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Music Lil Baby Sets Milestone With Updated First Week "WHAM" Sales The rapper surpassed expectations. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025
Music Quando Rondo Reluctantly Agrees To Squash Beef With Lil Durk: Watch The rapper is a practicing Muslim. By Elias Andrews September 10, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Defamation Trial Verdict Pending As Jury Breaks For Thanksgiving Megan Thee Stallion is reportedly set to get a verdict in her defamation battle against Milagro Gramz next week. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music T-Pain Sells Publishing Catalog & Select Masters In Massive Career Move T-Pain is excited for the new chapter. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Unveils First Tour Since Prison Release Fetty Wap will embark on "The Nostalgia Tour" in the United States from this summer through the early winter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Tech What DAW Does Dr. Dre Use? Explore Dr. Dre's unique approach to music production, his choice of DAW, and the equipment he uses to create his iconic sound By Jake Skudder November 03, 2023
Music RetcH AKA Retchy P Has Officially Beat His Armed Robbery Case RetcH beat the armed robbery case that was potentially going to pin him down until his late seventies. By Devin Ch March 09, 2018
Music Ice Spice Generates Shockingly Low First Week Sales Numbers For "Y2K!" Deluxe Are folks taking these numbers too out of context? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 06, 2025
Pop Culture Ivanna Ortiz Could Lose Speech Pathology License Over Alleged Rihanna Attack Ivanna Ortiz, the 35-year-old Orlando woman accused of trying to kill Rihanna, is at risk of losing her job and much more. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Pre-Fame Photo Leaves Fans Stunned By Her Looks Fans couldn't believe what she looked like without her red hair and tattoos. By Lavender Alexandria May 02, 2024
Original Content We Want The Funk: From P-Funk To G-Funk & Beyond, A Brief History With the recent release of YouTube’s documentary "G Funk," it’s as good of a time as ever to trace the history of the West Coast sound that ruled the world throughout the 90s and set the stage for hip hop as we know it today. By Gus Fisher July 25, 2018
Music Symba: Redefining West Coast Hip Hop For A New Generation Symba’s music perfectly blends the sounds of the pioneers, with a modern twist. By Demi Phillips August 08, 2023