Category: Hip Hop News
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BIZ MARKIE IS ALIVE BUT ‘JUST A FRIEND’ RAP LEGEND STILL NEEDS HIP HOP’S PRAYERS
A rumor started floating around online that Biz Markie had passed away on Wednesday night (June 30) after REVOLT prematurely reported on his death (the post has since been taken down). A source close to the Juice Crew legend tells HipHopDX he’s still alive as of a few hours ago but isn’t doing well. Unfortunately…
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POLO G EARNS 1ST BILLBOARD 200 NO. 1 ALBUM WITH ‘HALL OF FAME’
Polo G’s Hall Of Fame continues the city of Chicago rap’s run at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Billboard, the Chi-Town rapper’s third effort earned over 143,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week of availability, besting his previous two albums — 2019’s Die A Legend (No. 6) and 2020’s The…
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MORRAY PUSHES ‘STREET SERMONS’ ALBUM WITH ‘MISTAKES’ VIDEO
2021 HipHopDX Rising Star Morray made it a point to bring his brand of Bible belt gospel for his Street Sermons debut. A month after a show-stealing guest turn on J. Cole’s The Off-Season, Morray returns to his own life story for “Mistakes.” Directed by Christian Breslauer, the video for “Mistakes” finds Morray straddling the…
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LIL BABY CLEANS OUT ATLANTA FOOT LOCKER IN FULFILMENT OF EARLY PROMISES TO SAVE HIS COMMUNITY
Lil Baby proclaimed himself to be a hero in his native Atlanta and the Quality Control star is nothing short of proving it with his latest charitable effort. On Friday (June 18), fans posted a clip of the rapper leaving an area Foot Locker escorted by several employees carrying bags of new shoes. The amount…
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NICKI MINAJ CELEBRATES POLO G’S ‘HALL OF FAME’ BILLBOARD NO. 1: ‘CHICAGO STAND UP’
Nicki Minaj is giving Polo G his flowers. After Chart Data reported the Chicago rapper’s sophomore album Hall of Fame would debut at No. 1 on the upcoming Billboard 200 chart, Minaj got on Twitter to not only congratulate Polo G but also promote his “Party Lyfe” video featuring DaBaby. “CONGRATULATIONS POLO‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ SOOOOOO FN HAPPY…
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SEVERAL DMX FAMILY MEMBERS PETITION TO CONTROL HIS ESTATE
With DMX not leaving a will at the time of his untimely death, much about his estate is still left to be decided. According to Page Six, various members of the Simmons family have already legally applied to oversee the late rapper's estate. DMX’s fiancée Desiree Lindstrom recently applied to become an administrator and be…
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