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Tech Exec Arrested For Murder Of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

By Sha Be Allah / April 13, 2023

According to confirmed reports, authorities have arrested Nima Momeni, an IT tech company owner, for the stabbing death of CashApp...

Lil Durk to Donate Portion of “Bedtime” Royalties to Neighborhood Heroes Foundation as Part of New Partnership

By Shawn Grant / April 13, 2023

Lil Durk is letting everyone into the closed-off realm of investing in music rights thanks to an exclusive relationship with...

SOURCE LATINO: TikTok Serving as a Launchpad for Regional Mexican Artists to the Billboard Charts

By Shawn Grant / April 13, 2023

With Raggaeton remaining a dominant force on TikTok, Karol G, and Shakira's "TQG" found a way to break through and...

Nick Cannon Set to Host New Radio Show ‘The Daily Cannon’ on Amp

By Shawn Grant / April 11, 2023

Nick Cannon is turning his talents to radio, specifically Amazon's live radio app Amp. The Daily Cannon, a new morning...

Elon Musk Paints over ‘W’ on Twitter Headquarters Sign, now reads ‘Titter’

By Zoe Zorka / April 10, 2023

Even though April Fools Day was over a week ago, the jokes apparently have not stopped for Elon Musk. Over...

Cash App Creator Bob Lee Stabbed to Death in San Francisco

By Shawn Grant / April 5, 2023

Bob Lee, the creator of Cash App, was found fatally stabbed early Tuesday (Apr.4) near downtown San Francisco. NBC reports...

Interval Presents Executive Allan Coye on the Strategy To Create WMG’s New In-house Podcast Network

By Jiggy Jones / April 3, 2023

Allan Coye, Interval Presents' GM and SVP of Digital Strategy & Business Development at Warner Music Group, discovered an opportunity...

Miguel’s “Sure Thing” Is Popular Again, Skyrocketing Up UK Charts Due to TikTok

Sourcestaff

March 9, 2023

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Words by: Brandon Simmons In 2011, R&B crooner Miguel released his hit song “Sure Thing.” 12 years later, it remains a hit-thanks largely to TikTok. Amid finishing up his new album, Miguel just recent... Read Article

Wyclef Jean Announces the Launch of His Attucks Apex AP0 Electric Supercar

Shawn Grant

March 8, 2023

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology News | Digital Culture

Words by: Brandon Simmons Wyclef Jean has always had his hands on many different things. Now, the former Fugees member is taking his talents to the automotive industry. On Monday (March 6), Jean showed of... Read Article

Can You Copyright an AI-Generated Image? The U.S. Copyright Office Says No

Sourcestaff

February 27, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

By revoking copyright registration it had previously granted for a comic book whose artwork was created by an AI-powered image generator, the U.S. Copyright Office has effectively ruled that AI-generated image... Read Article

Fired Twitter and Google Employees Create Rival Social Media Platform

Melissa Sanchez

February 23, 2023

Tech, Tech News

Sarah Oh, a former human rights advisor for Twitter, and her friend Gabor Cselle, a former Director at Google, have teamed up to create T2, a rival service to Twitter. Currently, in beta, T2 offers a post f... Read Article

Original iPhone from 2007 Sells for $63,000 at Auction

Shawn Grant

February 21, 2023

Tech

Do you happen to have a first-generation iPhone still in the packaging? You could be sitting on a nice amount of cash. A first-generation 2007 iPhone recently sold for $63,000 in a Sunday online auction. Th... Read Article

TikTok’s SoundOn Partners with Snoop Dogg to Bring Death Row Catalog Exclusively to TikTok

Shawn Grant

February 15, 2023

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records have teamed up with TikTok's SoundOn to exclusively provide the legendary Death Row library to the TikTok audience for one week before its DSP release. It has been a year si... Read Article

From Escobar to Investo-bar: Investments by Nas Continue to Run Up His Net Worth

Melissa Sanchez

February 7, 2023

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Nas is known for arguably being one of the greater rappers of our time. However, in the past few years, Nas has added a different title to his name, that of a tech investor. Nas has invested in over 40 compani... Read Article

Do Musical Compositions Created with AI Technology Deserve Copyright?

