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Eminem is shedding more light on his past struggles with substance abuse. During a recent episode of Paul Rosenberg’s podcast, the Grammy-winning rapper opened up about his near-fatal overdose 15 years ago. Em previously revealed he had been battling an addiction to prescription pills, and was hospitalized in 2007 after accidentally ODing on methadone.  “It took a […]

MF DOOM’s widow says she’s made multiple attempts to retrieve the late rapper’s rhyme books, but a certain music executive refuses to give them up. In a statement provided to Complex, Jasmine Dumile claims the precious document remain with Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, the president and founder of Now-Again Records. Egon reportedly met DOOM about 20 years ago, when […]

Juno Award winning rapper and singer Tobi is back with another signature blend of styles on the intense single “Before The Panic.” The track features Nashville-based artist and producer Mikky Ekko and was produced by Alex Goose. In the lead up to the song’s release, Tobi tweeted that it’s an important one for him. On […]

OVO Sound artist Baka Not Nice has ended a three-year hiatus between releases with new track “Body & A Face.” His first new music since 2019 single “UP” was produced by OZ and Fierce. “I just hugged Adele with a .50 on my waist,” he says on the song in his typically unflinching style over […]

Lil Yachty is many things.  He’s a musician who feels at home whether he’s trading hilarious punchlines with Michigan rappers like BabyTron and RMC Mike or rapping melodically on a Tame Impala record. He’s a brand ambassador who’s been in Target commercials and on Reese’s Puffs cereal boxes. And when it comes to fashion, he’s […]

HDBeenDope has formally joined the Roc Nation family. Tuesday, the Brooklyn artist officially announced his signing to Roc Nation, saying in a statement that “serendipity” played a pivotal role on his path to signing with Jay-Z. “I’m a writer and artist from Brooklyn signed to Hov. Those of you who love hip-hop like I do […]

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of his Detroit mixtape, Big Sean has finally brought the project to streaming services.  Originally released all the way back in 2012, Detroit features guest appearances from J. Cole, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Royce da 5’9”, Jhené Aiko, Chris Brown, and Juicy J among others. The production is handled by the likes of Young Chop, […]

Made In America Festival was forced to cancel Kodak Black’s scheduled performance on Saturday (Sept. 3) because he turned up so late, and the rapper is not happy about it. “Aye, Made In America, I don’t know what’s going on,” said the Florida rapper in a post shared on his Instagram Story over the weekend. […]

Wiz Khalifa was left speechless after seeing Logic’s latest tattoo: the Taylor Gang logo.  Before showing off his new ink, Logic told Wiz that he had a surprise for him. “I was like, ‘I can’t give it to you but it’ll last forever,” he said, to which Khalifa responded, “That’s a fucking riddle right there … That’s like the […]

DJ Khaled’s latest album God Did slightly edged out Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Billboard reports. Khaled’s 13th studio effort earned 107,500 equivalent album units, of which 96,000 came by way of SEA units, equaling 129.82 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks. The remaining sum consisted of 9,500 units in traditional album […]