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Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and in recent years Kendrick Lamar have scored major wins under Dr. Dre’s tutelage. Dallas-based D Magazine spotlights Justin Mohrle, aka Justin Night, who in secrecy ...
There were a few small hiccups, sure, but a decade later, Betha is out of rap and shepherding an Atlanta church that’s making its first expansion to, of all places, Phoenix. At 11 a.m. on a recent ...
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The Louisiana native's manager, Leem7st, confirmed the reports through a tweet sent early this morning, writing, "The call I got this morning is un real RIP 2 my Lil n---a lilsnupe." Police say Ross ...