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Music

The handwritten lyrics to one of Tupac's most beloved songs are now available for purchase.

Gary With Da Tea was singing to himself like he does, but this time he was reciting Nas lyrics.

It's been ten years since Lloyd dropped his single "You" featuring Lil Wayne, which went on to become one of the biggest singles of his career.

Tupac‘s estate has dealt with many people attempting to sell personal things of the rapper’s, and now the team is threatening to sue again. According to reports, Shakur’s estate plans to block the sale of his handwritten lyrics to “Catchin’ Feelings.” His team claims to have sold tons of Pac’s personal property, but says they are […]

Music

Now, we've gotten a little more insight into the true nature of the song after "Sorry" songwriter Diana "Wynter" Gordon sat down for an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

The 23-year-old emcee dished on some of the stories behind his most popular and memorable lyrics.

If you’re like most people, when Desiigner’s hit “Panda” plays on 97.9 The Beat, you turn it up and attempt to sing along. Only problem is, you end up singing your version of the song with words that sound close enough to what your hearing because you don’t know what the actual words are! Worry no […]

Kanye debuted “The LIfe of Pablo” at his fashion show last night, and there’s a song on it called “Famous,” where Kanye raps, quote, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that bitch famous.” The whole song hasn’t been released yet, but even without context, it sounds like shots fired […]

Sports

The Golden State Warriors are still riding high atop the NBA standings at 29-1 and the wife of their star player had a few choice…

We got 2 new joints from the young homey Poindexter. He keeping his bars up and that’s a great thing to hear. Check out #1…

Special K kicked off his Hip-Hop Translation series with 2 Chainz “Feds Watching” and now two years later 2 Chainz joins us live in studio to translate his…