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‘The Chronic’ Remains Missing from Streaming Services – Is Snoop Going Full NFT?

April 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Clayton Cardinalli Death Row Records albums like 'The Chronic' are missing from streaming services. Is Snoop Dogg going full bore on NFTs? On March 31, Snoop Dogg sat down with Ice Cube for a Y... Read More...

A$AP Rocky Launches Canadian Whisky Brand, Mercer + Prince

Ashley King

April 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Courvoisier Rapper A$AP Rocky is teaming up with E&J Gallo for a Canadian whisky brand called Mercer + Prince. The musician partnered with Global Brand Equities on the creation of the whisk... Read More...

Rapper Bobby Shmurda Claims Epic Records Has Released Him

Ashley King

March 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Bobby Shmurda Bobby Shmurda claims he has been released from his contract with Epic Records. However, the rapper still appears on the Epic Records website. The rapper took to his social media a... Read More...

Travis Scott Plays First Performance After Astroworld – At an Oscars Party

Ashley King

March 28, 2022

Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Travis Scott performed at a pre-Oscars party in his first public performance after the Astroworld tragedy. The performance was at a private, celebrity event at a ho... Read More...

Trippie Redd Says He Signed a $30 Million, 3-Album Deal With 10K Projects

Ashley King

March 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Trippie Redd Instagram Rapper Trippie Redd took to Instagram to brag about a $30 million, three-album deal with 10K Projects. Now more details about the deal have surfaced. Trippie Redd was one... Read More...

J. Prince Calls for a Boycott of the Grammys After Kanye Removal

Ashley King

March 25, 2022

Photo Credit: James Prince Memoir J. Prince has called on artists and music lovers to boycott the upcoming Grammys ceremony over the decision to ban Kanye. The Rap A Lot Records founder spoke out on Instagra... Read More...

Pusha T Beefs with McDonald’s Over ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ Jingle – Drops Arby’s Diss Track

Ashley King

March 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Meghan Hessler Pusha T is beefing with McDonald's over the 'I'm lovin' It' jingle with a new diss track sponsored by Arby's. McDonald's famously used the 'ba da ba ba ba' tune in 2003 with Just... Read More...

Universal Music Group Inks Sponsorship Deal With Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C., Including An ‘Official Theme Song’ From Snoop Dogg

Dylan Smith

March 18, 2022

Snoop Dogg and Malaysian rapper Joe Flizzow, who created "Pioneers" for Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Photo Credit: Universal Music Group Earlier this week, Spotify dropped a reported $306 million on a “long-term” ... Read More...

Young Dolph Autopsy Report Released – Rapper Shot 22 Times

Ashley King

March 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Slyguy1255 / CC by 4.0 The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center has released its autopsy report for the murder of Young Dolph. Adolph Thorton Jr. – more widely known as Young Dolph – suffere... Read More...

Reservoir Inks ‘Global Publishing Deal’ With Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike, Covering His ‘Entire Catalog and Future Works’

Dylan Smith

March 15, 2022

Killer Mike. Photo Credit: Reservoir Media Reservoir Media has officially inked “a global publishing deal” with Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike, covering the 46-year-old’s “entire catalog and future works.” Res... Read More...

Death Row Records Removes ‘Doggystyle’ and ‘The Chronic’ From Streaming Services — Are NFTs On the Way?

Dylan Smith

March 14, 2022

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, two of the original Death Row Records artists, performing live. Photo Credit: Jason Persse / CC by 2.0 About one month ago, Snoop Dogg declared that his newly purchased Death Row Recor... Read More...

Travis Scott charity donations legal trouble

Travis Scott Charity Donation Draws Blowback From Astroworld Victims

Ashley King

March 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 2.0 Travis Scott's charitable donations have left the rapper facing legal blowback from victims of the Astroworld festival. Lawyers for the victims argue that Travi... Read More...

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‘The Chronic’ Remains Missing from Streaming Services – Is Snoop Going Full NFT?

A$AP Rocky Launches Canadian Whisky Brand, Mercer + Prince

Rapper Bobby Shmurda Claims Epic Records Has Released Him

Travis Scott Plays First Performance After Astroworld – At an Oscars Party

Trippie Redd Says He Signed a $30 Million, 3-Album Deal With 10K Projects

J. Prince Calls for a Boycott of the Grammys After Kanye Removal

Pusha T Beefs with McDonald’s Over ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ Jingle – Drops Arby’s Diss Track

Universal Music Group Inks Sponsorship Deal With Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C., Including An ‘Official Theme Song’ From Snoop Dogg

Young Dolph Autopsy Report Released – Rapper Shot 22 Times

Reservoir Inks ‘Global Publishing Deal’ With Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike, Covering His ‘Entire Catalog and Future Works’

Death Row Records Removes ‘Doggystyle’ and ‘The Chronic’ From Streaming Services — Are NFTs On the Way?