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Original Content Does Going Platinum Still Carry The Same Weight? In this day and age, is going platinum still the same milestone it once was? By Mitch Findlay April 06, 2018
Original Content A List Of Everyone Who Has Beef With Tekashi 6ix9ine And Why An overview of everyone who is currently beefing with the polarizing rapper Tekashi69. And why. By E Gadsby March 20, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015
Music Wiz Khalifa Loses Appeal Over Romanian Drug Possession Sentence Wiz Khalifa was believed to be appealing this decision in December 2025 and sure enough, him and his legal team did, but to no avail. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar The Only Rapper In 2025 To Chart A Song Every Week On The Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" was also recently named as the fifth best summer song of 2025. It was the only rap song on the list. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music The Long Wait For A$AP Rocky: When Hiatuses Become Hollow Will Don’t Be Dumb ever drop? A$AP Rocky’s cool mystique is stuck in limbo, turning patient fans into increasingly cynical observers. By Aron A. July 22, 2025
Music Kay Flock Addresses His RICO Conviction & Murder Acquittal Kay Flock will receive his sentence for his RICO, firearm, and assault convictions on July 16, almost four years after he entered custody. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Ex "New Rory And MAL" Producer Passionately Speaks Out After Being Fired Julian Delgado addressed his departure from the show on the first episode of his own podcast. By Zachary Horvath January 21, 2025
Music Drake Blows Up His "Plot Twist" Instagram With Tons Of New Posts Drake has been getting active on social media. By Cole Blake February 11, 2025
Music Big Meech Breaks Silence After Being Ruthlessly Mocked By 50 Cent The rapper has had enough. By Elias Andrews February 10, 2025
Music The Game Puts 50 Cent Issues Aside To Weigh In On His Beef With Big Meech The Game found 50's posts hilarious. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025