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Music Brent Faiyaz Responds To Joe Budden Saying He's Not Truly Independent “It's wild to think n*ggas got to the level, to the point mothaf*ckers think n*ggas fake the funk," said Faiyaz. By Erika Marie August 16, 2022
Music Fivio Foreign Reflects On Pop Smoke's Death: "It Hit Everybody Hard" Fivio Foreign opened up about the death of Pop Smoke during a recent interview, admitting that it hit him hard. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
TV Ja Rule Reflects On Turning To Drug Dealing To Help His Mother Get ready to learn much more about the hitmaker on "Origins of Hip Hop." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Pop Culture Here Are The Ten Most Streamed Rappers Of 2022 (So Far) Drake, NBA YoungBoy, Juice WRLD, Ye, Future, and more are leading hip-hop in the numbers game this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 23, 2022
Music Janet Jackson Responds To Taylor Swift Shout Out On "Midnights": Watch Janet Jackson was flattered. By Rex Provost October 22, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Doesn't Want You To Call Him A "Genius" As the praise pours in for "Entergalactic," Cudi humbly responds to his admirers. By Erika Marie October 18, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Would Testify Against Lil Baby, Mentions D.A. Fani Willis Ak has created a firestorm after he complained that Baby "said I can get touched." By Erika Marie October 18, 2022
Music Lil Baby Returns To His Old Atlanta Neighborhood To Film A Music Video “Trust The Process!” By Lamar Banks October 12, 2022
Music Akbar V Previews New Song Following Cardi Beef Akbar V rapped on GloRilla's "Tomorrow" beat. By Lawrencia Grose October 08, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Reveals The Origin Of His Stage Name During Interview With Jimmy Fallon Kid Cudi was originally rapping under the moniker of Lil Scott. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Music A Jury Is Set To Deliberate In Trial Against Smoke Dawg's Suspected Killer After almost four years since the death of Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg, a jury will deliberate in the trial against suspected murderer Abdulkadir Handule. By Brianna Lawson February 24, 2022
Music Freddie Gibbs's Does Hilarious Michael Jackson Impression During "SSS" Sessions Freddie Gibbs is gunning for the King of R&B title. By Aron A. February 24, 2022