Rico Wade Discussed How His Dungeon Family Relationships Changed Just Before He Died
The Organized Noize legend was laid to rest during a private memorial service in Atlanta on Friday (April 26).

Eminem Promises “Death Of Slim Shady” In Album Announcement Trailer With 50 Cent
NFR Podcast unveiled the news via Twitter (X) on Thursday (April 25) shortly after Eminem opened the 2024 NFL Draft in his hometown of Detroit.

Young Buck Insists Old Freestyle Isn’t 50 Cent Diss: “Just Playing Chess”
The ongoing saga continues.

Rico Wade’s Family Announces Invitation Only Funeral Service
While the service is private, the media is invited to cover the attendees’ arrivals as 68 members of Clark Atlanta’s band perform hits produced by Organized Noize outside of the church.

Kid Cudi Hospitalized After Breaking Foot During Coachella Set
According to several fans who were watching the performance, Cudder took an unexpected tumble as he attempted to jump over the barricade in front of the stage.

A Tribe Called Quest Named 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, the mother of the late Phife Dawg, talks to AllHipHop about her reaction to the news.

Nicki Minaj Criticized For Throwing Object Back Into Crowd After She’s Almost Hit
Video of the rap superstar, who’s currently on The Pink Friday 2 Tour, started making the rounds on Saturday (April 21).

Eminem Crosses New Sobriety Milestone Almost 17 Years After Near-Fatal Overdose
The rap juggernaut developed an addiction to pain killers while filming 2002’s “8 Mile” and nearly died in December 2007.

DJ Quik Surprises Crowd With Rodney O Performing Future’s “Like That” Inspiration
Future and Metro Boomin’ enlisted the 1988 Rodney O and Joe Cooley single “Everlasting Bass” for their No. 1 single, “Like That.”

Nas & DJ Premier Reuniting On New Music 30 Years After “Illmatic” Magic
“Define My Name” arrives at midnight on Friday (April 19).

CeeLo Green Buys Rico Wade’s Former “White House” To Turn Into Atlanta Museum
The Organized Noize legend died unexpectedly on Friday (April 12) at the age of 52, leaving the rest of the Dungeon Family collective in shambles.

Jaden Smith & Justin Bieber’s Coachella “Kiss” Goes Viral
The gesture raised a few eyebrows and people quickly ran to Twitter (X) to weigh in on the public display of affection.

Drake Denies Nose Job In Text To His Mother While Clowning “Nosey Goof” Rick Ross
After the OVO Sound boss fired back with “Drop and Give Me 50” on Saturday (April 13), Ross wasted no time and returned with his own Drake diss, “Champagne Moments.”

Organized Noize Issues Statement About Rico Wade’s Sudden Death
As the tragic news continued making the rounds online, Sleepy Brown and Ray Murray shared a photo of the trio alongside Goodie Mob, Outkast and other members of the Dungeon Family to their Instagram account.

Drake’s Alleged Kendrick Lamar Diss Begs The Question: Real Or AI-Generated?
It also included digs at The Weeknd, Rick Ross and Future, among others.
The Fascinating Connection Between Egyptian Lover, Prince, Ice-T & Dr. Dre
Speaking to AllHipHop, the pioneering DJ explained how The Purple One influenced the Egyptian Lover sound and, in turn, a whole era of West Coast rap.

Rico Wade—Organized Noize Co-Founder Who Produced Outkast, TLC & Goodie Mob—Has Died
AllHipHop confirmed the tragic news with his representative. He was 52 years old.

Mister Cee—Who Discovered Biggie & DJ’ed For Big Daddy Kane—Has Died
The Brooklyn native was the pioneering DJ behind Big Daddy Kane’s 1988 debut and associate executive producer for The Notorious B.I.G’s “Ready to Die.”

J. Cole Apologizes For Dissing Kendrick Lamar: “That Was The Lamest, Goofiest S###”
It all went down at the Dreamville Festival on Sunday night (April 7) in North Carolina, where the veteran rapper appeared to have a few regrets.

J. Cole’s “Might Delete Later” Poised For No. 1 Debut—Thanks In Part To Kendrick Lamar Diss
J. Cole dropped a surprise project on Thursday night (April 4) that quickly became the talk of social media thanks to a not-so-subtle diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar. But the buzz helped propel the album to the top. According to HITS Daily Double, the 12-track set is expected to debut at No. 1 on next […]
