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Music SoundCloud Now Lets Artists Distribute Music To Spotify & Apple Music Artists are able to distribute their songs directly from SoundCloud Premier. By Alex Zidel February 20, 2019
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Politics Joe Biden Calls LL Cool J "Boy" During Award Ceremony: Watch Republicans quickly jumped on the clip to attack Biden. By Ben Mock September 24, 2023
Music The Game Claims He Hung Up On Michael Jackson Over 50 Cent Beef Believe it or not, this is not the only time The Game has told this story. He last did so in 2019 with "HipHopDX." By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Looks Uninterested In Mandatory Anger Management Classes The classes are a condition of his release from jail in the Dominican Republic. By Lavender Alexandria March 07, 2024
Music Young Thug Performs In The Middle Of A Crazed Moshpit At ComplexCon Young Thug's fan base was dwindling after the jail call leaks, but he's still one of the biggest rappers in the world at the end of the day. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Relationships Fat Joe Wants Credit For Nelly & Ashanti's Reunion Fat Joe recently recalled Nelly and Ashanti meeting up at his "Verzuz" battle with Ja Rule. By Cole Blake January 21, 2024
Music The Weeknd Reveals What To Expect From Super Bowl Performance The Weeknd is going to be keeping things family friendly. By Alexander Cole February 04, 2021
Pop Culture Roddy Ricch Announces Release Date For "Feed Tha Streets III" The West Coast rapper's long-awaited return will be feeding the streets very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 23, 2022
Music OG Maco Fans Receive A Promising Update From His Manager Amid Alleged Suicide Attempt Maco's supporters hope he's doing well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2024
Music Juvenile & B.G. Were The Only Cash Money Artists At NYC Reunion Show Considering various internal issues seemingly affecting Cash Money, Juvenile and B.G.'s performance might point to something big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Is "Happier" & "More Free" Being Single For The First Time In Her Life "My whole adult life I felt like I had to have a man." By Chantilly Post August 31, 2018