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Music Lil Uzi Vert Announces "The Real Uzi 2" Lil Uzi Vert pledges to head back to basics, teasing the arrival of "The Real Uzi 2," a sequel to his debut mixtape from 2014. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Music Russ Talks Staying Positive Through Quarantine And His "Pandemic Proof" Career The rapper is talking about all things spiritual and emotional in a new interview with B. Dot. By Madusa S. December 30, 2020
Pop Culture Halle Berry Says She Loves When Rappers Name-Drop Her The actress is flattered by the namedropping. By Madusa S. June 09, 2021
Music Fabolous Responds To Claudette Ortiz "Appreciation Post" Backlash The rapper took to social media to set the record straight. By Madusa S. June 09, 2021
Music Tory Lanez Calls Kodak Black A "Living Legend" After laying down a verse in under two minutes, Lanez praised the Florida artist. By Erika Marie April 19, 2021
Music Young Thug Thinks "Drake Level" Artists Can't Continue To Survive In Only Hip Hop The YSL mogul determined that an artist of that caliber can only elevate if they turn to "pop or something else." By Erika Marie December 29, 2020
Music Vanessa Bryant Checks Meek Mill Over "Disrespectful" Kobe Bryant Lyric She told him, "I'm not familiar with any of your music, but I believe you can do better than this," before Meek returned with a tweet. By Erika Marie February 23, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch, Lil Tjay & Tee Grizzley Light Up This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist This week's Fire Emoji update includes a few appearances from Lil Tjay, Tee Grizzley & Lil Durk's new collab, and the latest from Roddy Ricch. By Aron A. March 20, 2021
Music Lil Durk Told To "Stop Dissing" By King Yella, Calboy Calls Out DThang "Sacrifice Jokes" After Calboy shared his message, Yella hopped in the comments & told him, "Shut yo goofy a$$ up." By Erika Marie June 07, 2021
Music 42 Dugg Updates His Condition After Shooting Scare 42 Dugg confirms he's alright following reports that shots were fired at a music video shoot with Roddy Ricch. By Alex Zidel February 22, 2021
Pop Culture City Girls Decline To Comment On Exactly How Much Of "Act Up" Lil Yachty Wrote The duo refused to answer when asked about Yachty's songwriting credits for the track. By Madusa S. July 11, 2021
Music Fans Want Jorja Smith To Stay Away From Ampiano After Hearing "All Of This" Jorja Smith's dive into Amapiano is being met with backlash from fans. By Joshua Robinson August 06, 2021