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Yung Damon! Signs Distribution Deal With Sony Music
Grab a plate, grab a fork, grab a spoon, because Savannah rapper Yung Damon! is cooking up new music to serve up thanks to a new distribution deal he just signed with Rocstar World, a subsidiary of […]
"Becoming Diddy" Author Darryl James Speaks After Verdict
(Los Angeles - July 3, 2025) - Appearing on CBS’s "Sean Diddy Combs: The Verdict" and NBC’s "Top Story With Tom Llamas," author Darryl James draws from decades of experience in the hip-hop industry to […]
Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth Announce "Funeral For A Dream" Album – A Hip-Hop Ceremony of a Lifetime Dream
Detroit has always been a city of resilience, rhythm, and raw emotion, and few artists reflect that legacy better than Apollo Brown and Bronze Nazareth. Their upcoming collaborative album, Funeral For A Dream, dropping on […]
Rick Ross Attends Street Naming in Birth Place of Clarksdale, MS
Mayor Chuck Espy led the ceremony, recognizing Ross not just for his contributions to music and business, but for the personal and cultural legacy he continues to build in Clarksdale. “Rick Ross has returned, and […]
Lil Novi Sparks Ghostwriting Debate, Claims Lil Wayne Wrote Drake’s Early Lyrics
In a revealing new interview with TrillMarty on YouTube, Lil Novi, son of Hip-Hop icon Lil Wayne, has set off a firestorm within the rap community by suggesting his father ghostwrote much of Drake’s early work. During […]
Hip-Hop Artist 60 East Releases The Crossword Cipher: A Crossword Journey Through Independent Hip-Hop Culture
Hip-Hop artist, festival curator, and now Author 60 East has just dropped his debut book The Crossword Cipher: A Crossword Journey Through Independent Hip-Hop Culture, now available on Amazon. Blending lyricism with literacy, this one-of-a-kind book features 50 original […]
Free NYC Father’s Day Event: When We Free The World Documentary Screening and Conversation
(NEW YORK CITY - June 2025) — In celebration of Father’s Day, Juneteenth, Pride Month, and Men’s Health Month, Judson Memorial Church, Brooklyn Diego, and the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development […]


