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Finally! Irv Gotti Says He’s Done Talking About Ashanti
The CEO of Murder Inc. Records says he has nothing else to say about the R&B singer.
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Black Celebs Who Are Slaying The Business World
They’re mainly known for being actors, musicians, tv personalities, and athletes, but on the side, they have also become founders of their own companies.
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Lil Nas X to be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame
The “Industry Baby” artist will receive the Hal David Starlight Award recognizing “gifted young songwriters.”
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Lil Durk Announces Career Readiness Program for Chicago Students
The rapper wants to expose Chicago teens to HBCUs and career options.
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Goodbye R9, Hello Fenty Baby: Rihanna Expecting First Child With A$AP Rocky
The couple have been dating officially since 2020 but have been longtime friends since 2013.
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Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, former bassist for The Roots, Dies at 62
Forner The Roots bassist Leonard “Hub” Hubbard passes away at age 62, after battling blood cancer.
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Kanye Wants to Pay Beanie Sigel for Coming Up With the Name ‘Yeezy.’ Beanie Wants to Do Business Instead: A Discussion
This is dinner with Jay-Z or $500,000 playing out in real life
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Does Common Have the GOAT Hip-Hop Career? Making the Case
A few months ago, I was a guest on a podcast that I really enjoy called the 80z Babies Podcast. The show—hosted by Yinka Diz and Outlaw—focuses largely on 90s and 00s era hip-hop and breaks down classic hip-hop albums, and attempts to make good albums into classics (like one of their latest episodes, Jay-Z’s…
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DMX's Final Interview to Air This Weekend on TV One’s Uncensored
On Sunday May 16, TV One will air the final interview with late rapper and beloved legend, DMX. Per a press release sent to The Root, the interview—which is said to be his most transparent to date—will touch on everything from DMX’s humble beginnings, his complicated relationship with his mother, as well chronicle the many…
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Verzuz Alert! Blaze Up & Chill Out With These OG Rappers in Honor of 4/20
Last month, we witnessed the iconic Verzuz matchup between Wu-Tang Clan members and two of New York’s finest Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Now, we’re being blessed with another smokin’ hot hip-hop battle: OG Kush rappers Method Man and Red Man. If you remember, the How High actors were announced to face-off the same day as…