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Music Joe Budden Claims He Owes NBA YoungBoy An Apology "He don't even bother nobody," Budden says. By Caroline Fisher December 06, 2023
Music Lil Nas X Previews New Track With NSFW Lyrics About High School, Internet Says It Has Had Enough Lil Nas X tends to be polarizing. By Alexander Cole March 08, 2024
Music Nelly’s Attorney Slams Cops Over Alleged Ecstasy Possession Arrest According to Nelly's attorney, he was "targeted." By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2024
Music The Timeless Impact Of “Illmatic": Hip-Hop’s Love Of Nas’s Debut Album 30 Years Later Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones is one of the most influential writers of our time, and what better time to celebrate that than this classic's 30th birthday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky Brings Out Tyler, The Creator & Danny Elfman At L.A. Concert Tyler, The Creator is one of A$AP Rocky's closest friends in the industry, so this "Don't Be Dumb" tour link-up in L.A. is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Latto Shades Ice Spice While Denying Reports Of Previous Rumored Diss Latto fueled the flames of beef by calling Ice Spice "that lil girl." By Ben Mock February 18, 2024
Music Post Malone & Billy Strings Cover Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" Post Malone is giving his fans a different vibe to jam out to... By Jordan Schenkman April 15, 2022
Music Birdman Thinks CEOs Should Be Saluted During Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary While we're celebrating our favorite artists, Birdman thinks the power players behind the scenes deserve recognition as well. By Erika Marie February 28, 2023
Music Young Thug Pays Tribute To Fulton County Courthouse, The Place That Changed His Life Forever Young Thug plea deal includes the rapper complete community service and be banned from residing in metro Atlanta. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert's "Barter 16" Gets Tentative Release Date Sure, leaks and industry roadblocks might get in the way, but the Philly star is still set on releasing the anticipated mixtape very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 10, 2023
Music NBA YoungBoy Blasts Reporter For J. Cole Collab Question During Interview Apparently, the 24-year-old took issue with the reporter's "clout-chasing," as he seemingly didn't green-light this clip. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 18, 2023
Music Pharrell To Launch Private Schools For Low-Income Students In Virginia "If the system is fixed & unfair, then it needs to be broken," said the music mogul of his latest education venture. By Erika Marie June 08, 2021