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Music Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" Beat Was Originally For Ciara What might have been: Hit-Boy reveals that Ciara originally recorded a song over Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle." By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2021
Music 22Gz Fires More Shots At CJ: "You Ain't Whoopty" Although he didn't mention him by name, 22Gz's recent "you ain't Whoopty" comment via Instagram was clearly aimed at fellow New York rapper CJ. By Keenan Higgins May 05, 2021
Music Playboi Carti Explains How MF Doom Influenced Him Playboi Carti says he doesn't have to "sound like MF DOOM to be inspired by him." By Aron A. March 10, 2021
Music Danny Brown Reveals Why "XXX" Was Released As A Mixtape The Detroit rapper says he was told his groundbreaking project "XXX" was not "good enough" to be released as an album. By Aron A. February 10, 2021
Pop Culture City Girls Decline To Comment On Exactly How Much Of "Act Up" Lil Yachty Wrote The duo refused to answer when asked about Yachty's songwriting credits for the track. By Madusa S. July 11, 2021
Pop Culture Aminé, Finneas, Jack Antonoff & More Post Heartfelt SOPHIE Tributes The pioneering pop icon sadly passed away at 34 after a tragic accident. By hnhh January 30, 2021
Music Pop Smoke Fans Are Livid About New Music Teaser Pop Smoke fans are fed up with his label after it was reported that another posthumous album could be on the way. By Alex Zidel January 03, 2022
Music Chris Brown Compares Himself To A "Pornstar" Chris Brown is feeling himself lately. By Caroline Fisher March 22, 2024
Music Mack Maine Net Worth 2024: What Is Young Money President Worth? Delve into Mack Maine's journey from music to executive roles, revealing his $13 million net worth. By Axl Banks March 14, 2024
Music DJ Vlad Expresses Frustration About Being Overlooked In Favor Of Outlets Like The Breakfast Club & XXL Vlad mentions he gets overlooked. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2024
Relationships Rick Ross & Cristina Mackey Breakup Rumors Fly, She Ends Stream Over His Music Allegedly, Rozay was recently spotted with another woman. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2024
Music The Weeknd Performs Unreleased "Take Me Back To LA" At Mike Dean Show Fans are begging the musician to finally release the song. By Ben Mock March 02, 2024