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Dead Prez Say 'Hip Hop" Was Meant to Mock New York Rap
When Dead Prez 's former record label wanted a hit single, the rap duo decided to imitate mainstream acts on their biggest ...
New York City Mayoral Candidate Michael Blake Talks Politics, Obama & Hip-Hop
Micheal Blake goes back to the Obama Administration and now he's looking to bring his unique political brand to New York City ...
New Accusers Claim They Were Assaulted By Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs—Here Are All Tony Buzbee’s Lawsuits
Texas attorney Tony Buzbee has filed more than a dozen individual cases of abuse against Sean Combs, and one against Jay-Z.
Lil Yachty Moved To New York With $20 In His Pocket To Pursue His Rap Dreams — Today He Has A Reported $25M Net Worth
Lil Yachty always knew he would be able to get rich with rap. The artist took a blast to the past on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club ...
Drake Tries to Move Past Rap Beef and Five Other Takeaways From His Album With PartyNextDoor
With an OVO-heavy sound, the record aims to serve as Drake’s pivot from a year marred by his battle with Kendrick Lamar ...
The Super Bowl Finally Embraced Rap. Is There Also Room for Country?
Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at ...
Irv Gotti, hip-hop mogul and producer, dead at 54
The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop's biggest acts reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City.
Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54
A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...
Man charged in 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke pleads guilty to manslaughter to avoid trial
A man charged in the 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion accepted a plea deal ...
Controversial rapper who declared ‘I’m a Nazi' gone from X; Did he get the boot?
Controversial rapper Kanye West, who had more than 30 million followers, was gone from the X on Monday. The question is ...
The State of Michigan Rap, in Three Scenes
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. For this week’s column, ...
Irv Gotti, hip-hop mogul who co-founded Murder, Inc., dead at 54
Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...