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Music DJ Quik Burns Death Row Check, Demands Credit From Kendrick Lamar & More DJ Quik will no longer sit idly by as "the music industry underdog," and the legendary producer is coming to demand his credits. By Mitch Findlay April 30, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Hasn't Released First Day Out Track Due To Label Issues: Report Shmurda reportedly has been at odds with Epic and owes them his debut album. By Erika Marie March 31, 2021
Music Jay Electronica Gives Kanye West Some Major Love Jay Electronica reaches out to Kanye West with some kind words of encouragement, making it clear that he values his former collaborator. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2021
Music Bonnaroo Returns With Star-Studded Lineup For 2021 Bonnaroo 2021 returns with performances from Megan Thee Stallion, Tyler, The Creator, Lil Baby, Young Thug, and many more. By Alex Zidel March 31, 2021
Music Rod Wave Covers Drake's "Over My Dead Body" For NPR Tiny Desk Performance Rod Wave graces the NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert series with a performance of "OMDB," "Rags2Riches," "Streetrunner," and "Don't Forget." By Joshua Robinson April 29, 2021
Relationships Soulja Boy Publicly Shoots His Shot At Kim Kardashian Big Draco has fallen hard for Kim Kardashian's new tennis-themed thirst traps. By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2021
Music Kodak Black Praises Trump & Flashes Autographed MAGA Hat: "We Geminis" The rapper is obviously grateful to the former president for granting him a pardon earlier this year. By Erika Marie March 30, 2021
Music Drake's Toronto Mansion Nearly Broken Into By Knife-Wielding Woman: Report A woman who was allegedly carrying a blade was arrested by Toronto police outside of Drake's mansion. By Aron A. March 30, 2021
Music Pop Smoke, The Weeknd & Lil Durk Rank On Top-Selling Albums Of The Year So Far The late rapper's posthomous LP sits at fourth on the list. By Yoni Yardeni July 13, 2021
Music Curren$y Teases "Highest In Charge" Album Curren$y confirms that his next album is titled "Highest In Charge," produced in its entirety by Trauma Tone. By Mitch Findlay August 09, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's "Faith" Album Tracklist Revealed Pop Smoke's team takes a unique route in revealing the tracklist for "Faith." By Aron A. July 13, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg & Shaq Unite For "Nuthin But A G Thang" Performance Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O'Neal trade bars during a standout performance of "Nuthin But A G Thang." By Mitch Findlay October 04, 2021