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Dipset Forever
A Harlem Native reflects on the legacy of The Diplomats.
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Ready to Shake Your 'Tambourine' and 'Get Fresh Azimiz?' If So, These Next Verzuz Battles Are for You
Rappers Eve, Trina, Bow Wow and Souljah Boy will all be in attendance. Will you?
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The Verzuz Memorial Weekend Rematch Event Will Revisit Its Origin Story—Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland
Just like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Verzuz pretty much has its own cinematic universe (VCU) at this point. Speaking of, would the Earth Wind & Fire Verzuz The Isley Brothers event be the equivalent of The Avengers? Anyway, Verzuz co-founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced on Tuesday that they will perform a special “rematch”…
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Soulja Boy Faces New Sexual Battery and Domestic Abuse Allegations From Woman Who Was Pregnant With His Child
Content Warning: The following article contains graphic details of alleged sexual assault and domestic abuse. Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Cortez Way) is now facing additional highly disturbing allegations regarding sexual battery and domestic abuse. A woman who was previously involved in a long-term romantic relationship with Soulja filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior…
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WWE Superstar Big E Is Bringing the Power of Positivity to Black History With Our Heroes Rock!
Ettore Ewen, a.k.a WWE Superstar Big E, is a lot of things. He’s a 10-time WWE tag team champion, the current intercontinental champion, a podcaster, a voice actor, an author, and in my brief time talking to him, I learned he’s also a man with a sincere passion for Black history. Like many of us,…
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Soulja Boy's Former Assistant Files Lawsuit Against Rapper Alleging Rape and Abuse
DeAndre Cortez “Soulja Boy” Way has been named in a lawsuit filed by his former assistant on Friday, accusing the 30-year-old rapper of assault and sexual battery in multiple instances, as well as refusing to pay her and holding her against her will. The woman—who filed the suit as “Jane Doe”— says she started working…
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Coronaaa?! Soulja Boy's Soap Business Is Booming Due To Coronavirus
Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way) has always been ahead of the game. He has boasted that he “created the internet” and he was definitely one of the first to use YouTube as the primary marketing tool it has become, uploading his first video just a mere three months after the juggernaut platform’s official launch in…
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Amid Calls to Boycott Gucci, Collaborator Dapper Dan Takes a Stand
One of the biggest fashion stories of 2018 was the unlikely union of groundbreaking designer Daniel “Dapper Dan” Day and one-time nemesis Gucci. After being called out for sending its own versions of Dan’s classic hip-hop-era designs down their 2018 Resort runway, the Italian luxury label did more than apologize; they helped restore the father…
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T.I., Soulja Boy, and Others Call for Gucci Boycott After Blackface Scandal: 'Apology Not Accepted'
I would imagine this puts trap extraordinaire Gucci Mane in quite the precarious situation, but a host of rappers, creators, and otherwise influential individuals are letting it be none that their allegiances to luxury brand Gucci are a thing of the past. On Thursday, Gucci got dragged to Pluto and back for dropping this: A…
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You Do the Math: Can You Spot the 7 Layers of Appropriation in Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’?
Let’s play a game! If you read The Glow Up regularly, you know we regularly call out appropriation when and where we see it—even when it’s (unfortunately) our own folks. That said, you’d be amazed at how much we leave on the table simply because there’s too much to possibly cover. But every so often,…