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Music Rowdy Rebel On Pop Smoke's Death & Drill Movement Taking Off In His Absence Rowdy Rebel offers his thoughts on Pop Smoke and the New York drill movement that cropped up while he was in Riker's Island. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2020
Music Travis Scott's Dad Taught DJ Premier How To Play The Drums Travis Scott's father and uncle played an important role in DJ Premier's success. By Chantilly Post December 05, 2017
Music Boonk Gang Shot Twice And Hospitalized: "Got Hit 2 Times But Im Solid" Details are foggy but Boonk Gang was indeed shot twice & hospitalized. By Devin Ch July 28, 2018
Original Content 21 Savage's Top 10 Best Features Since "Issa" With his sophomore album in the works, we take a look at 21 Savage's best features over the past 15 months. By Narsimha Chintaluri October 17, 2018
Music Kevin Liles Files Motion To Dismiss Sexual Assault Lawsuit Kevin Liles was hit with these serious allegations just over a month ago from an alleged coworker during his tenure at Def Jam. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Payola Claims With New Motion For Discovery Drake may have played nice with iHeartMedia, but the rapper is adamant about learning the truth with UMG's marketing tactics. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025
Pop Culture A$AP Rocky Hilariously Trolls Kai Cenat With Puma Christmas Gifts Kai's excitement was immediately crushed. By Zachary Horvath December 30, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Eviscerates Yung Miami For Making Fun Of Joe Budden's Gold Plaque DJ Akademiks is a very frequent critic of Yung Miami, so his defense of Joe Budden against her should be no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2024
Music Big Sean Leaves Roc Nation Ahead Of New Album, "Better Me Than You" Big Sean spent 10 years with Roc Nation. By Cole Blake July 29, 2024
Music Talib Kweli Responds To Kanye West With Photos Of Ye's Ghostwriters N.O.R.E., Malik Yusef, GLC, and more respond to Talib Kweli's "Kanye West Ghostwriter Appreciation Post." By Aron A. November 13, 2021
Music R. Kelly "Victim" Forced To Wear Boys' Clothes: Mother Slams "Sick Motherf*cker" Michelle Kramer says her daughter had never been a tomboy. By Zaynab January 16, 2019
Music Normani Shuts Down Khalid Dating Rumors: "He's Like My Best Friend" Normani & Khalid are "just friends." By Aron A. April 17, 2018