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Crime Third Jam Master Jay Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty In October of 2002, Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was fatally shot at the age of 37 in his Queens recording studio. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
News Diddy Victim Of Most Recent "Swatting" Prank, Cops Swarm His L.A. Home Diddy's L.A. home was swarmed by the LAPD after an anonymous call claimed there had been a shooting in his house. By Trevor Smith April 03, 2013
Original Content Jaden & Willow Smith's Top 10 "WTF" Moments Ten times Jaden and Willow Smith have made us question their sanity. By Patrick Lyons February 12, 2015
News Jay-Z And Eminem Add B.O.B To Detroit Concerts <p>B.o.B was fortunate enough to land Eminem as a guest on his debut album 'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,' but now the ATL rapper will take it a step further when he opens for Em and Jay-Z at Detroit's Comerica Park on Sept. 2 and 3.</p> By Rose Lilah September 01, 2010
Music Usher Accuser Holds Press Conference With Lisa Bloom Usher's accusers claim he never brought up having herpes prior to sexual contact. By Aron A. August 07, 2017
News Serena Williams Falls Victim To The "Drake Curse" In The U.S. Open Semis Serena Williams upset in the U.S. Open semifinals, and people are blaming Drake. By Angus Walker September 11, 2015
Editor's Pick Gucci Mane Rumored To Be Released Next Month Will Gucci Mane be a free man on July 11th? By Rose Lilah June 22, 2015
News Watch the Throne Coming in July, Source Says + Rumored Tracklist Revealed <p>While rumors about the official street date of the oft-delayed, highly-anticipated <em>Watch the Throne </em>album have been circulating on the internet the past couple of months, a source close to Jay-Z and Kanye West says the album has a release month: July.</p> <p>The source tells <em>XXLMag.com</em> exclusively that Hov and Yeezy, the latter who resides in Paris these days, are both in New York for the next couple of weeks putting the final touches on the set in hopes of releasing it next month.</p> By Rose Lilah June 06, 2011
News A few words with Big Boi By Rose Lilah August 09, 2010
Interviews Kendrick Lamar & His Team Explain The Making Of "To Pimp A Butterfly" Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Rapsody, Sounwave, & other architects of "TPAB" tell the story of how the album was made. By Danny Schwartz February 08, 2016
News Lil Wayne Loses Private Jet Lawsuit; Owes $2 Million Lil Wayne has to fork over two million dollars for unpaid payments on a private jet. By Kevin Goddard September 15, 2015
Editor's Pick Drake Earns First No. 1 On Hot 100 With "One Dance" Drake scores his first number one single with "One Dance." By Rose Lilah May 09, 2016