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SoundCloud Exclusively Expands Hip-Hop Show ‘The Lookout’ Onto SiriusXM

April 22, 2021

SoundCloud has exclusively expanded its The Lookout playlist, which showcases emerging hip-hop acts, into a SiriusXM program. Berlin-headquartered SoundCloud and New York City-based SiriusXM unveiled their c... Read More...

DMX Family Warns of Scam GoFundMe Campaigns — “We’re Not Raising Money”

Ashley King

April 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Boicu Andrei After rapper DMX passed on Friday, his family is now having to refute mountains of rumors and scams. It started last night on social media after an article claimed Jay-Z and Beyonc... Read More...

A New DMX Album Coming — Rapper Completed It Just Before His Death

Ashley King

April 12, 2021

Photo Credit: Rzom / CC by 2.0 A new DMX album is coming later this year, despite the rapper's untimely death. The 50-year-old had completed a new album for Def Jam Records and Ruff Ryders. It was slated for... Read More...

DMX’s Death Leaves a Big Hole in the Hip-Hop Community — A Legendary Loss

Ashley King

April 9, 2021

Photo Credit: Mika / CC by 3.0 Rap icon DMX has died, following news he was hospitalized on April 2nd. He was 50 years old. Fans had been praying for days outside the White Plains, New York hospital where th... Read More...

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DMX Is Dead — Legendary Rapper Dies at 50 After Being Taken Off Life Support

Paul Resnikoff

April 9, 2021

Iconic rapper and entertainer DMX — aka Earl Simmons — was pronounced dead earlier this morning in White Plains, NY. DMX suffered a massive drug overdose and entered a 'vegetative state' just days ago. Now, ... Read More...

DMX Remains Unresponsive and In a Coma, His Manager Says

Ashley King

April 7, 2021

Photo Credit: Mika / CC by 3.0 DMX is still in a coma at a New York hospital after suffering a heart attack last week. The rapper's manager, Steve Rifkind, says his condition remains unchanged. Doctors are s... Read More...

DMX Remains on Life Support After Suspected Drug Overdose

Paul Resnikoff

April 4, 2021

DMX, aka Earl Simmons (Mika Photography) DMX, aka Earl Simmons, remains in a 'vegetative state' after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday — the result of a suspected drug overdose. DMX was rushed to a... Read More...

NBA YoungBoy Taken Into FBI Custody After LAPD Police Chase

Ashley King

March 23, 2021

Photo Credit: Paras Griffin / CC by 4.0 Rapper NBA YoungBoy was taken into FBI custody yesterday after an LAPD police chase. The rapper, real name Kentrell Gaulden, was in a car that was stopped yesterday by... Read More...

Is Death Row Records for Sale? Label Reportedly Getting Packaged Into a $600 Million Sell-Off

Dylan Smith

March 19, 2021

Death Row Records co-founder Dr. Dre (left) performing live with Snoop Dogg, who released two albums via the label. Photo Credit: Jason Persse / CC by 2.0 Hasbro is reportedly exploring a possible sale of Ent... Read More...

Gucci Mane-Repped Foogiano Arrested by U.S. Marshals After Months On the Run

Dylan Smith

March 16, 2021

Gucci Mane, whose 1017 Records artist Foogiano has been arrested after three months on the run. Photo Credit: Jason Persse / CC by 2.0 Federal authorities have arrested Gucci Mane-repped rapper Foogiano some ... Read More...

Alabama Rapper Arrested in Connection with Roddy Ricch Music Video Shooting

Ashley King

March 4, 2021

Photo Credit: Roddy Ricch Twitter An Alabama rapper was arrested in connection with the shooting at a Roddy Ricch music video set last week. OMB Peezy was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated assau... Read More...

Rapper T.I. and Wife Tiny Could Face Criminal Investigation After Sexual Assault Allegations

Ashley King

March 1, 2021

Photo Credit: Sister Circle TV / CC by 3.0 Rapper TI and his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, are facing a possible criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations. New York lawyer Tyrone Blackburn ... Read More...

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DMX Family Warns of Scam GoFundMe Campaigns — “We’re Not Raising Money”

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