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Kanye West Confirms He Has No Manager: "I'm Nobody's Client"
UPDATE 04.25.18 10:01 a.m. EST: Kanye hopped on Twitter early Wednesday morning (Apr. 25) to confirm reports that he and his manager Scooter Braun had ended their business relationship. "I no longer have a manager. I can't be managed," he wrote. "I'm nobody's "client"." While Yeezy failed to provide more context regarding the split, his final tweet seemingly supports claims that he did give Braun an...
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French Montana Weighs In On Lil Pump & J. Cole Beef
Lil Pump has been gaining a lot of attention lately after his reported beef with J. Cole reached a new level with the release of Cole's single, "1985." While many Dreamville and veteran hip-hop fans are siding with Cole on the matter, French Montana is stepping in to play peacemaker. In a new interview with LA Weekly, the "Unforgettable" rapper pleads his case for why people should respect Lil Pump...
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Kevin Hart Deals With Public Aftermath Of His Infidelity In J. Cole's Video
Much like the public's reaction to news of Kevin Hart's infidelity, all eyes are on the comedian in J. Cole's latest video, partly named after the Philadelphia native. As the song tells the tale of fighting off the urge to cheat, the video for "Kevin's Heart" does the same and its impact is felt that much more since Hart decided to serve as the reel's star. From the grocery store to shopping for a...
National
Florida Judge Steps Down After Being Recorded Berating Disabled Woman Who Later Died
A Florida judge has stepped down after video surfaced of a her ruthlessly berating a chronically ill disabled woman who later died, following her release from jail. During a preliminary hearing last Sunday (April 15), Broward County Circuit Judge Merrilee Ehrlich, repeatedly scolded Sandra Faye Twiggs, a 59-year-old mother who was in a wheelchair and was arrested on a misdemeanor charge after...
News
Remembering The Waffle House Shooting Victims
The victims of the Waffle House shooting in Tennessee were all young creatives with unmeasurable potential. Shortly after their names were released to the public Sunday (April 22), tributes began pouring in for Taurean C. Sanderlin, Joe Perez, Akilah Dasilva and DeEbony Groves. The victims, all of color, were shot and killed by Travis Reinking. The 29-year-old pulled into the parking lot of the...
Features
Net Neutrality: With The Internet As DAWN’s Major Label, Her Indie Journey Comes Into Question
“The Internet is my platform.” For independent artists like DAWN (formerly of Danity Kane and Dirty-Money), the World Wide Web provides endless opportunities for her music to travel across the globe, but with the impending net neutrality repeal taking effect on Monday (Apr. 23), it's time to find a solution before her platform’s foundation falls into jeopardy. Nearing the latter end of 2017,...
Music
15 Years Later, JAY-Z Adds 'The S. Carter Collection' Mixtape To Tidal: Listen
The good folks at Tidal took us down memory lane (I was a rookie street hustler and bought my first car--Ford Taurus--with drug money) by delivering some priceless gems for all of the JAY Z stans: Hov's first official mixtape S. Carter Collection, released back in 2003. Over 24 songs, a young JAY Z, when he still used his "ah ah" ab-lib, rapped over instrumentals from Pharrell, 50 Cent, Michael Jackson,...
