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Fans are reporting gaps in Slum Village’s Spotify and Apple Music catalog. Ground Up Radio examines what listeners are seeing, why streaming releases can become unavailable, and what has yet to be confirmed.
Common’s 2023 Music Fairness Award recognized his advocacy for performers’ pay. We revisit the honor, explain the radio royalty debate and distinguish his separate 2026 Artist Impact Award.
Can clearing your name repair your reputation? QueFourFive and Tine Scrapie unpack Loyal’s return, Eva’s involvement, and the fallout from neighborhood rumors in Street Level’s Episode 2 recap.
Ground Up Radio joins the Welcome to Strong Street Season 1 playlist as a YouTube collaborator and prepares Street Level, a companion recap show hosted by QueFourFive and Tine Scrapie.
Freestyle cyphers aren’t just rap circles — they’re community engines. How indie artists nationwide turn raw freestyles into loyalty and algorithm wins.
Chicago rapper Lil Durk walked free Sept 11 after a Los Angeles federal jury found him not guilty on all counts in the 2022 murder-for-hire case targeting Quando Rondo.
Spotify can’t feed the indie grind. 5 direct-to-fan streams turning community into cash — no major needed.
FX’s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga reunites Wanda and Leon in 1990s Los Angeles, where the fallout of the crack era collides with the rise of West Coast rap.
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50 CENT WINS EMMY FOR DIDDY DOCUMENTARY ‘SEAN COMBS: THE RECKONING From trolling to trophies — 50 Cent just added an Emmy win to his resume. The G-Unit mogul’s controversial Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” took home Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program at the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, September 5th in Los Angeles. […]
Los Angeles’ J Outlaw is selling physical copies of his mixtape Legendary Intentions for $100 and receiving national and international support. Inside the Proud To Pay movement.
