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‘God Nuh Have Nuh Zelle’: Yaksta Shrugs Off Gospel Artiste’s Fiery Warning
Yaksta may have been digitally cast into the fires of hell, but the self-styled Bush Lawd is hardly trembling. The…
Anthony Cruz on Buju Banton’s ‘Place Too Bloody’ and Five Years Away From Music
Anthony Cruz has revealed that he stepped away from music for about five years after his only daughter was killed…
Nyne X glad to be cleared of firearm charges after Queens court rules illegal search by cops
Clarendon-born reggae and dancehall artiste Nyne X says a Queens, New York, court has cleared him of four firearm possession…
Seyi Vibez Talks ‘SWAGUU,’ Nigerian Roots and Global Ambitions
Seyi Vibez has already crossed 5 billion streams, but the number he's really focused on right now is three. That's…
Asake Reveals Years of Unanswered Texts to Olamide Before YBNL Signing
Before the sold-out shows and the street anthems, Asake was sitting alone in a room, recording songs he could not…
Wiz Khalifa Calls Amber Rose ‘Like a Sister’ and Admits He Needed to Grow Up
Wiz Khalifa has spoken candidly about his relationship with Amber Rose years after their divorce, describing a co-parenting bond built…
Reggae Loses Its Heartbeat: Bass Great Jackie Jackson Dies
Veteran bassist Clifton “Jackie” Jackson, whose deep, unmistakable bass lines powered some of the most enduring recordings in ska, rocksteady…
Journalist’s widow has filed defamation claim and an injunction against blogger Milton Wray
Patrice Hussey-Malcolm, widow of the late journalist Dervan Malcolm, has filed a defamation claim against Milton Wray, operator of the…
Trap Lore Ross Breaks Down Durk Acquittal and Warns Remaining RICO Case Is No Formality
Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial acquitted on five counts, but according to Trap Lore Ross, who attended every single day of the proceedings, the legal battle is…
Fredo Bang Calls Jay-Z’s Complex Freestyle ‘Trash’ and Says His Music Lacks Soul
Fredo Bang has never been one to soften his opinions, and the Baton Rouge rapper made that clear when he weighed in on Jay-Z's widely praised Complex freestyle, calling it…
Jay-Z and the NFL: Was Hip-Hop’s Biggest Name Used to Rehabilitate a League?
Jay-Z's partnership with the NFL has never been far from controversy, and the debate around what it meant for Black culture and the Colin Kaepernick movement is far from settled.…
Birdman on Wayne Reconciliation: ‘I Had to Fix That With Him’
Birdman has opened up about why reconciling with Lil Wayne was never truly optional for him, making clear that the bond between the two men runs far deeper than business.…
600Breezy on NBA YoungBoy’s $30K Bail, King Yella’s Fall, and His Own Regrets
600Breezy is not laughing at King Yella. Despite a complicated history with the Chicago street commentator, the rapper made clear that going broke is something he refuses to mock, because…
Dave Mays Says He Discovered The Boondocks in a College Paper and Launched It Nationally
Dave Mays, the co-founder of The Source Magazine, is claiming a significant piece of cultural history: that he was the person who brought Aaron McGruder's comic strip The Boondocks to…
King Yella Says He Was ‘Pissed Off’ Durk Beat Murder Charge, Predicts RICO Loss
King Yella has no sympathy for Lil Durk following his acquittal on the murder-for-hire charge, and he is even less optimistic about what comes next for the Chicago rapper. Yella…
Patra Reflects on 30 Years, Freedom and Reclaiming the ‘Queen of the Pack’ Legacy
Before she became the first woman to land a No. 1 album on the Billboard Reggae Chart, Patra was just a girl from Whithorn, Westmoreland, making river trips with her…
