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News Is Jay Z Buying HOT 97? [Update: Emmis Says No] Rumors circulate that Jay Z is part of a group of investors negotiating the purchase of HOT 97. By Trevor Smith January 20, 2015
Editor's Pick August Alsina Gets Into Fight Backstage At Anti-Violence Concert [Update: More Details On Brawl] August Alsina gets into a fight during a show in St. Louis over the weekend. By Rose Lilah January 20, 2015
News Chris Brown Reportedly Instructs Management To No Longer Book "Hood Clubs" Reports say Chris Brown is trying to distance himself from the San Jose shooting and "hood clubs." By Rose Lilah January 13, 2015
News Yo Gotti, DeJ Loaf, Que & More Confirmed For SXSW 2015 [Update: Big K.R.I.T., E-40, Run The Jewels & Tons More Added] A preliminary list of artist playing South By Southwest 2015 has been released, and Yo Gotti, DeJ Loaf, Que, Bishop Nehru, GoldLink and more are among those confirmed. By Patrick Lyons February 22, 2015
News DJ Premier Shutters Studio, Announces New Album "Last Session @320" DJ Premier announces that his longtime studio, D&D, is shutting down, and that he has a new album, "Last Session @320," in the works. By Patrick Lyons January 12, 2015
News Ray J May Be Moving Into Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's Neighborhood Ray J is reportedly looking at a house down the street from Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. By Trevor Smith January 11, 2015
News Azealia Banks & Lupe Fiasco Go At It On Twitter [Update: Kid Cudi Gets Involved] Lupe Fiasco was the latest target of Azealia Banks' internet rage, but he refused to take it lying down. By Patrick Lyons January 10, 2015
Mixtapes Universal Targets Mixtapes Being Sent To Prison Inmates In New Lawsuit Universal Music Group takes aim at mixtape compilations being sent to prison inmates via care package websites. By Rose Lilah January 08, 2015
News Dr. Dre Reportedly Made $20 Per Second In 2014 A website calculated various musicians' 2014 earnings by the second, and Dr. Dre won big, taking in $20 per second. By Patrick Lyons January 08, 2015
News Iggy Azalea Thinks The Criticism Towards Her Stems From Misogyny Iggy Azalea does not think it's strange that she does "black music" because Elvis, Eminem and The Rolling Stones did it too. By Rose Lilah January 07, 2015
Gossip Audio Of Ray J's 911 Dial Over Girlfriend's Suicide Threat Surfaces Ray J made a call to police after he feared that his girlfriend may harm herself or someone else. The audio from the call has now surfaced. By Trevor Smith January 02, 2015
News Fabolous Says Drake Apologized For Diss In Rolling Stone Article Fabolous says that Drake apologized for the quote in the Rolling Stone article that put him in a negative light. By Trevor Smith December 29, 2014