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Music Busta Rhymes Drops Apocalyptic "ELE 2" Trailer With "Extinction Level Event 2" on the way, Busta Rhymes comes through and shares an ominous teaser trailer. By Mitch Findlay October 19, 2020
Music 14 Bandcamp Releases You Can Buy To Support The ACLU Today Bandcamp is donating all Friday's proceeds to the ACLU. By Trevor Smith February 03, 2017
Music Chad Hugo Sues Pharrell For Allegedly Withholding Money From Him This is not Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams' first legal battle, who crafted hits together as The Neptunes and as N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Superfan Threatens Megan Thee Stallion Outside Court It wasn't her first viral rant of the day. By Lavender Alexandria August 08, 2023
Music Tupac Shakur's Early Songs & Lyrics Up For Sale With A Staggering $250K Price Tag This follows other stories and discoveries concerning Tupac's career, such as an A&R's story about how 2Pac's album led to Eminem's rise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Music Drake & Common Beef: What Exactly Happened? Drake and Common had a notorious beef with one another back in 2012, leaving many fans to wonder just what their feud was all about. By TeeJay Small June 13, 2024
Music Pooh Shiesty Fans React To His Arrest And Alleged Kidnapping Of Gucci Mane Pooh Shiesty's arrest has captured the attention of folks online and it's safe to say that most are shocked and a little disappointed. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music SZA Postpones Philly Show, Headliner Omar Apollo Still Performs The "SOS Tour" may have faced technical issues, but Omar Apollo is making the show go on. By Diya Singhvi March 02, 2023
Music Mariah Carey Debuts Christmas-Themed Video A Day After Halloween Carey is almost ready to take over the X-Mas radiowaves. By Karlton Jahmal November 01, 2020
Music N.W.A's "F*ck Tha Police" Played Several Times On Hacked Police Radio New Zealand police aren't feelin' N.W.A. By Aron A. January 10, 2018
Original Content Wayno On The Mixtape's Monetary Evolution, Kanye West's "jeen-yuhs" & More Wayno Clark discusses building a legacy in hip-hop, from his early days at Roc-A-Fella to his new position as Vice President of A&R at Quality Control. By Aron A. April 22, 2022
Music Cam'ron Reveals Why He Always Skips Jay-Z's Roc Nation Brunch The rapper doesn't plan to attend in the future. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025