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Jermaine Dupri Takes Sony to Court for Withholding Over 30 Years Worth of Royalties

Imagine helping create some of the most important songs of the last 30 years and getting underpaid for it. That’s why A Tribe Called Quest reminded us on “Check The Rhime”: “Industry rule number four-thousand-and-eighty/Record company people are shady.” Jermaine Dupri is experiencing this firsthand in his new battle with Sony. The So So Def legend filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (per Complex), alleging decades of missing royalty […]

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10 No-Skip Hip-Hop and R&B Albums That Are Officially Old Enough to Drink

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10 No-Skip Hip-Hop and R&B Albums That Are Officially Old Enough to Drink

2005 was quietly one of the greatest years in hip-hop history. The South started tightening its grip on the culture, while still leaving room for acts like Common and Kanye West to release timeless classics. Additionally, R&B was in a good space, with Mariah Carey dominating the charts and Chris Brown rising rapidly as one of the genre’s defining artists at just 16 years old. For us 90s kids and […]

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Socialists set sights on Taylor Swift after ‘tacky’ NYC wedding sparks left-wing backlash

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Socialists set sights on Taylor Swift after ‘tacky’ NYC wedding sparks left-wing backlash

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding is drawing backlash from socialist commentators who say the celebrity spectacle showcased billionaire excess and disrupted New York City during a crowded holiday weekend."Controversial opinion: I think this is a dramatic misuse of public resources," socialist Twitch host Hasan Piker in a livestream Friday. "I think it’s insane. I think it’s a bad look. I think it’s, it’s, it’s heightening the […]

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Oregon data centers face sharp electricity rate hike under new law

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Oregon data centers face sharp electricity rate hike under new law

The state of Oregon's utility regulator is implementing a new rule starting Wednesday that will raise the electricity bills of data centers and other large energy users to allow lower rates for other customers.The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved updated electricity rates for data centers and other residential and commercial customers that Portland General Electric (PGE) was required to change under a state law known as the Protecting Oregonians […]

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