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Music King Lil Jay Shuts Down Claims Of Hooking Up With Mama Duck He's keeping it respectful. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2023
Music Vanessa Carlton Defends Rappers Sampling "A Thousand Miles" On "Who I Smoke" Spinabenz, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, & FastMoney Goon faced backlash. By Erika Marie May 31, 2021
Music Tyga Fails To Chart With "$TARFACE" And Sells Less Than 2K Units Tyga released his new album "$TARFACE," and as it turns out, fans and critics are not particularly happy with the 80s AI aesthetic. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Lil Skies Reveals He Applied To Dollar General Amid Career Struggles Lil Skies had a huge rise to prominence in 2017, and to this day, fans remember some of his biggest hits fondly. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Tech Kanye West Fans Demand For "Ye" Twitter User To Hand Over His Account Kanye West wants to change his Twitter handle from @kanyewest to @ye, and he can't do that until a Twitter user leaves the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Pop Culture Blueface Explains Why His "Nuisance" House Is In Pre-Foreclosure, Goes At DJ Akademiks The California rapper said his home was labeled a "nuisance" because of too many 911 calls. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2023
Music Mobb Deep's Features For New Album "Infinite" Reportedly Revealed The upcoming Mobb Deep album "Infinite" will reportedly boast features from Nas, Clipse, Jorja Smith, H.E.R., Kool G Rap, Raekwon, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Timbaland's 7 Best Pop Collaborations In the 2000s, a Timbaland-pop collab was a sure fire hit! By Demi Phillips November 27, 2023
Music Drake Shows Love To Young Thug's Heartfelt Apology Song, "Man I Miss My Dogs" Young Thug apologized to Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, Mariah The Scientist, and more on his latest single, "Man I Miss My Dogs." By Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Original Content 10 Essential Juelz Santana Tracks Check out the essential tracks playlist chronicling the career of Harlem Hall of Famer and Dipset legend Juelz Santana. By Devon Jefferson March 19, 2017
Music How To Listen To J. Cole's "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles J. Cole just dropped off four new freestyles as part of an EP called "Birthday Blizzard '26," hosted by the legendary DJ Clue. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026