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DMX was taken into custody at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, January 29 for violating his probation. The East Coast rap vet, who has struggled with substance abuse over the years, was arrested for failing a drug

Netflix is gearing up to premiere a new hip-hop documentary series called Rapture. The show, revealed via an official YouTube announcement, will dig into the lives of various artists. The first season of Rapture is then set to

Despite the recent success of Awaken, My Love!, which received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, Donald Glover has confirmed his plans to retire Childish Gambino. Glover shared the news during a Q&A at Sunday’s

Lil Wayne has released Dedication 6: Reloaded, which comes stacked with features from Drake, Juelz Santana, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist, Rich The Kid, and Marley G. The project, produced by DJ Drama, serves as the follow-up to

The Grammy-nominated trio Migos’ new album, Culture II, is headed for a big first week. The sequel to last year’s original is on track to sell between 180,000 and 200,000 units in its opening week, with 30,000-40,000 in

Russell Simmons is being sued for $5 million by a woman who claims Simmons raped her in 2016 while she was at his home. Aspiring filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik filed the lawsuit on Wednesday. The suit claims that

Iggy Azalea announced on social media Wednesday that she’ll be releasing new music soon. The Grammy-nominated rapper posted the artwork to her next single, “Savior,” which has a feature from Migos’ Quavo. The track is scheduled to

Erykah Badu has found herself in the hot seat this week after she made some comments in a new interview with Vulture, which many people are deeming anti-Semitic and insensitive. In the new conversation, the singer suggested that

After releasing a double digit number of mixtapes, Rich The Kid is launching his official debut album. Following a huge 2017 that included his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar,  Rich called on Playboi Carti to assist on his

Mary J. Blige has picked up her first Academy Award nominations, including a nod for Supporting Actress, for her role in Mudbound. Blige stars as Florence Jackson in director Dee Rees’s movie about two men soldiers, one black one