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Profiles Behind The Beat: Christian Rich We talked to Taiwo of the duo Christian Rich, the twin brothers behind Earl Sweatshirt's "Doris" and Vince Staples' "Señorita," about how producers can hold on to their artistry while fighting for high-profile credits. By Angus Walker December 10, 2015
Original Content Who Is Tay-K? Everything You Need To Know Who is polarizing Twitter figure slash Youtube viral sensation Lil Tay-K? By Jae Pascal August 04, 2017
Music T.I. Shuts Down Claim He Was Influenced By Lil Wayne During a recent interview, T.I. opened up about his relationship with Lil Wayne, calling the Louisiana rapper "legendary." By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Calls G Herbo A “Grown Baby” For Laughing At His Math Skills Finesse2tymes recently hopped on social media to diss G Herbo and compare his ex, Ari Fletcher, to FNG Shugga. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Jim Jones Delivers A Harsh Reality About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef Jim Jones has shared some bold takes about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef before, but this one may make folks the most uncomfortable. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Drake Posts Threatening New Picture To Celebrate The Holidays If this is Drake's idea of warning the industry before his new album "ICEMAN" comes out, then it's a very merry Christmas for OVO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Politics JD Vance Channels Nicki Minaj To Tell Americans They "Don't Have To Apologize For Being White" Nicki Minaj joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest to discuss a number of political topics earlier in the event. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Proclaims "F**k The Streets" In Response To 21 Savage Amid Young Thug, 21 Savage, and other Atlanta rappers squashing beef, fans are still wondering if Gunna and others are part of the plan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Tells Dr. Umar To "Shut Up" Over "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" Criticism 50 Cent served as an executive producer on Netflix's new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Out 21 Savage For Being Friends With "Snitch" Young Thug 21 Savage recently criticized 6ix9ine for infamously working with the authorities in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Harvey Levin Slams Diddy For Allegedly Betraying His Lawyer With Secret Video Netflix's new 50-Cent produced Diddy docuseries features a heated phone call between the mogul and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship Passes Away P.E.A.C.E. was arguably the most iconic and legendary Freestyle Fellowship pen, and hip-hop is mourning yet another legend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025