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Music Rakim Regrets Treating Fellow Emcees Like Enemies: "That's All I Knew" He says it took time and maturity for him to reconcile that other artists weren't against him, but his street mentality was all he knew at the time. By Erika Marie February 15, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Explains Why He Called Out Justin Timberlake At "Verzuz" Swizz Beatz says he has "no problem with JT" after calling out Justin Timberlake on Verzuz over the weekend. By Aron A. June 01, 2021
Music The Weeknd's Super Bowl Halftime Documentary "The Show" Gets New Trailer The Weeknd takes us behind the scenes of his Super Bowl Halftime performance in the first trailer for "The Show." By Alex Zidel September 01, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Whips Up "Seeing Green" BTS Video Nicki Minaj comes through with a nostalgia-sparking behind-the-scenes video for "Seeing Green," instantly calling back to the YMCMB era. By Mitch Findlay May 20, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Reveals What Drove Dr. Dre Away From Verzuz Swizz Beatz reveals that Dr. Dre was about to appear on Verzuz, only to change his mind after hearing the audio quality. By Mitch Findlay March 24, 2021
Music DJ Khaled Teases Post Malone & H.E.R. Features For His Forthcoming Album High-profile collaborations with Post Malone and H.E.R. are in store for DJ Khaled's upcoming "Khaled Khaled" album. By Joshua Robinson March 24, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Didn't Know His Showers Weren't Timed In Real-Life Bobby Shmurda didn't know his showers could be as long as he wanted. By Alex Zidel February 26, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Yeezy Stem Player": Closer Look Revealed Get a closer look at Kanye West and Teenage Engineering's upcoming audio-control device, the Yeezy Sound Player. By Mitch Findlay March 24, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Shares Details On Next Album Expect to hear a "more vulnerable" side of Roddy Ricch on his follow-up to "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial." By Aron A. March 23, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Unfoonk On Making "Real" With Young Thug & New Album Unfoonk speaks on being part of a famous music family with Young Thug, their "Slime Language 2" collaboration "Real," his upcoming new music, and more. By Alex Zidel May 24, 2021
Music Gunna Hospitalized, Young Thug Buys Him "Get Well Soon" APs After a recent hospitalization, Gunna found himself gifted four Audemars Piguet watches by his "twinski" Young Thug. By Mitch Findlay July 06, 2021
Sneakers Bobby Shmurda Turns Down Custom Sneakers Because Of His Parole Bobby Shmurda refuses to let anything or anyone stop him from following his parole guidelines. By Joshua Robinson April 21, 2021