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‘STREETS STILL WATCHING’: JAY-Z & KANYE WEST’S ‘N-GGAS IN PARIS’ INCHES CLOSE TO DIAMOND STATUS

JAY-Z and Kanye West may not be the best of friends at the moment, but their art is certainly standing the test of time. On Wednesday (March 23), Chart Data confirmed the pair’s 2011 Watch The Throne hit “N-ggas In Paris” has officially been certified 8x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America – just two million away from diamond status. […]

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DR. DRE CANCELED HIS VERZUZ CHRONIC SMOKE OVER TEDDY RILEY & BABYFACE SOUND FIASCO

When Timbaland and Swizz Beatz were first getting Verzuz off the ground early last year as a way to combat the quarantine blues, they ran into a few bumps. In particular, the Teddy Riley and Babyface showdown in April 2020 was an epic failure with numerous sound quality issues and sometimes, no sound at all. Following a well-deserved rematch

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COMMON & TIFFANY HADDISH MAKE PROVOCATIVE TIKTOK VIDEO FOR VIRAL SILHOUETTE CHALLENGE

Another day, another social media challenge. This time, TikTok is the catalyst for the new Silhouette Challenge, which — yep! — challenges people to give their best seductive performances using nothing but their silhouettes. On Sunday (January 31), comedian Tiffany Haddish decided to rope her famous MC boyfriend Common into the latest viral craze and wound up producing TikTok

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KANYE WEST REPORTEDLY FACING $30M LAWSUIT FROM NEARLY 1,000 SUNDAY SERVICE MEMBERS

LOS ANGELES, CA – Kanye West’s Sunday Service choir is going from working with ‘Ye in the pews to challenging the multi-time Grammy Award winner in a court of law. According to Page Six, nearly 1,000 Sunday Service members have partnered to file two class-action lawsuits against the Yeezy founder over a number of issues from late or missed

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HIP HOP FANS HOUND TIDAL’S ELLIOTT WILSON TO RESURRECT MC SERCH-HOSTED ‘THE (WHITE) RAPPER SHOW’

VH1 launched The (White) Rapper Show in 2007, a rap competition show hosted by 3rd Bass legend MC Serch and created by Ego Trip magazine. As the name suggests, the show consisted of 10 white rappers vying for the chance at $100,000 grand prize – all they had to do was be the best white rapper. Friday (January 8) marked 14

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TOOSII CELEBRATES 1ST-EVER RIAA PLAQUE 2-YEARS AFTER SIGNING DEAL WITH DABABY’S LABEL

Toosii has come a long way from his start as an opener for his South Coast Music Group labelmate DaBaby’s tour. Now, he’s celebrating his path to stardom on his 21st birthday weekend with a new gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In an Instagram photo shared on Sunday (January 10), SCMG CEO Arnold Taylor

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1501 CERTIFIED RAPPER ERICA BANKS’ ‘BUSS IT’ SINGLE CATCHES FIRE ON TIKTOK AMID NEW RECORD DEAL

1501 Certified Entertainment rapper Erica Banks has a lot to celebrate right now. Not only is her single “Buss It” currently blowing up on TikTok with a challenge similar to the makeover challenge, but she just inked a deal with Warner Records in partnership with 1501. “I am proud to announce that I am now signed to

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