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Music Ed Lover Lists Jay-Z Protégé Amil As Biggest "What If" In Hip-Hop Ed Lover says that Amil is the biggest "what if" in the history of hip-hop. By Cole Blake January 17, 2023
Numbers NBA YoungBoy's "I Rest My Case" Sells 30K Copies In First Week HITS Daily Double also reported numbers for French Montana's "Coke Boys 6" with DJ Drama and Real Boston Richey's "Public Housing, Pt. 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 14, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Tjay Reveals Bullet Wounds While Performing Shirtless The Bronx native returned to New Jersey, where he was shot last year, for a recent performance. By Isaac Fontes January 03, 2023
Music XXXTENTACION's Estate To Release SoundCloud Classic "Vice City" On Streaming Platforms Friday Today would have been X's 24th birthday. By Thomas Galindo January 23, 2022
Music JAY-Z's Mentor JAZ-O Dishes About Hov Shooting His Brother In an interview with Vlad, JAZ-O talked about giving JAY-Z the gun he used to shoot his brother. By Brianna Lawson January 25, 2022
Music Vince Staples Questions Why NBA Players From The Hood Aren't Targeted Like Rappers He argued that labels perpetuate division & have been making millions off of the deaths of rappers, especially as they crank out posthumous albums for profit. By Erika Marie March 15, 2022
Music CeeLo Green Admits To Robbing People Before Fame, Was Confronted By Victims The musician spoke candidly about riding trains and robbing people, but after making it big, he would come face to face with the people he stole from. By Erika Marie May 06, 2022
Music JT Defends Muni Long's "Hrs & Hrs" Against Complaints From Critics Some fans believe that Long's "Hrs & Hrs" is losing its appeal now that brands and influencers have used the single for their promotions. By Erika Marie January 24, 2022
Pop Culture Kanye West & Scarface Link Up For A Studio Session: Watch The video has no audio, but it's obvious Ye was feeling whatever he was working on. By Hayley Hynes December 31, 2021
Music Trick Daddy Details Having Gonorrhea: "It Was Sad At First But It Became Funny" Fans learned much more about Trick Daddy during his recent interview. By Erika Marie April 13, 2022
Music Mary J. Blige "Loves The State Of R&B," Names SZA, Ari Lennox, Ella Mai & More During her Strength of a Woman Festival, Blige dropped a few names of R&B acts that she's impressed by in a climate when the genre has been criticized. By Erika Marie May 12, 2022
Music Drake Ties Kendrick Lamar's Record For Biggest Hot 100 Fall-Off With "Texts Go Green" Drake's "Texts Go Green" has now tied Kendrick Lamar's "We Cry Together" for suffering the biggest fall-off in Billboard Hot 100 history. By Cole Blake July 06, 2022