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Music DaBaby Appears To Slap Woman In Video, Offers $10k For Alternate Footage A video appears to show DaBaby slapping a woman after she hit him in the face with her phone. By Noah C March 08, 2020
Music Janelle Monae On Misogyny In Hip Hop: “I Really Only Ever Wanna Hear Women Rapping" Janelle Monae called out the prevalent misogyny in hip hop, admitting that she "really only ever [wants to] hear women rapping." By Lynn S. July 04, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Shares The Biggest Lesson 2Pac Taught Him Snoop Dogg takes to Instagram to reflect on some of 2Pac's enduring wisdom, a testament to one of hip-hop's legendary figures. By Mitch Findlay March 11, 2020
Music Pop Smoke & Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" Remix Dropping This Week A remix to Pop Smoke and Lil Tjay's "Mood Swings" will be dropping this week with a mystery feature. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Reveals Release Date For NBA Youngboy Collab The new Nicki Minaj and NBA Youngboy song will feature production from Mike WiLL Made-It By Alexander Cole November 02, 2020
Music Cole Bennett Wishes Award Shows Would Honor Juice WRLD Cole Bennett speaks on his wish that Juice WRLD would get more recognition from some of the bigger award shows. By Mitch Findlay June 29, 2020
Music 2 Chainz & Rick Ross Will Face Off In Verzuz Battle On August 6th, Rick Ross and 2 Chainz will be going head to head in the next Verzuz battle, the "High Roller Edition." By Mitch Findlay July 28, 2020
Music 6lack Drops Off "6pc Hot" Tracklist Ahead Of Midnight Release 6lack's new EP, "6pc Hot," drops at Midnight. By Rose Lilah June 25, 2020
Relationships Cardi B's New Album Will Expose Offset Relationship Drama Cardi B is on the cover of Elle Magazine, speaking about her new album and how it will have her "Lemonade" moments, airing out her relationship drama with Offset. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020
Music Cardi B Wanted Lizzo To Star In "WAP" Video: "I Had A Whole Vision" The rapper said it was important for her to feature women of various backgrounds and sizes. By Erika Marie September 01, 2020
Music Ebro Darden Says Akademiks Hides Out: "You're A Prisoner Of Your Own Lifestyle" Ebro and Peter Rosenberg had quite a bit to say about Akademiks, accusing him of having a "fetish" with "gangsterism and gangs." By Erika Marie August 17, 2021
Music Kodak Black Astonishes Fans With JAY-Z "Verzuz" Proposal Kodak Black is confident that he can defeat JAY-Z in a "Verzuz" battle, offering up 15% of his catalog if he loses. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2022