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Music LL Cool J's "Bigger And Deffer" Turns 36 On the 36th anniversary of LL Cool J's "Bigger and Deffer," we're reflecting on the influence of the albums' heavy hitting qualities. By Caleb Hardy June 08, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Baby Performs At Quality Control Founder's Daughter's Sweet Sixteen Lil Baby performed at Journey's sweet sixteen party. By Lavender Alexandria September 11, 2023
Pop Culture Cardi B Teams Up With The Museum Of Ice Cream For Whipshots Valentine's Day Collab Strawberry Whipshots are coming in time for February 14. By Ben Mock January 28, 2024
Music Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash Festival Returns In June With Exciting Lineup Announcement Coming Soon Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash Festival promises to be another big moment for hip-hop as it returns to Chicago this summer. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Tupac, Eminem, And Drake Artifacts Up For Sale In Hip-Hop Auction Barbz can also obtain a pair of shoes worn by Nicki Minaj. By Kairi Coe February 28, 2023
Music Run The Jewels Bring Their Talents To Stephen Colbert Run The Jewels hit up Stephen Colbert for a performance of "Thursday In The Danger Room." By Mitch Findlay April 26, 2018
Music Lil Baby Scores A "Touchdown" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream This new album sounds promising! By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2024
Music The Weeknd Teases Unreleased Song During Rio Show Amid Album Rumors The Weeknd has been dropping some subliminal and not so subliminal hints that a new album is in the works recently, including this snippet. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music LL Cool J Squashes Rumors That Biggie Dissed Him: "That’s 100 Percent False" LL Cool J claims he was in the studio with Biggie when he wrote "Who Shot Ya?" By Caroline Fisher August 03, 2023
Music Eric B. And Rakim Make History With Performance At The Stone Pony New Jersey governor Phil Murphy even thanked the duo for performing. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals How Women Rappers Are Expected To Carry Themselves Compared To Men Meg thinks everyone is best served by just being themselves. By Lavender Alexandria May 30, 2024
Music Erykah Badu Encourages Lauryn Hill To Record New Music Following Apple Music Honor Many fans have been hoping for a follow-up for a long time. By Lavender Alexandria May 24, 2024