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Music Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" Beat Was Originally For Ciara What might have been: Hit-Boy reveals that Ciara originally recorded a song over Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle." By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2021
Music Megan Thee Stallion Goes Off On Blogs: "Black Ran Blogs Talk The Most S**t" Meg is fed up. By Karlton Jahmal August 01, 2021
Music Migos Hit "Jimmy Fallon" For A Swanky Performance Of "Avalanche" Migos channel some "Blues Brothers" vibes in their latest televised performance. By Joshua Robinson June 10, 2021
Music Nearly Half Of Prince's Estate Now Owned By Primary Wave Publishing The firm bought out most of the stake owned by Prince's siblings. By Milca P. August 01, 2021
Music FX's "Hip-Hop Uncovered" Trailer Features Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & More Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Trick Trick, and more speak on the culture in the new trailer for the upcoming FX series "Hip-Hop Uncovered." By Mitch Findlay January 27, 2021
Music Westside Gunn & Benny React To Viral Griselda TikTok Challenge Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher react after a TikTok challenge set to a "Supreme Blientele" track begins to circulate on social media. By Mitch Findlay April 20, 2021
Pop Culture Joe Budden Discusses Aftermath Of J. Prince Jr. Clubhouse Confrontation After a harsh confrontation between the two, Joe Budden is breaking his silence about what went down. By Madusa S. December 30, 2020
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says J. Cole Isn't On Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Level Charlamagne Tha God is back with another hot take, this time saying that he doesn't think J. Cole is on the same level as Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Alex Zidel December 30, 2020
Music Lil Baby Considers Adding A Female Artist To "On Me" Lil Baby muses on the possibility of enlisting an unidentified female artist for the remix of "On Me." By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Reveals He's Most Excited To Get Into The Studio With Kendrick Lamar Roddy said Kendrick is "somebody I always feel like inspired me," & he's "excited" to one day have a "full-blown opportunity to really just lock-in." By Erika Marie June 04, 2021
Sports LeBron James Wants To Release A Rap Album LeBron James wants to put together a rap album, but he doesn't want to rap on it. By Alex Zidel February 18, 2021
Music DaBaby Matches 42 Dugg's Offer With a woman currently being held on a $200,000 bond for avenging her brother's death, DaBaby has joined 42 Dugg in rallying for her freedom. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021