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TV Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Go After Social Network Site Triller In $28M "Verzuz" Lawsuit The hit rap battle show's creators agreed to sell "Verzuz" to Triller in January of 2021, but the platform defaulted on the deal after just two payments. By Hayley Hynes August 16, 2022 4.5K Views
Music Black Thought Addresses People Referring To Him As An "Underrated" Artist He also spoke about opting for collaborations with artists who don't sound or have a similar vibe as his band, The Roots. By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 2.8K Views
Music Lloyd Banks Says New Artists "Don't Necessarily Challenge Themselves Lyrically" While discussing his previous Rap beef with Jadakiss, Banks dropped off a thought about the "competitive nature" in the art of rhyme. By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 4.3K Views
Music Ashanti Talks Pursuing Music, Even With Opportunities to Attend Hampton & Princeton The R&B icon has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut album all year, and she takes a walk down memory lane. By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 3.8K Views
Music The Game Called Out By Battle Rapper For "Desperately Begging For Eminem's Attention" Pat Stay doesn't appreciate Game saying Em's only famous for being white and challenged him to a battle. "I'm that white boy you need to see first." By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 29.8K Views
Music Brent Faiyaz Responds To Joe Budden Saying He's Not Truly Independent “It's wild to think n*ggas got to the level, to the point mothaf*ckers think n*ggas fake the funk," said Faiyaz. By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 5.2K Views
Music Hit-Boy Curating "Madden 23" Soundtrack & Contributing 33 Exclusive Beats Hit-Boy is handling the upcoming soundtrack for "Madden 23," ahead of its release, later this week. By Cole Blake August 16, 2022 1327 Views
Music Joyner Lucas Is Giving Local Artists A Chance To Perform On His "ADHD Tour" Joyner Lucas wants artists to submit for a chance to perform their best tracks on his "ADHD Tour." By Cole Blake August 16, 2022 2.3K Views
Music J.I.D Brushes Off Tory Lanez's Criticism About Music Being "Mid" In 2022 J.I.D. says 2022 is "one of the best years" for hip-hop after Tory Lanez criticized the quality of music dropping this year. By Aron A. August 16, 2022 5.8K Views
Music DJ Khaled Brags About Utilizing Jay-Z, Drake, Lil Baby, & Future Collabs Against Naysayers The megaproducer tells "Drink Champs" that if "anybody act up, I let another f*ckin' Drake go, I'll let another Jay-Z go..." By Erika Marie August 16, 2022 11.2K Views
Pop Culture “The Black Slim Shady”: Breaking Down The Game’s Eminem Diss Track From issues at Aftermath to challenging the Rap God's status, The Game went at Eminem on all fronts on "The Black Slim Shady." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2022 56.4K Views
Sports Logic Links Up With Aaron Judge & Throws Out First Pitch At Yankees-Rays Game Logic and Aaron Judge were spotted chatting ahead of the Yankees' latest game against the Rays. By Cole Blake August 16, 2022 1230 Views