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News Young Thug Disses Rich Homie Quan At California Concert Young Thug is back to dissing Rich Homie Quan. By hnhh March 15, 2016
News B.G. Pleads Guilty To Felony Gun Charge: Faces 40 Years <p>The former Hot Boys rapper faces up to 40 years behind bars.<br /> <br /> Facing felony weapons charges from November 2009, B.G. appeared before a judge yesterday to plead guilty in the case.<br /> <br /> According to NOLA (via DDot Omen), the 31-year-old faces up to 40 years in prison for the crime, which occurred during a traffic stop several years ago. The former Hot Boys rapper had guns in his possession - a violation as a convicted felon - and conspired with an associate to get another person, Demounde Pollard, to sign an affidavit falsely stating he owned the guns.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah December 08, 2011
News Shawty Redd Found Not Guilty of Murder <p>Rap producer Shawty Redd can now put his legal troubles behind him. MTV News learned exclusively from Redd's attorney Ashutosh Joshi on Thursday (November 3) that the Atlanta hitmaker has been found not guilty of murder, as well as lesser charges he was hit with after the fatal 2010 New Year's Day shooting of Damon Martin.<br /> <br /> The bench trial, which began Monday, was decided by a judge without a jury and concluded Wednesday. On Thursday, Judge Wade Crumbly cleared the "Who Dat" producer (real name: Demetrius Lee Stewart) on all charges relating to Martin's death. By Rose Lilah November 04, 2011
Society 60 Years Later Emmett Till's Accuser Admits Lies Led To His Lynching The woman whose accusations led to Emmett Till's lynching admits she lied. By hnhh January 27, 2017
Entertainment Big Sean Admits To Being A "Star Wars" & Comic Book Nerd Big Sean shows a new side of himself. By Matt F July 23, 2017
Music Power 106 FM, Hip-Hop Radio Giant, Acquired For $80 Million The West Coast industry giant changes ownership for the first time in decades. By Matt F May 10, 2017
Profiles Meet Sylvan LaCue: Miami's Wise Man INTERVIEW: The artist formerly known as QuESt discusses his personal journey since leaving Visionary Music Group and his new album “Far From Familiar." By Danny Schwartz May 27, 2016
Original Content 10 Frequently Sampled Records In Hip-Hop A break down of records that have been sampled quite often through out hip-hop. By Shirley Ju November 25, 2014
Music Lil Yachty Writes Open Letter In Response To First Week Sales Lil Yachty pens an Instagram letter to his fans in response to "Teenage Emotion" first week sales. By Rose Lilah June 05, 2017
News T.I. Has "Two Or Three" New Records With Justin Timberlake Coming T.I. spoke with MTV News about linking up with Justin Timberlake at the end of last year and that they have "two or three new tracks" together. By Kevin Goddard January 25, 2013
Music RIP Charlie Murphy: 50 Cent, Nas, & Many Others Mourn His Death Rappers and producers pay homage to Charlie Murphy. By hnhh April 12, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Dun Deal For the latest installment of Behind the Beat, we chatted with Dun Deal about his come-up with Young Thug and Migos, the effect of Gucci Mane's absence on the Atlanta music scene, and his young production group The Remedy. By Angus Walker February 17, 2016