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Music Hit-Boy Reveals "The Powerpuff Girls" Sample He Used On Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" The game's hottest producer broke down how he made one of Kendrick's most iconic songs. By Taylor McCloud October 26, 2021
Music Coi Leray Vents About Fake Friends, Industry Pressure, Drug Use In Song Snippet Ahead of her "Trendsetter" release, Leray shares a snippet of a poignant track about managing her struggles. By Erika Marie April 05, 2022
Music Latto Reveals 21 Savage Feature On "Wheelie," Drops TikTok Dance Challenge She previously asked her fans to guess who she added to her new single that arrives Friday (March 11). By Erika Marie March 09, 2022
Music Safaree Samuels Is Done With Grammys After Spice Loses Best Reggae Album A predominately white reggae band from Virginia named SOJA took home the win and Safaree—and Johnta Austin—believes Spice was robbed. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Music Kodak Black Responds To Speculation He Gave Latto A Hard Time Over Feature Fans suspect that Kodak Black is the artist who gave Latto a hard time over not answering his direct messages. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Pop Culture Dr. Dre & Xzibit Win Cannabis Deal Lawsuit: "We Will Never Back Down To BS" Dr. Dre and Xzibit have finally closed a four-year breach of contract lawsuit. By Rex Provost July 03, 2022
Original Content Vince Staples Says "Everybody Loves Lil Baby" In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story interview with Vince Staples, he details working with Lil Baby on “East Point Prayer," off his new album "Ramona Park Broke My Heart." By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Music E-40 Believes Busta Rhymes "Would Eat" Eminem In A "Verzuz" He called Eminem an "icon" and "legendary," but E-40 is placing his bets on Bussa Buss. By Erika Marie January 28, 2022
Music French Montana Claims Akon Gifted Him A Fake Watch According to the rapper, he still hasn't received a replacement from Akon. By Erika Marie October 28, 2021
Pop Culture Ari Lennox Says She Wants To Be Dropped From Her Label: "I'm Done & Tired" The fallout from the "Podcast & Chill" drama continues. By Hayley Hynes January 23, 2022
Pop Culture Charli Baltimore Says She Caught Biggie Cheating & Threw His Jewelry In LA Pool Baltimore says she and B.I.G. had a fight that left a hotel room trashed and the rapper's jewelry in the pool. By Taylor McCloud September 30, 2021
Music YG Previews Video For “Sign Language,” Hitting Streamers At Midnight YG is back with more music for the streets. By Hayley Hynes October 28, 2021