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Music Kanye West Under Fire For Decapitating Animated Pete Davidson In "Eazy" Video Ye took his beef with Davidson a step further with the release of the "Eazy" music video. By Aron A. March 03, 2022
Music Sprite Announces "Live From The Label" Concert Series With Saweetie, Latto & A Surprise Guest Latto, Saweetie, and more will be performing as part of Sprite's "Live From The Label" concert series. By Alex Zidel July 07, 2021
Original Content Will Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Deliver On Bars? With mere days before Drake drops "Certified Lover Boy," excitement for a "straight rap album" from The Boy continues to grow. By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Denied Bail In LA County The teen who allegedly killed Pop Smoke in early 2020 was denied bail. By Taylor McCloud September 17, 2021
Music The Weeknd Addresses Fake "Dawn FM" Tracklist With Ariana Grande, Ty Dolla $ign, & Others The Weeknd addresses a recently-surfaced handwritten "original" tracklist for "Dawn FM," telling fans it's fake. By Alex Zidel March 10, 2022
Music Young Thug Says Atlanta Is The #1 City In Hip Hop Thugger said nobody's ever taking the top spot from Atlanta. By Taylor McCloud November 22, 2021
Music Nas & Hit-Boy Surprise Fans With New Album Announcement Nas & Hit-Boy return with a new album tonight called "Magic." By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021
Music Childish Gambino & Chance The Rapper Let Off Fireworks In Week 2 At Coachella Childish Gambino dials up the pyrotechnics in Week 2 at Coachella. By Devin Ch April 20, 2019
Music Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby, Lil Tecca & More Confirmed For WOO HAH! Festival The first reveal features some solid musical acts. By Alex Zidel December 01, 2019
Music The XXL Freshman Cypher 2020 Trailer Has Arrived Following the arrival of the individual freestyles, XXL has dropped the trailer to the official Freshman Class cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music Pooh Shiesty Performs Beautiful "Back In Blood/Guard Up" Piano Medley The rapper stripped down the tracks for a laid back rendition. By Madusa S. February 13, 2021
Music Big Sean Reveals "Detroit 2" Release Date & Album Cover Hours after wrapping up "Detroit 2," Big Sean took to Instagram to share the album's release date and album cover. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2020