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Music YG's Coachella Party Ends In Gunfire Cops are currently looking for a suspect. By Alex Zidel April 15, 2019
Music Offset Opens Up About Cardi B And New "Father Of 4" Album Offset opens up about his music, his family, and more. By Mitch Findlay February 21, 2019
Music Swizz Beatz Shares Epic Trailer For DMX's "Exodus" Album Swizz Beatz vows to "take it back to the streets" with an epic new trailer for DMX's upcoming "Exodus" album. By Mitch Findlay May 24, 2021
Music Lena Waithe Partners With Def Jam To Launch Hillman Grad Records The filmmaker says she's hoping to find "really interesting artists who have a real drive," citing sounds like H.E.R., Miguel, and Lil Nas X By Erika Marie June 16, 2021
Music Safaree Samuels Rocks Fur & Stands On Billboard To Promote "STRAITT" Project He returned to his old stomping grounds. By Erika Marie January 17, 2020
Music Pop Smoke, Kanye West, & More Heat Up Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Our updated "Fire Emoji" playlist includes some posthumous releases from Pop Smoke, the first single off Kanye West's upcoming project, and more. By Lynn S. July 04, 2020
Music Snoop Dogg Vs. DMX: Who Will Win The Dogfight? Two of hip-hop's legendary figures, DMX and Snoop Dogg, are set to go head to head in a Verzuz battle tonight -- but who will win? By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2020
Music Drake Leak Inspires TikTok Dance Challenge An unreleased Drake song has already kicked off a viral dance challenge on TikTok. By Alex Zidel March 30, 2020
Music Kanye West Clarifies Apparent Issues With Hit-Boy Kanye West responds after Hit-Boy said he stopped using his beats because he worked with Beyoncé. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Checks In On Kanye West Following Twitter Spree Westside Gunn shows support for Kanye West, suggesting the hip-hop extraordinaire is being silenced by the system at large. By Aron A. September 16, 2020
Music Lloyd Banks's "The Hunger for More" Turns Seventeen Today Seventeen years is a pretty odd anniversary to celebrate, but it's okay. By Yoni Yardeni June 29, 2021
Pop Culture Ts Madison Blasts DaBaby Over Rolling Loud Comments The fallout from DaBaby's Rolling Loud performance in Miami continues. Now, Ts Madison weighs in. By Kevin Quinitchett July 27, 2021