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DJ Bigga Rankin, one of Southern rap’s most influential tastemakers and mixtape pioneers, has reportedly passed away. His impact on independent Hip-Hop and the careers he helped launch will never be forgotten. The Hip-Hop community is mourning the loss of legendary mixtape DJ and music executive Bigga Rankin, one of the most influential figures in Southern rap culture. For more than 30 years, Bigga Rankin built a reputation as one of the South’s premier tastemakers, helping introduce countless artists to new audiences through his acclaimed mixtape series, radio presence and relentless support of independent music. While many DJs focused on…

Source: @biggarankin00 / InstagramLegendary DJ and Hip-Hop tastemaker Bigga Rankin has reportedly passed away, according to Think It’s A Game Records. The record label shared the heartbreaking news in a social media post, honoring the Southern Hip-Hop icon’s impact on both the culture and the countless artists he helped along the way.“A timeless legacy, an icon, a voice that changed lives, built careers, and inspired generations. There will never be another Bigga Rankin. “ The label continued by thanking Bigga Rankin for his contributions to music and the lives he touched throughout his career.“Thank you for everything you gave to us…

Marvel Studios / Avengers: DoomsdayAfter seeing one big bad shelved for another, a cast announcement just using chairs, a bunch of random clips, and cryptic messages from the Russo brothers, we finally have our first Avengers: Doomsday trailer: spoiler alert, it was worth the wait. MCU fans woke up on a glorious morning to the arrival of the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday that Marvel Studios had loaded in the chamber for a while, since many people had already seen it at Cinema Con and other special events. If you were skeptical it wouldn’t keep the same energy as other…

Cardi B’s budding romance with Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye is already facing serious complications from his troubled past. Cardi B is moving fast with Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye in Venice, but his past is already catching up with them. The two were spotted at an upscale dinner in Italy just days after being photographed together at Paris Fashion Week, and while the romance looks picture-perfect on the surface, Okoye’s ex-girlfriend is raising serious red flags about his character and behavior. Jelicia Westhoff, Okoye’s former partner of four years, went public on social media with allegations that paint a troubling…

Leon Bridges is bringing joy to the world with new music. The progressive R&B singer will release a new album, Happiness Anytime, Sept. 25 via Columbia Records. The Fort Worth, Texas, native joined forces with J Lloyd-Watson and Lydia Kitto of British trio Jungle to produce the 12-track collection. Even though the album won’t be out for another couple of months, Bridges isn’t letting that stop him from spreading positivity upfront. Along with his announcement, he has unlocked the album’s first four tracks: “Light the Way,” “Tears of Joy, “Illusion” and “Your Love Is Electric.” “For me, happiness is not…

Twenty years ago, Rick Ross was chasing success. Today, he’s chasing something bigger. In Part I of AllHipHop’s exclusive conversation, The Biggest Boss reflects on twelve albums and twenty summers. Twenty long years ago, Rick Ross arrived with Port of Miami, his debut album, and an created unmistakable space. At a time when rap was unimaginably competitive, Ross carved out his own lane with a hunting knife. He wasn’t just making street records. He was building a cinematic world of luxury, ambition and larger-than-life storytelling. Over the next two decades, that vision has grown into one of Hip-Hop’s most consistent catalogs,…

Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / GettyOn Thursday evening (July 16), President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address to the nation, focusing on a topic that he refuses to let go of – election interference and “vulnerabilities.” In the 25-minute speech, he reiterated his previous false claims that the 2020 election (which he lost to former President Joe Biden) was “rigged,” and went on to claim that “Our elections were left vulnerable to being rigged and stolen, and the trust of the American people was lost. This cannot be allowed to continue.”Trump stated that China was involved in stealing 220 million United…

Alley Boy, the Zone 6 rapper who spent years on dialysis, has reportedly died at 42 after a prolonged kidney failure battle. Alley Boy, the East Atlanta rapper and Duct Tape Entertainment co-CEO, has reportedly died after a prolonged battle with kidney failure. He was 42 years old. Born Curt Freeman in Atlanta’s Edgewood Courts on March 19, 1984, Alley Boy grew up in Zone 6 and started rapping as a child, recording his first songs around age 10. He and Big Bank Black co-founded Duct Tape Entertainment, which eventually landed a distribution deal with Asylum/Atlantic Records, putting the label…

Released 34 years ago today, House of Pain’s debut album, Fine Malt Lyrics, arrived during one of Hip Hop’s most transformative eras, when the culture was expanding in every direction and authenticity was the common denominator. Sharing the spotlight with groundbreaking acts like Cypress Hill, The Beatnuts, and 3rd Bass, Everlast and company carved out their own lane with a sound that fused rugged lyricism, Irish-American identity, and hard-hitting production. Produced primarily by Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs alongside DJ Lethal, Fine Malt Lyrics gave the world the immortal anthem “Jump Around,” one of the most recognizable songs in Hip Hop history. More than…

Flavor Flav runs four days of parades, panels, and pool parties in Vegas for 150 female Olympians who finally get their flowers. Flavor Flav put on the most wide-ranging women’s sports celebration Las Vegas has ever hosted this week, bringing around 150 female Winter Olympians and Paralympians to the Strip for the first-ever SHE Weekend. The four-day event ran July 16 through 19, standing for Sports, Hospitality, and Entertainment, and it delivered on all three from parade to pool party. A single tweet from Flav in February, as FOX5 covered, offering to host the U.S. women’s hockey team after they…