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Numbers Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" Goes Gold After 15 Years Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" is finally certified gold, prompting celebratory words from ScHoolboy Q. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021 14.6K Views
Streetwear Tommy Hilfiger Makes Jack Harlow The Face Of New "Pass The Mic" Campaign Harlow, Yara Shahidi, WizKid and Anthony Ramos appeared in an IG ad to mark the beginning of the campaign By Taylor McCloud September 22, 2021 2.5K Views
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Speaks On BET Hip-Hop Awards Snub, 6ix9ine, & His New Podcast "Off The Record" DJ Akademiks speaks on why he decided to enter the podcasting world, his friendship with 6ix9ine, BET and MTV being "out of touch," and much more in our exclusive new interview. By Alex Zidel September 22, 2021 10.7K Views
Music Rihanna Divulges Details About Fabled New Album Rihanna teases that her upcoming album will be "experimental," unlike anything she's released prior. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021 3.7K Views
Pop Culture Nipsey Hussle's Shop Shows Love To Karen Civil: "Always Been A Phone Call Away" Nipsey Hussle's shop The Marathon Clothing shows support to Karen Civil after Joyner Lucas, Jessie Woo, Meek Mill, and others called her out. By Alex Zidel September 22, 2021 8.9K Views
Music Travie McCoy Says Machine Gun Kelly's Pop-Punk Era "Threw Me For A Loop" Travie McCoy calls Machine Gun Kelly "one of the dopest rappers out" but explains his hesitancy towards MGK's pop-punk record. By Aron A. September 22, 2021 12.4K Views
Music Birdman Thinks Lil Wayne Cannot Be Beaten In Verzuz Lil Wayne's longtime collaborator and father figure Birdman explains why the Young Money lyricist cannot be bested in Verzuz. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021 18.1K Views
Music 42 Dugg Offers To Pay Suspended Police Officer's Bills For Six Months 42 Dugg stands up for an NYPD officer who was suspended without pay for riding on the back of a dirtbike. By Joshua Robinson September 22, 2021 8.9K Views
Music The Weeknd Sued Over "Call Out My Name" Plagiarism Allegations The Canadian superstar was hit with a lawsuit after allegations of plagiarism surfaced. By Taylor McCloud September 22, 2021 3.8K Views
Music 50 Cent Celebrates Texas "Mask Off" Mentality 50 Cent has a laugh after a Texas couple is asked to leave a restaurant for wearing protective masks. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021 2.5K Views
Pop Culture College Course About Drake & The Weeknd To Be Taught At University In Toronto Toronto-based author and Hip-Hop expert Dalton Higgins will be teaching a course on Drake and The Weeknd at Ryerson University next year. By Joshua Robinson September 22, 2021 4.0K Views
Music Phonte Of Little Brother Asks Fans To Boycott Their ABB Record Releases Phonte of Little Brother reveals that his group isn't making any money off their ABB vinyl album re-releases. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021 1.6K Views