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Music Ari Lennox Accuses Multiple Record Labels Of Scamming Her Ari Lennox hasn't always had a good experience with record labels. By Cole Blake October 01, 2024
Music Jacquees Gets All His Charges Dropped In Miami Arrest: Report Jacquees is in the clear. By Aron A. July 31, 2018
Politics YG Was Contacted By Secret Service Over 'FDT' One of Hip Hop's most recognizable protest records continues affecting YG's career nearly a decade later. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Blac Youngsta Teases Jeezy Appearance On Upcoming "Booty Remix" Blac Youngsta is preparing a stacked remix for "Booty." By Mitch Findlay February 26, 2018
Music DJ Akademiks Retracts Claim That Drake's About To Sign Huge Record Deal DJ Akademiks clarified that his Drake insight is not an announcement, but rather a prediction following the end of the rapper's UMG deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 30, 2026
Music Rich Homie Quan Questions Why He's An "Underrated Artist" Rich Homie Quan thinks he deserves more love. By Chantilly Post May 28, 2018
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Hip-Hop Media For Hyping Up Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping in two weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks is telling some media members to stay on THAT side. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Numbers Future Officially Goes Gold With "The WIZRD" Future's 2019 album has moved half a million units. By Alex Zidel August 06, 2019
Music Fredro Starr Says Suge Knight Wanted Him On Death Row Fredro Starr reflects on what might have been, recounting the time Suge Knight offered to sign the Onyx rapper to Death Row records. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2020
Music Blueface Claps Back At 21 Savage's "Streets" Takes With "F**k The Industry" Blueface joins 6ix9ine, BossMan Dlow, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers taking issue with 21 Savage and Young Thug's anti-"streets" comments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Hitmaka Claims He & Tory Lanez Wrote Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Hitmaka told an alleged tale about Tory Lanez and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" track for the seventh "Fast & Furious" film. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Cordae Asks His A&R When He Can Drop His Next Mixtape Cordae tried badgering his A&R into getting a release date for his next mixtape during a video shared on his IG. By Cole Blake June 28, 2022