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Original Content From King Von's "Exposin Me" To CJ's "Whoopty": A Hindi Love Song Turned Drill Beat We look at how a Hindi vocal sample ended up burrowing its way into Brooklyn drill, and beyond. By Aron A. January 22, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Doesn't Think He'll Ever Win A Grammy Lil Uzi Vert says he doesn't think he'll ever win a Grammy Award. By Alex Zidel March 16, 2021
Pop Culture LisaRaye & Da Brat Seemingly Make Up At Rapper's 47th Birthday Party LisaRaye McCoy and Da Brat appear to have ended their sibling rivalry. The duo struggled for a few months after Lisa accused her sister of having no contact with her. By Deja Goode April 15, 2021
Music Black Star Debut New Song Produced By Madlib On Dave Chappelle's Podcast It looks like the follow-up to Mos Def & Talib Kweli's collaborative project is officially on the way. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Pop Culture Lizzo Shares Vulnerable Mental Breakdown On TikTok The artist shared the tearful footage to the short-form video app. By Madusa S. May 11, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs, Lil Durk & Kevin Gates Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Check out this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist with new music from Blac Youngsta, Freddie Gibbs, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates & more. By Aron A. October 31, 2020
Music Silento Requests $25K Bail Following Murder Charge Silento promises he won't go on the run if granted bail. By Taya Coates May 05, 2021
Music Gucci Mane Vs Jeezy: Who Is Winning The Verzuz Battle? With Gucci Mane and Jeezy set to face off in Verzuz on Thursday, who do you think will emerge victorious when all is said and done? By Mitch Findlay November 17, 2020
Music DJ Khaled Hits Jamaica To Finish Album: "97.9% DONE" With "Khaled Khaled" officially hitting ninety-seven-point-eight completion percentage, DJ Khaled heads to Jamaica to finish things off. By Mitch Findlay April 08, 2021
Music Eminem Takes Shots At Snoop Dogg In New Song "Zeus" Eminem calls out Snoop Dogg on "Zeus" from his new album "Music To Be Murdered By - Side B (Deluxe Edition)". By Alex Zidel December 18, 2020
Music T.I. Launches Trap Music Museum Miami Exhibit After opening the Trap Music Museum in his home base of Atlanta, Tip Harris has moved to bring the established to Miami with the limited-run "Lil Trap House Exhibit. By Mitch Findlay January 14, 2021
Music Lil Nas X To Debut Next Single On 'Saturday Night Live' The artist revealed he's set to perform "Montero" and an unreleased track. By Madusa S. May 04, 2021