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Politics Jackboy Salutes Trump For "Letting All The Street N*ggas Go" After Kodak Black Pardon The fellow Sniper Gang member is praising Trump for "cutting up" and deciding to release Kodak Black. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Ebro Shares Interesting Take On Lyrical Rap Ebro Darden takes a moment to reflect on rappers who prioritize lyricism over production and overall sound quality. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Fredo Santana Protege Baby CEO's Brother Confirms Death After unofficial reports detailed the rapper's passing, his brother confirmed the news via Twitter. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Pop Culture NBA Youngboy's Mother Reveals The Name Of His Son With Yaya Mayweather The rapper's mother revealed that he now has a junior. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music DaBaby Matches 42 Dugg's Offer With a woman currently being held on a $200,000 bond for avenging her brother's death, DaBaby has joined 42 Dugg in rallying for her freedom. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Ashanti & Keyshia Cole's "Verzuz" Is Finally Happening Tonight But Fans Are Over It Fans are more than over the rescheduled "Verzuz" battle at this point. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Thanks Donald Trump For Pardon Following his Presidentially-issued pardon, Lil Wayne takes a moment to share a heartfelt thank-you to Donald Trump and his attorney Bradford Cohen. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Macklemore Gets Clowned By Everyone For His "Trump's Over Freestyle" Social media is tearing up the "Thrift Shop" rapper for debuting his poorly-timed freestyle. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Wack 100 Praises Lil Wayne: "He Took That Charge Like A Gangsta" With many offering unsolicited takes on Lil Wayne's recent Presidential pardon, Wack 100 praised the rapper for "keeping it gangsta." By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Politics Lil Baby Fans Are Upset He Didn't Perform At The Inauguration Ceremony And they think he really should have! By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Cordae Recorded His J.I.D. Collab Verse Following J.I.D's tease that Cordae would be appearing on "The Forever Story," the "Lost Boy" rapper confirmed he was in the process of recording his verse. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021
Music Luenell Calls Dr. Dre A "Notorious Woman Beater": "His Track Record Sucks" The famed comedian stated that Dre may "get a pass" for his allegations of domestic violence because "he makes good music." By Erika Marie January 21, 2021