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Music Yelawolf Previews & Reveals Release Date For New Single "Catfish Billy 2" Yelawolf's new single will be out this Friday. By Alex Zidel March 20, 2019
Music Lyor Cohen Explains Why He's "Not A Big Believer Of Albums" If you want insight on the music industry, these are the men to listen to. By Noah C September 26, 2019
Politics How Music Can Shape Our Politics: From Kendrick Lamar To N.W.A. Politics and music have always existed hand-in-hand. By Cole Blake July 26, 2019
Music Juice WRLD Allegedly Swallowed Pills To Hide Them From Cops: Report Juice WRLD reportedly swallowed a bunch of painkillers so the feds wouldn't find them. By Alex Zidel December 09, 2019
Music Guapdad 4000 Reflects On Taking His "Biggest L" & Earning Drake Co-Sign Guapdad 4000 opens up about his rise, the scammer's lifestyle, bitcoin, and befriending Drake. By Mitch Findlay July 09, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Performs "Savage (Remix)" Dance Challenge Megan Thee Stallion showed off some dance moves with her friends as she tried her take at the "Savage (Remix)" dance challenge. By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Music Mo3's Manager Speaks Out After His Death: "It's Not A Time To Be Sad" Mo3's manager, Brandon Rainwater, speaks out following the rapper's shooting death. By Alex Zidel November 13, 2020
Music French Montana Gifts A Little Girl A Chain Right Off His Neck French Montana out here giving back to the kids. By Kevin Goddard July 17, 2018
Music Anderson. Paak, Lil Baby & Gunna Impress On This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch October 06, 2018
Music Lupe Fiasco Retires & Cancels All Albums After Anti-Semitic Controversy "I get the hint God," Lupe Fiasco wrote before telling his fans that he is done with music. The announcement comes a day after he received backlash for releasing a song with ostensibly anti-Semitic lyrics. By Angus Walker December 13, 2016
Original Content The Best Spotify Playlists For Every Occasion Music for every moment, and every emotion, all sourced within different Spotify playlists. By Karlton Jahmal April 19, 2018
Music What Do Trippie Redd & Melle Mel Have In Common? When Revolutionaries Become Gatekeepers Trippie Redd's criticism of the new generation reflects a recurring tension in hip-hop, where the revolutionaries who push the genre forward eventually become the gatekeepers resisting its next evolution. By Aron A. October 09, 2026