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It was only a matter of time. According to KTVU, Too $hort will likely have his own street named after him in his hometown of Oakland. Thanks to a recommendation from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Councilmember Noel Gallo, Foothill Boulevard between High Street and 47th Avenue could soon be better known as "Too $hort Way." The decision will be handed down on Tuesday (December 6) when it goes before the Oakland City Council. 

Short Dog frequented the area growing up and attended the nearby Fremont High. In a recent interview with ROCK THE BELLS, the 56-year-old rap legend talked about one of his "regular" jobs at Jack In The Box on 22nd Avenue in East Oakland. While the Mo

Kid Koala has announced a new double album called Creatures Of The Late Afternoon, the soundtrack to an accompanying board game centered around a cast of creatures who "band together through the power of music to save their habitat from destruction."

Built integrally into the vinyl gatefold jacket, the board game is set at a communal hub of DIY recording studios where various bands of creatures collaborate to explore different ways of expressing and enjoying music, as explained in the press release. 

Creatures Of The Late Afternoon is what Kid Koala calls “a journey through some of my favorite musical universes through the turntables.” The resulting album, a 20-track, two-disc set of instrumental journeys, featured guest vocalists and robot hotel inte

Kurupt and C-Mob have released a video for their new Gotti Mob single "Want Smoke." The track comes from the duo's forthcoming album Don't Be Stupid, which boasts appearances from Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Spice 1, KXNG Crooked, X-Raided and more. 

The video is a straightforward affair, with the camera following Kurupt and C-Mob as they go about their business, running into the likes of Berner and Method Man along the way. 

Don't Be Stupid is expected to arrive on December 16. Until then, watch "Want Smoke" below. 

It was January 16, 1999 and 17-year-old Namel Norris was getting ready to celebrate his sister’s Sweet 16 at their Bronx apartment. His cousin was playing with a gun and it went off, putting a bullet in Norris' neck and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. But rather than sink into permanent despair, Norris channeled his emotions into music and other creative endeavors, finding inspiration from Stevie Wonder. 

In 2020, Norris—who goes by the rap moniker Tap Waterz—appeared in the Apple TV series Dear… in which he read a letter he wrote to Wonder that explained what a profound effect the blind singer had on him. His journey has taken them from the Bronx streets to the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington D.C. where he and his 4 Wheel City rhyming partn

Houston police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff. According to CNN, Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was taken into custody on Thursday evening (December 1). Another man, Cameron Joshua, 22, was charged with the unlawful carrying of a weapon. Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner announced the arrest at a news conference on Friday (December 2). 

“The event was a private party, there was a lucrative dice game that went on at the event, there was an argument that happened afterwards outside the bowling alley which led to the shooting,” Sgt. Michael Burrow said. "I can tell you Takeoff was not involved in playing the dice game, he was not involve

LL COOL J took a monumental step this week in announcing the first-ever Rock The Bells cruise. Although the lineup hasn't been announced, the cruise will host five stages with a packed roster of legendary artists with Kid Capri on deck to DJ. The ship sails from Miami on November 13, 2023 to Nassau and Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas and returns on November 17.

Dedicated Hip Hop fans will get to enjoy all of the first-class amenities the Norwegian Pearl has to offer, including 10 restaurants, eight bars, casino, basketball court, spa, gym and outdoor track. The four-day, four-night vacation kicks off with a special performance from Miami’s own Trick Daddy and Trina. Interested parties can purchase a cabin before January 18 to be invited to the private happy hour with both