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LL Cool J relearned ‘how to rap’ on his first album in 11 years, ‘The FORCE.’ Here’s how

YoopyaJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy award winning rapper-actor- author LL COOL J will release his first new album in 11 years, “The FORCE” in September —

“Hot Boy” rapper Bobby Shmurda released from NY prison

YoopyaFeb 24, 2021June 17, 20230

Bobby Shmurda, a once up-and-coming rapper thanks to a hit music video that popularized the Shmoney dance, was paroled on Tuesday after spending more than

Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dies at 45

YoopyaMar 29, 2016May 21, 20230

Phife Dawg, a masterful lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died Tuesday from complications resulting

Rap mogul Suge Knight charged with murder in hit-and-run case

YoopyaFeb 3, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion Suge Knight was charged with murder and attempted murder on Monday in connection with an incident in which prosecutors say

Lil Wayne wants $51 million from Birdman after 24 year partnership

YoopyaJan 30, 2015July 3, 20230

Rapper Lil Wayne has reportedly filed a lawsuit against his former best friend and Cash Money boss Birdman for a staggering $51 million following multiple

Music: Eminem, Outkast top 2014 Lollapalooza lineup

YoopyaMar 27, 2014September 26, 20230

CHICAGO (AP) — Eminem and Outkast will headline a diverse lineup of more than 130 acts at this year’s three-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago,

40 years on from the party where hip hop was born

YoopyaOct 24, 2013May 15, 20230

It is 40 years since a ‘back to school jam’ in New York’s west Bronx kickstarted a movement and spawned a whole culture. BBC Culture’s

Hip-hop mogul Suge Knight arrested in Los Angeles

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Hip-hop music mogul Suge Knight was arrested in Los Angeles early on Wednesday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant following a traffic stop, a

Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop’s Top Earners

YoopyaSep 5, 20120

Six years ago Dr. Dre was walking along the beach with Interscope Records chief Jimmy Iovine, pondering whether or not he should launch his own