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Sports 1972 Wilt Chamberlain Jersey Expected To Fetch $4M+ At Auction The jersey is a game-worn item from the '72 NBA Finals. By Ben Mock August 02, 2023
Sneakers Nike Lunar Roam “Pure Platinum/Desert Moss” Coming Soon A performance sneaker with a clean colorway. By Ben Atkinson February 04, 2024
Original Content High Off Hip-Hop: Rap's History Of Drug Use We take a look at how different drugs have had varying effects on hip-hop music throughout the years, whether on artists themselves or musical trends genre-wide. By hnhh September 15, 2014
News Just Blaze Speaks On Kendrick's "Control" Verse & Having Three Beats For Drake During a recent interview, Just Blaze says that people are overreacting to Kendrick Lamar's verse on "Control". By Kevin Goddard August 15, 2013
News Kid Cudi Reveals Details On "indicud," Planning To Work On "Man On The Moon III" Kid Cudi is full force back on music grind, with plans to release "indicud" at the top of this year, and plans for a "Man On The Moon" follow-up. By Rose Lilah October 29, 2012
News Lil' Kim Reportedly Owes Over $1 Million In Taxes, Rapper's Camp Reacts <p>Lil' Kim is the latest in a growing list of emcees and producers to have tax troubles, and according to TMZ, she has hit a bit of a milestone in that regard.<br /> <br /> The celebrity news site reports that Kim's tax troubles have brought her total bill to the IRS to $1,026,862.42.<br /> <br /> The Queen Bee reportedly owes $86,347.85 from 2009, and money in every year from 2002-2009.<br /> <br /> In response, Kim's publicist issued the following statement:<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah February 04, 2012
News J. Cole, Tiye Phoenix Win at Underground Music Awards <p>This past Sunday (August 22), New York City's B.B. King Blues Club &  Grill played home to the 2010 Underground Music Awards, which highlights the best unsigned and independent artists within the urban music scene. The event honored rappers including J. Cole, Tiye Phoenix, Travis Porter, Fred the Godson and Statik Selektah, among others.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 25, 2010
Original Content The Evolution Of Trap Wiz We examine how strains of trap music began trickling into Wiz Khalifa's chill stoner tracks. By Patrick Lyons November 09, 2015
Music Selena Gomez's Instagram Gets Hacked, Shares Nude Justin Bieber Photos Selena Gomez gets hacked. By Matt F August 28, 2017
News Jay Z To Headline DirecTV's Super Bowl Party Jay Z to headline DirecTV's Super Bowl party the night before the big game. By Kevin Goddard January 15, 2014
News Aaliyah Posthumous Album Rumours The late singer's alleged Uncle tweeted cover art and release info yesterday. By Rachaela VB August 31, 2012
Music SZA Continues To Stand Atop Billboard's R&B Songwriters Chart, Reaches 50 Straight Weeks SZA is slaying the competition. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2023