30, 2012
Sports The Best Slam Dunk Performances In NBA History Relive some of the greatest performances in Dunk Contest history. By Kyle Rooney February 17, 2018
Interviews Kanye West On "Bound 2" Video: "I Wanted It To Look As Phony As Possible" Kanye West was a guest on The Breakfast Club, and confirmed he wanted the "Bound 2" video to look bad. By Rose Lilah November 26, 2013
Music Pooh Shiesty Has An Emotional Reunion With Big30 After Getting Out Of Jail Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music 50 Cent Unleashes On Diddy As Donald Trump Exposes The Mogul For Seeking A Presidential Pardon 50 Cent has been relentlessly going after Diddy as of late, and that won't stop anytime soon, especially after President Trump's revelation. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Sports Snoop Dogg's Hilarious Reaction To Steve Kerr's Ejection Goes Viral Snoop Dogg joined Terry Gannon and Reggie Miller in the broadcast booth as officials tossed Steve Kerr from the game. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Reveals Where He And Joe Budden Stand Charlamagne Tha God explained that he usually understands where Joe Budden is coming from when he's mad at him. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Original Content Ranking Lil Wayne's 13 Mixtapes From Worst To Best We take on the task of ranking Lil Wayne's thirteen official (and solo) mixtapes. By Chris Tart April 07, 2015