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"Nipsey Hussle Square" Unveiled In His Honor At Los Angeles Intersection
In the time since Nipsey Hussle’s death, he’s been venerated and lauded and applauded as possibly the Len Bias of hip hop. Though some folks will argue Big L held that crown, Nipsey’s memory could quite easily assume that throne. Truthfully, he earned his name on Crenshaw and Slauson streets in Los Angeles where he succumbed to gunshot wounds.
By Skyler Saunders6 days ago in Beat
MAYLIE?
MAYLIE (born December 2, 2004) is an international pop artist and songwriter, known as Somelsy on Instagram. Born into a musical family and raised in a quiet town near the capital, she was immersed in music from infancy. As the granddaughter of a guitarist from a vocal-instrumental ensemble, she began experimenting with the guitar and synthesizer even before she could speak. It was her grandpa who instilled in her a lifelong love for music. Her Instagram account is entirely dedicated to her grandfather's guitar collection. The collection includes about 10 guitars of various ages, even from the 1980s.
By Alex Croft6 days ago in Beat
50 CENT FIRES BACK 50 Cent Shuts Down T.I.’s Son King Harris After He Posted Alleged Paperwork: "I Ain't Never Told On No N**ga In My Life!"
50 cent claims he’s never snitched on anyone. What a pity. Snitching is part of the ecosystem that sustains society. Those nosy old women, Karens some of them, hold this world together like glue. Those boys on the playground who play tattletale ensure that order is kept. The responsible young men who see a four-year-old gunned down in the street and know who the killer(s) is should be lauded and applauded.
By Skyler Saunders7 days ago in Beat
Review of 'Man on the Run'. Top Story - March 2026.
My wife and I saw Man on the Run, a nearly 2-hour documentary on Amazon Prime, about Wings, Paul McCartney's group that flew around the world from shortly after The Beatles broke up in early 1970 to shortly after John Lennon was murdered at the end of 1980, making a Beatles reunion forever impossible.
By Paul Levinson7 days ago in Beat
Welcome to the machine
1: The rise of the machines A long time ago I wanted nothing more than to be a rock star. My late teens were spent devouring music like some kind of junkie crawling through records in shops for my next fix. I learned to play guitar, bass and a bit of keyboards and I tried to sing.
By Phill Ross7 days ago in Beat
50 CENT'S MOM SHIRT T.I.'s Son King Harris Fires Back At 50 Cent While Wearing A Shirt With Fif's Mom On It
King Harris may be the trump card in the deck. He just might be the catalyst for 50 Cent to respond via vocals. In the time that he has created a t-shirt and dropped some lines while holding a cigar, he seems like a young boss in the whole situation.
By Skyler Saunders8 days ago in Beat
