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Music Lil Yachty's First Week Sales Projections For "Let's Start Here" Yachty's psych-rock outing is expected to push up to 24k copies in its first weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2023
Music T.I. Names His Top Five Rappers Turned Actors While the Atlanta pioneer is no stranger to the screen, he went through some classic picks in his countdown. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2023
Music Tony Yayo Speaks On 50 Cent And Other Rappers Being "Damaged" During a conversation with DJ Vlad, Yayo opened up about how rappers struggle with pain. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Yachty Talks About New Album & Being "Taken Serious As An Artist" The Atlanta native said he wants to be taken seriously as an artist and expressed his deep love for music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2023
Music Lil Tjay's Lawyer Explains Latest Legal Trouble Lil Tjay's lawyer has explained why the rapper was jailed again on Friday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2023
Music The Game’s Sexual Assault Accuser Goes After UMG The Game's sexual assault accuser is coming directly for UMG in an attempt to get his royalties. By Cole Blake January 28, 2023
Music Lil Tjay Arrested Again, Attorney Calls It "So Unfortunate" Tjay's attorney released a statement and debunked rumors. By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Music T.I. Says He's A "Hybrid" Of Tupac, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, & Diddy Tip says he's blessed to "take pages out of the book of legends." By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Pop Culture Ice Spice Had Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, And Nicki Minaj In Constant Rotation As A Teen The 23-year-old played a round of "Ask Me Anything" with ELLE Magazine earlier this week. By Hayley Hynes January 27, 2023
Music Zaytoven Sells Music Catalog: Migos, Lil Wayne & More Zay's new deal with Ultra International Music Publishing also includes the promise of new music from the prolific producer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2023
Music Def Jam Exec Passed On Signing Nicki Minaj, Says Ransom Ransom claims he suggested to the exec that they should give Nicki a deal. The person allegedly said, "Nah, that will never work." By Erika Marie January 27, 2023
Music 03 Greedo Asks Media To Stop Calling Him An L.A. Rapper Greedo clarified that he reps for his neighborhood of Watts, not the city of Los Angeles itself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2023