Shawn Grant

February 7, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology

The United States Copyright Office (USCO) recently denied copyright to a work of AI-generated visual art, claiming that it only provides protection to “the fruits of intellectual labor. Anonymous DJ SPLY85 is ... Read Article

TikTok Celebrates Black History Month with First-Ever Visionary Voices List

Shawn Grant

February 4, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology

TikTok unveiled their first-ever Visionary Voices list, which honors Black creatives, small business owners, and culture changemakers on TikTok, as well as #BlackTikTok programming and initiatives to commemora... Read Article

Audiomack and MTV Base Partner for Enhancement of Music and Entertainment Accessibility for Africans

Shawn Grant

February 1, 2023

International Music Videos and News, Tech

In keeping with its commitment to fostering the development of music in Africa, Audiomack has teamed up with MTV Base, one of the major youth entertainment channels on the continent. This collaboration will im... Read Article

Creators Watch Out: Buzzfeed To Use AI To Create Content

Melissa Sanchez

January 27, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

BuzzFeed says it will use AI tools provided by ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, to "enhance" and "personalize" its content, according to a memo sent by CEO Jonah Perett to his staff. Buzzfeed is a news and entertainme... Read Article

TikTok Confirms Employees Can Decide What Goes ‘Viral’

Bryson "Boom" Paul

January 23, 2023

Tech

Going viral on social media isn't as organic as you think -- at least not on TikTok. It was confirmed over the week that TikTok's U.S. employees could determine what goes "viral" on the social media platfor... Read Article

Put Your Followers on Pause: Instagram Set to Debut New ‘Quiet Mode’ Feature

Melissa Sanchez

January 20, 2023

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech, Tech News, Technology

On Thursday, Instagram announced its latest feature, "quiet mode," geared to help users focus and set boundaries with their followers. The feature will send automatic replies to followers who try to messag... Read Article

wallyPDF Explores the Intersection of AI and Music in His New Project, “Beach Dreams”

Shawn Grant

January 20, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology

In the last few years, the intersection of AI and music has been explored more deeply than ever before. From AI-created music to AI-based songwriting tools, musicians globally are finding ways to use AI to cre... Read Article

Microsoft Rumored to Cut 11,000 Jobs in Forthcoming Days

Shawn Grant

January 18, 2023

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Microsoft will begin 2023 with massive layoffs. According to CBS News, the tech giant will shed talent due to the impact of the economy. The news, originally reported by Sky News, states the software compan... Read Article

Kid Faze Is Bringing the Metaverse & the Music World Together

Shawn Grant

January 14, 2023

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Following your creative passion can be challenging in any field, but the music competition can be particularly brutal. Kid Faze is one example of a dedicated rapper who has been producing music since 2013.&nbs... Read Article

Remember When They Wanted to Ban TikTok? It’s Already Starting To Happen

Sourcestaff

December 19, 2022

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

U.S. lawmakers and politicians have been increasingly waging war on TikTok, the hugely popular social media app owned by Chinese company Bytedance. TikTok’s critics have accused the app of being... Read Article

Nancy Pelosi Pushes TikTok Ban on Government Devices for New Funding Bill

Shawn Grant

December 19, 2022

News, Politics, Tech, Tech News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is supporting legislation calls to ban TikTok on government devices. Pelosi is backing funding that received unanimous support and is close to being in place next week. The bill w... Read Article

Beats By Dre Partners With Black Creators To Make Afrofuturism Content

Bryson "Boom" Paul

December 13, 2022

Film, Tech

The Beats by Dre's Beats by Black Creators program challenged HBCU students to create a film and soundtrack based on the Afrofuturism concept. With that being said, Maze is a coming-of-age psychological thr... Read Article

Lizzo Takes the Crown as TikTok’s Top Artist in 2022

Shawn Grant

December 10, 2022

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

Lizzo reigns supreme as the queen of music TikTok. According to Variety, Lizzo's dominance comes as millions of fans learned the choreography of her hti single "About Damn Time" while also interacting with the... Read Article