SELECTED WORKS

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• 40 Speaks Out Against Lack of Support for Palestine: ‘I’m Ashamed & Devastated’
   

• Dres Reflects on Black Sheep’s Early Success & What He’d Have Done Differently
   

• MF DOOM’s Death Sparks Inquest After Rapper’s Wife Raises Hospital Care Concerns
   

• Best Rap & Hip Hop Producers of 2023
   

• Pharrell Ripped by PETA Over $1M Croc-Skin Louis Vuitton Bag: ‘It’s Abuse’
   

• Usher Honored With Key to the City & His Own Day in Las Vegas
   

• Pras Asks for Retrial, Alleges Ex-lawyer Used AI for Botched Closing Argument
   

• Best Produced Hip Hop Songs of 2023
   

• Frank Ocean Re-Posts Letter by Un Official Criticizing ‘Genocide’ of Palestinians
   

• Cam’Ron Facing Legal Action Over Alleged Unauthorized Use of His Own Likeness
   

• Best New Rappers of 2023 – Rookie of the Year
   

• Vanilla Ice Recalls Friendship With Pablo Escobar & Thinking His People Were “Just Racers”
   

• 50 Cent Secures Deal to Open G-Unit Film & TV Studio in Louisiana
   

• Nipsey Hussle’s Brother Accused of ‘Intimidation’ Tactics in Songwriter Royalty Dispute
   

• Aubrey O’Day Puts Diddy on Blast Over ‘Measly’ Bad Boy Publishing Giveback
   

• Suge Knight Paid Roger Troutman $350K to Make ‘Magic’ Happen on 2Pac’s ‘California Love’
   

• Lupe Fiasco Stunned as He Co-writes Fire New Song With AI
   

• Wiz Khalifa Sells Portion of His Music & Publishing Catalog for Undisclosed Amount
   

• Logic ‘So Hyped’ to Officially Sign Rubik’s Cube Partnership: ‘It’s Finally Happening!!’
   

• De La Soul’s Posdnuos Shares Original Pre-J Dilla ‘Stakes Is High’ Demo on Anniversary
   

• Dr. Dre Salutes Legendary Hip Hop Radio Station for Being His ‘Springboard’ to Success
   

• Former Bad Boy Rapper Mark Curry Rips Diddy Over Publishing Gesture: ‘It Has No Value’
   

• Kanye West’s Plan to Move Donda Academy to L.A. Church Thwarted by Petitioners
   

• André 3000 Admits ‘Idlewild’ Might Have Been Outkast’s One ‘Slip’
   

• Redveil Talks Tyler, the Creator Co-sign: ‘It Still Feels Like It Didn’t Happen’
   

• Nelly Banks $50M After Reportedly Selling Half of His Hit-Filled Catalog
   

• LL COOL J Inducts ‘Founding Father’ Kool Herc Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
   

• Bun B Recalls Jay Electronica Playing Him Unreleased Album While Watching Sunrise
   

• 2Pac’s Chart Dominance Continues as His ‘Greatest Hits’ Overtakes Beatles Classic
   

• Earl Sweatshirt Says Tyler, the Creator Started Drake Lean Meme
   

• B-Real Recalls an Armed 2Pac Watching Cypress Hill’s Back: ‘He Was a Wild One’
   

• Doja Cat’s ‘Paint the Town Red’ Ends the Rap Drought on Hot 100
   

• Mac Miller’s Legacy Continues to Live on as He Earns First Multi-Platinum Album
   

• Big Boi Recalls Mike Tyson Confronting Goodie Mob’s Khujo Over Lyrical Threat
   

• Snoop Dogg ‘Dimmed His Light’ to Let 2Pac Shine, Says Director Allen Hughes
   

• 50 Cent Once Interned for Rapper & Entrepreneur Who Now Co-owns Atlanta Hawks
   

• Travis Scott Breaks His Own Vinyl Sales Record as ‘Utopia’ Posts Huge Numbers
   

• Frank Ocean: Surprising Connection Between ‘Channel Orange’ & ‘Endless’ Revealed
   

• Danny Brown & Logic Discuss Writer’s Block: ‘As Creatives, We All Work Differently’
   

• Aaliyah’s Death Inspired LeBron James to U-Turn on High School Football Retirement
   

• T.I. Admits He’s Lost Money Pursuing Comedy Career but He’s Okay With That
   

• Lil Yachty Explains Why He Has an All-Female Band: ‘I Feel Like [Women] Rule the World’
   

• Kanye West Sued Over White Lives Matter Spat With ‘Vogue’ Editor
   

• SZA Opens Up About Struggles With ‘Anxiety’ & ‘Fomo’ From Social Media
   

• Kendrick Lamar’s Scrapped Big Sean & Jay Electronica Diss Is ‘Real,’ Says Jay Rock
   

• Kid Cudi Credits ‘Style God’ Pharrell for Sparking His Interest in Fashion
   

• Erick Sermon Doesn’t Recognize Today’s Hip Hop: ‘It’s Stuck in One Place’
   

• Noname Clears up Jay-Z Diss: ‘I Don’t Hate This Man’
   

• Lil Wayne Demands Ex-assistant Submit to Medical Exam in Assault Lawsuit
   

• Jonny Shipes Sells Cinematic Music Group to Interscope in Reported Eight-Figure Deal
   

• Rick Ross Claims He’s Just ‘A Year Away’ From Becoming Hip Hop’s Next Billionaire
   

• Takeoff’s Alleged Killer Appears in Court, Lawyer Believes He Has ‘Valid Self-Defense Claim’
   

• Dr. Dre Declined Berner’s Offer to Enter Weed Business: ‘He Didn’t Want to Risk It’
   

• YNW Melly Prosecutors Want Juror Names Hidden in Double-Murder Retrial
   

• Saweetie Immortalized in Grammy Museum — But Not for Her Music
   

• Chance the Rapper Says He Dealt With ‘A Lot of Negatives’ Touring Europe With Macklemore
   

• DJ Envy’s Real Estate Business Partner Cesar Pina Arrested on Fraud Charges
   

• Jay-Z, Timbaland & Ginuwine Defeat Soul Singer’s Copyright Lawsuit
   

• Destroy Lonely’s L.A. Pop-up Gets Shut Down by Police
   

• The Weeknd Addresses Backlash Over ‘Gross’ Sex Scene in ‘The Idol’
   

• Latto Gives Back to Her Old High School With $35K Homecoming Donation
   

• Muni Long Reveals She Has Autism: ‘[This] Explains So Much'