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Rap Discovery Platform Rapchat Raises $2.3 Million

May 3, 2021

Rap-discovery platform Rapchat has generated $2.3 million in a new funding round, upping its total raised capital to $4 million. The Columbus-headquartered music-making app detailed the multimillion-dollar r... Read More...

Irv Gotti Apologizes for ‘Talking Out of Turn’ on DMX’s Cause of Death

Ashley King

May 3, 2021

Irv Gotti apologizes after the hip-hop world clapped back over comments he made about DMX's death. The Murder Inc. co-founder appeared on Chicago's 107.5 WGCI in a length interview. He claimed DMX died from ... Read More...

Three Months After Trump Pardon, Kodak Black Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery

Ashley King

April 29, 2021

Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to assault and battery just three months after his Trump pardon. The 23-year-old rapper, named Bill Kapri, previously denied the incident following a show in South Caroli... Read More...

DMX Cause of Death: Autopsy to Reveal Mixture of Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Alcohol, Prescription Pills, and COVID-19

Paul Resnikoff

April 24, 2021

As the world continues the mourn the death of DMX, more information about the rapper's tragic overdose and resulting heart attack is coming to light. Here are more details on DMX's cause of death. Updated (J... Read More...

So You Think You Can Rap? Drake Offers $100,000 Prize for the Ultimate Rap League Champion

Ashley King

April 23, 2021

Drake is putting up a $100,000 cash prize for the Ultimate Rap League season three. The new URL series kicks off on Saturday (April 24th) at 3 pm EST on Caffeine. Drake inked a multi-year partnership deal wi... Read More...

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

Dylan Smith

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

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 Beyoncé planned to purchase DMX's... Read More...

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

Ashley King

April 12, 2021

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 release this summer, but it co... Read More...

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

Ashley King

April 9, 2021

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 the rapper was under evaluation f... Read More...

DMX Has 15 Kids + $1.7 Million In IRS Debt + Just Got Arrested

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

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 set to perform a battery of test... Read More...

DMX Remains on Life Support After Suspected Drug Overdose

Paul Resnikoff

April 4, 2021

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 hospital in White Plains, NY, on Friday ... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote
Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Company: UMG, the Universal Music Group
Location: Full Time Remote, California and New York

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Rap Discovery Platform Rapchat Raises $2.3 Million

Irv Gotti Apologizes for ‘Talking Out of Turn’ on DMX’s Cause of Death

Three Months After Trump Pardon, Kodak Black Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery

DMX Cause of Death: Autopsy to Reveal Mixture of Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Alcohol, Prescription Pills, and COVID-19

So You Think You Can Rap? Drake Offers $100,000 Prize for the Ultimate Rap League Champion

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

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

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

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

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

DMX Remains Unresponsive and In a Coma, His Manager Says

DMX Remains on Life Support After Suspected Drug Overdose