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T.I.: My Friend Urinated On Drake

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A decade ago, there were rumors that a friend of T.I. once peed on Drake. Drake got into an altercation with T.I.’s friend, Cap, who

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Kodak Black Transferred To Another Facility After Suing The Federal Bureau Of Prisons

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Kodak Black, born Bill K. Kapri, has been transferred to a high-security federal prison in Illinois. According to his lawyer Bradford Cohen, the transfer comes

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L.A. Reid Sells 100% Of 162-Song Writing & Publishing Catalog

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Legendary music industry veteran L.A. Reid has officially sold all his music rights. In an era where many artists are fighting to own their masters,

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Brooklyn Songstress Melody Impacts With “Unplugged”

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Captivating, dynamic and spellbinding are the words being used to describe New York based R&B artist Melody. At times brilliant and at times unique, Melody

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Rico Nasty Releases Fun Remix To “iPhone”

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The Punk Rock Princess and DMV-native Rico Nasty has announced the release of a EDM-style remix for “iPhone,” produced by California’s own Ookay, known for

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Gucci Mane Celebrates The New 1017 With “So Icy Gang Vol. 1”

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Grammy Award-nominated rapper Gucci Mane has announced the release of his eagerly awaited new compilation mixtape titled “So Icy Gang Vol. 1” via Gucci Mane’s

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Fivio Foreign Charged With Beating Up His Pregnant Girlfriend

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More details surrounding the arrest of Fivio Foreign, born Maxie Lee Ryles III, have emerged online. Yo! Raps has learned that the Brooklyn rapper is

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Nipsey Hussle’s Family Sues Crips

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Nipsey Hussle’s estate is suing a Crips owned company for using the rapper’s slogan, “The Maraton Continues.” Samiel Asghedom, Nipsey’s brother, filed the suit against

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Couple Alert! Ashanti Dating Flo Rida, Gave Her $40K As 40th Birthday Present

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R&B singer Ashanti is currently celebrating her 40th birthday in Aruba with her new boyfriend, rapper Flo Rida. According to one of Ashanti’s friends, Flo

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Brandy Releases “No Tomorrow Pt. 2” ft. Ty Dolla $ign

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Grammy Award-winning singer Brandy releases a new single, “No Tomorrow Part 2” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Brandy’s first studio album in 8 years, “b7,” was

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Kirko Bangz’s Baby Son Dies, Releases Heartbreaking Instagram Post

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Yo! Raps has learned that rapper Kirko Bangz recently lost his baby son and the Houston born rapper took to Instagram to share with his

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Tory Lanez Faces 22 Years In Prison After Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

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Rapper and singer Tory Lanez has been charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, is facing one count of assault with a

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Scarface Needs Kidney Transplant, Offers To Buy Someone’s Kidney

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Legendary rapper Scarface suffered irreparable damage to his kidneys after contracting the novel coronavirus in March. Now, the 49-year-old rapper, born Brad Terrence Jordan, took

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Fivio Foreign Arrested In New Jersey For Assault, Facing 10 Years

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Brooklyn drill rapper Fivio Foreign has been arrested for assault following an incident in Edgewater, New Jersey on Saturday (Oct. 10). The New York artist

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Juicy J Releases New Track “Load It Up”

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Legendary rapper, producer, entrepreneur Juicy J releases “Load It Up,” featuring NLE Choppa, the second track and visual from his forthcoming album.  The Juicy J

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Trey Songz Goes Back Home On New Album

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Shortly after the announcement of its surprise pre-order last week, Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer Trey Songz has officially released his eagerly-awaited eighth studio album, “Back

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O.T. Genasis Teams Up With Chris Brown & Charlie Wilson For New Single

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O.T. Genasis has officially released his collaboration with Chris Brown and Charlie Wilson titled “Back To You.” The upbeat melody, in which O.T. Genasis’ bars

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Real Physician, Dr. Khan aka Lazarus, Raps about Medical Marijuana With Redman

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With legalization of marijuana taking place almost nationwide in the USA and dispensaries popping up on every block, the question arises as to the actual

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Trey Songz Tests Positive For COVID-19

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Trey Songz says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is urging his fans to not be cavalier about the novel coronavirus. The R&B singer made

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Kendrick Lamar Shoots Down Rumors On Leaving TDE

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Yo! Raps reported that rumors have been circulating on social media that Kendrick Lamar has left Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE)  to focus on another venture

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Rae Sremmurd Rapper Slim Jxmmi Beats Up Baby Mama

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Last month, Rae Sremmurd member Slim Jxmmi was accused of beating up his baby mama named Kee. Now, the alleged victim leaked evidence that shows

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Kendrick Lamar Leaving Top Dawg Entertainment?

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Yo! Raps has heard some rumors floating around the internet that Kendrick Lamar has left Top Dawg Entertainment in favor of focusing on his pgLang

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Chi-Town Rapper Lud Foe Releases Album “Guns Up Funds Up”

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Chicago rapper and Boochie Gang frontman Lud Foe releases his new album “Guns Up Funds Up.”  The 14-track album arrives via YSN/Groundwērk/eOne and features fellow

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Gucci Mane Announces “So Icy Gang Vol. 1” Compilation

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ATL rap icon Gucci Mane and his The New 1017 label signees K Shiday, Enchanting, Foogiano, Roboy, & Big Scarr sat down for an icebreaker

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21 Savage: ‘6ix9ine Ain’t The Only Rat In America’

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21 Savage and Metro Boomin released their latest joint venture titled “Savage Mode 2” this weekend and some fans have been curious whether the track

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Charlamagne Tha God To Tory Lanez: ‘You’re Profiting Off Violence Towards Women’

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Charlamagne Tha God is obviously not a big fan of rapper Tory Lanez. Tory targetted the media in his response to allegations that he shot

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Bad Boy Rapper Black Rob Needs Help: ‘I’m Broke Because Of Child Support’

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Bad Boy rapper Black Rob claims that he is struggling financially and needs help. The Buffalo born rapper visited Connecticut’s #1 rap show Bars On

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BandUpSick Delivers A Strong Project With “Planet Wars”

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Great achievers have a sense of destiny, and a burning passion to leave a legacy. For artists, their music is their legacy. It’s a piece

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50 Cent Remembers Doctor Suing Him Over Unpaid Bill After He Was Shot

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50 Cent’s path to stardom was marred by an incident that left him injured by nine shots in 2000, something that became a topic in

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Fat Joe: ‘Eminem Wants Me To Come Out Of Retirement’

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Veteran rapper Fat Joe has revaled that Detroit Hip-Hop superstar Eminem called him to encourage him to come out of retirement. That’s nuts. You know,