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Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two friends turned rivals go head to head in this week's edition of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?" By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2017
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Vs. Lupe Fiasco: Who Is The Better Lyricist? Lupe Fiasco's recent suggestion that Kendrick Lamar isn't in his league as a lyricist has opened the floor for an interesting conversation. By Mitch Findlay September 28, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Calls Eminem One Of "The Best Wordsmiths Ever" Real recognize real. By Mitch Findlay June 28, 2018
Music Jay Z's "4:44" Appears To Have A Release Date We finally get to know what "4:44" means at the end of June. By Kevin Goddard June 16, 2017
Music Bobby Shmurda's "Hot N***a" Was Nearly A Meek Mill Song Jahlil Beats admits beat was initially made for Meek Mill. By Aron A. October 19, 2017
Music YNW Melly's "Murder On My Mind" Darts Up The Top 20 On Billboard Hot 100 YNW Melly's incriminating track continues to gain traction. By Milca P. March 02, 2019
Music 50 Cent Roasts Safaree For His Hairline Transplant “What the fuck is really going on” - 50 Cent to Safaree. By Kevin Goddard August 14, 2018
Reviews Future & Young Thug's "Super Slimey" (Review) A Future & Young Thug joint release is seemingly perfect on paper, but "Super Slimey" is not. By Alphonse Pierre October 26, 2017
Music Travis Scott "Astroworld" Details Revealed On Beats 1 Radio Travis gives some context behind the album and confirms a Sheck Wes feature. By Alex Zidel July 30, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: SZA's "Most Glowed" Glo-Up Pics SZA has been glowing and it's time to take notice. By Devon Jefferson February 24, 2018
Music Wale Says Being Dark Skinned Hurt His Rap Career Wale speaks his mind about his place in the rap game. By Matthew Parizot May 04, 2018
Pop Culture Gina Hunyh Apologized To Cassie For Allegedly Cheating With Diddy Gina claims that she's all about "women empowerment" and "deep down" feels bad," but she "was so crazy in love." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022