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Music Young Thug & Trippie Redd Light Up Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Another round of picks for this week's Fire Emoji update ft. Young Thug, Trippie Redd, and TOBi. By Aron A. August 21, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Gives Major Props To YG & Rich The Kid Lil Wayne is a big fan of Rich The Kid and YG's skateboarding ability. By Alexander Cole August 21, 2021
Music Drake Appears To Shade Kanye West Over "DONDA" Delay On "Betrayal" Drake appears to address rumors that Kanye West is trying to drop "DONDA" on the same day as "Certified Lover Boy." By Aron A. August 21, 2021
Music Kanye West Cops New Sculpture Worth Over $1 Million The new art piece used to belong to George Michael. By Alexander Cole August 21, 2021
Music Soulja Boy Blasts Atari Over Ownership Claims: "Y'all Know What The F*ck I Meant!" After Atari debunked claims that the rapper owned the company, Soulja returned with a scathing rant. By Erika Marie August 20, 2021
Pop Culture Young Thug Flaunts $1.8 Million Dollar Ring Post Birthday Post birthday celebration, Young Thug wears a $1.8 million dollar ring while riding in his new gifted Bentley. By Kyesha Jennings August 20, 2021
Music Russ Drops Introspective Song "THINKTOOMUCH" The multi-talented rapper-singer-producer and self-identified overthinker, releases a song about overthinking. By Kyesha Jennings August 20, 2021
Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s "What's Beef" Lyrics Used In News Segment About COVID-19 Ari Melber continues to contextualize world news through Hip-Hop lyrics. By Joshua Robinson August 20, 2021
Music Young Thug Is Building His Own Slime City Young Thug has secured 100 acres of land in Atlanta, and he's officially set to build his own Slime City. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021
Music Twitter Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Throwing Off Kanye West & Drake's Album Rollouts Fans debate whether Kendrick Lamar will drop his final TDE album before Drake and Kanye West's long-awaited albums. By Joshua Robinson August 20, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Crowns Rich The Kid A "G.O.A.T." Of Hip Hop Skateboarding Lil Wayne says that Rich The Kid is a skateboarding "G.O.A.T. of Hip Hop." By Cole Blake August 20, 2021
Music Top Dawg Speaks Out After Kendrick Lamar Announces His Final TDE Album Top Dawg issues an open letter following Kendrick Lamar's stunning announcement. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021