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Music Outkast Hits EDM Duo With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit For "ATLiens" Name The copyright holders for Outkast's "ATLiens" term defended the duo's original creation and ownership of this phrase. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Lays Out Harsh Reality For DDG As "Blame The Chat" Suffers Dismal Sales Despite DDG having a stacked roster for "Blame The Chat," the album created on his streams has not seen much success. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Original Content Lil Wayne, Drake & Nicki Minaj Put Young Money On The Map Lil Wayne's "The Carter III" era did not only mark the pinnacle of his career but the beginning of Young Money's reign at the top of the game. By Aron A. September 27, 2018
Music Hitta J3 Gives His Brutally Honest Thoughts On Dody6 Going Homeless Dody6 posted to his social media recently revealing his distressing situation, but Hitta J3 has a controversial view on it. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Walks Back Her Previous Tune On Ice Spice, Claims She's Now "Kinda Fire" Ice Spice is one of many rappers that Azealia Banks has had a problem with, but something has convinced her to come around. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Shout Out To Lecrae & Dee-1 Might Be Deeper Than You Think The unexpected shout out to Lecrae and Dee-1 hints at Kendrick Lamar's mission statement moving forward. By Aron A. September 14, 2024
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Videos Kanye West & Nicki Minaj's Scrapped "New Body" Music Video Surfaces Online The song went unreleased after being linked to two separate Kanye albums. By Ben Mock October 01, 2023
Music The History Of Russell Simmons & Def Jam: How He & Rick Rubin Established Hip-Hop's First Powerhouse Label A prolific rise, to a highly controversial exit. By Demi Phillips June 30, 2023
Pop Culture Big Sean's New Album Will Sample Three 6 Mafia A preview of Sean Don's "Precision," which samples "Poppin' My Collar" appeared in the NBA 2K24 trailer earlier this week. By Hayley Hynes September 01, 2023
Music Anthony Fantano Rates "The House Is Burning" A 5/10, Isaiah Rashad Responds Isaiah Rashad and TDE Punch put Anthony Fantano on blast following his rating of "The House Is Burning." By Joshua Robinson August 06, 2021
Original Content How Odd Future Influenced The Current Rap Landscape We reflect on the lasting legacy and influence of Odd Future. By Gus Fisher June 15, 2018