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GloRilla is not here for the plastic surgery BS. After a fan on X suggested the Memphis rapper had undergone cosmetic procedures, she wasted no time setting the record straight. The fan wrote, “GloRilla got facial balancing done and it was money well spent. They [done] leveled out her eyes and shaved down that nose. Hello gorgeous.” Glo spotted the post and fired back with a single response: “delusional.” The rising star has been trending lately for reasons beyond rumors. She recently went public with her relationship with NBA forward Brandon Ingram, making things official on the Gram. Ingram shared…

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The track reunites Havoc and the late Prodigy with Alchemist for a Queensbridge-rooted tale over moody production. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Mobb Deep continues their legacy with “Taj Mahal,” the second single from their upcoming album, Infinite, dropping October 10 via Mass Appeal. The track hit streaming platforms Friday (September 26) and finds Alchemist back on the beat. The song paints a vivid picture…

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On this date in 2000, Bad Boy Records premiere artist Jamal “Shyne” Barrow released his self-titled debut album on the ever-popular Bad Boy imprint under the leadership of BB honcho, then known as “P. Diddy.” Shyne’s debut album release was a bittersweet one, with his LP being dropped while the Belize-born rapper was serving 8-10 years in an upstate prison for a shooting in Club New York in Manhattan just a year prior involving his boss and then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. Despite Barrow having to do time behind bars, his album was an undisputed success, selling over a million copies in…

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Turk, one-fourth of the iconic Hip-Hop group Hot Boys, is suing two concert promotion companies for over $340,000 after being dropped from the Cash Money Millionaires’ 30th Anniversary Tour over a clash with fellow rapper B.G.. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Broward County, Florida, accuses Artists By Artists Agency LLC and Dope Shows Inc. of breaching their contract and misusing Turk’s name and image in promotional materials after cutting him from the tour lineup. According to TMZ, Turk had agreed to a $400,000 deal but was removed mid-tour after disputing a proposed pay cut and never received the full amount.…

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This is the 2nd EP from New York emcee/producer Santana Fox. Notable for being the daughter of the late Prodigy of Mobb Deep fame, she eventually followed in her father’s footsteps making music of her own couple years after his untimely passing putting out a handful of singles up until the full-length debut Girl Next Door. Her previous EP Eye Candy a year & a half ago was a crucial moment in her career not only for her producing it all by herself, but her improved lyricism too. We were supposed to get Femme Fatale last October & although it’s still not here, She’s a Rebel! looks to prelude it. After the…

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Nas has scored a major victory for his hometown with the approval of a $5.5 billion Resorts World Casino project in Queens. The decision came down from the New York State Gaming Commission, officially greenlighting the development in the borough where the rap legend was raised. Though Nas himself was not present at the meeting, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards made sure the moment carried extra weight. Here is the scale of the Queens project. The casino still needs an official gaming license, but investors are confident approval will arrive before year’s end. If finalized, Resorts World would anchor Queens…

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50 Cent is turning Shreveport, Louisiana into a media epicenter. He just secured the green light to bring a massive entertainment district to downtown Shreveport. The city council officially approved his proposal, clearing the way for construction to begin as early as late this year or in the opening months of next. According to KTBS, the Queens mogul is personally investing $50 million into the project. The development, called the Film and Entertainment Gateway Economic Development District, will impose a 2 percent sales tax within its boundaries, with all revenue funneled into a trust fund dedicated to redevelopment. Strict guidelines…

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Martin Shkreli must defend himself in court over alleged trade secret violations tied to the Wu-Tang Clan’s ultra-rare album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, after a federal judge ruled Thursday that the case can proceed despite his efforts to shut it down. Brooklyn U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen sided with PleasrDAO, the digital art collective that bought the one-of-a-kind album from the U.S. government in 2021, after Shkreli forfeited it as part of his sentence for securities fraud. The group sued Shkreli last year, accusing him of threatening to leak the album online, which they say would destroy…

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The first official trailer for Kathryn Bigelow’s latest thriller A House of Dynamite just dropped, giving fans a tense preview of what unfolds when a rogue nuclear missile threatens the United States. Front and center in the film are Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, who lead a high-stakes ensemble of Washington DC power players scrambling to identify the source of the missile and decide how to respond before disaster strikes. The trailer’s haunting question looms large: is anyone in DC truly prepared for a crisis of this scale? Written by Noah Oppenheim and produced by Oppenheim, Bigelow, and Greg Shapiro, the film…

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