Category: Music News

Trae Tha Truth worked tirelessly to help the city of Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. With that in mind, Hometown Hero is an appropriate name for his next album. HipHopDX spoke to Trae about what motivated him to choose this album title, and he shared a few different reasons for its selection. “A couple …

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Months after being found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child, Jelani Maraj (brother of rapper Nicki Minaj) now wants the conviction completely thrown out. Page Six reports that Maraj’s sentencing was pushed back a month as his lawyer petitions to have his conviction dismissed. Maraj currently faces life in prison following November’s guilty …

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Trey Songz could be in hot water after an alleged incident that took place over NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. TMZ reports that Songz is accused of hitting a woman at a party held on Saturday (February 17) in Hollywood Hills. The woman who filed the police report against Songz claims the singer became upset …

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After its first four days in theaters, Black Panther raked in over $242 million, the second best four-day run in U.S. history. In an open letter posted to Marvel’s Instagram account on Tuesday (February 20), director Ryan Coogler expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in making the film. The 31-year-old Oakland native admitted he never imagined Black …

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Fort Collins, CO – As Murs readies the release of his next album, A Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable, the host of HipHopDX’s The Breakdown, has spent the past week in Colorado doing shows and popping up at random speaking engagements. On Saturday (February 17), The Music District in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted a conversation with Murs …

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