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JAY-Z is making it official: he’s taking home the master recordings of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, in 2031. According to TMZ Hip Hop, JAY-Z's legal team filed a notice stating that the rights of 1996 record will be given back to the artist in 2031. The notice serves as official paperwork that follows a stipulation confirming that the master recordings of Reasonable Doubt will be returned to JAY-Z 35 years after the album’s release. […]

On the heels of Sugar Honey Iced Tea‘s release last Friday, Latto is already plotting her next move. She’s bringing the Atlanta energy to a slew of major cities alongside Mariah the Scientist and KARRAHBOOO for the 22-city North American Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour in support of the album. The tour kicks off on October 25 in Tampa, Florida, and then sees stops in Washington DC, Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, San Diego, Vancouver and Las Vegas before […]

Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel was released from prison late last week after successfully appealing a 2014 murder conviction. Kartel, whose legal name is Adidja Azim Palmer, had been imprisoned since 2011 after being arrested on murder charges related to the death of his associate Clive “Lizard” Williams. Then, after being convicted in March 2014, he was officially sentenced to 35 years in prison alongside three other associates — Andre St. John, […]

Ice Spice has cleared up the near-constant rumors that she might be romantically involved with fellow rapper Central Cee. In a Rolling Stone profile published on Thursday (July 25), Ice touched on her relationship with the British MC, and put all relationship rumors to rest. The “Princess Diana” singer insisted that the duo just get along exceedingly well, and that their relationship is platonic. She said: “We’ve been friends since ‘Munch’ came out, honestly. […]

Judge Ural Glanville has been removed from Young Thug and YSL’s ongoing RICO trial. Judge Rachel Krause issued the rule but did not reveal Judge Glanville’s replacement or the change’s immediate effects on the trial, which has become Georgia’s longest criminal trial in history. “This court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter if the recusal motions were denied,” she wrote via Billboard. “But the necessity of preserving […]