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Music Rowdy Rebel On Pop Smoke's Death & Drill Movement Taking Off In His Absence Rowdy Rebel offers his thoughts on Pop Smoke and the New York drill movement that cropped up while he was in Riker's Island. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2020
Music Southside Claims Only 5 Rappers Are Worthy Of His Beats Southside argues that only five rappers are worthy of his production, with the majority of the rest being simply "ass." By Mitch Findlay February 15, 2021
Pop Culture Rihanna's Label "Hasn't Heard Anything" About 'R9' The mogul's absence from the Grammys ceremony and nominations list is sparking new interest in her musical delay. By Madusa S. March 14, 2021
Music Cardi B Calls Out Wiz Khalifa For Responding To Twitter User's Diss A social media post tried to diss Cardi by mentioning Nicki, and she didn't appreciate Wiz adding his commentary. Wiz later cleared up the confusion. By Erika Marie November 24, 2020
Music Mulatto Teases Name Change In New Snippet Mulatto gets a few things off her chest in a promising snippet, teasing both a name change and a new project to come. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Music AR-Ab Defends DJ Vlad Interviews From Prison The rapper is clearing up rumors that DJ Vlad had anything to do with him being in prison. By Madusa S. December 24, 2020
Music Tiny Harris Recalls Cypress Hill Suing Xscape Over Debut Album Title "Hummin' Comin' At Cha" was a hit, but the rap group wanted to be paid because it was a line in one of their most famous songs. By Erika Marie November 21, 2020
Music Coi Leray Dubs Rolling Ray "Obsessed" As He Calls For Her Lookalikes Ray not only recorded a song called "Big Purr," but he's looking for Cor Leray lookalikes for his music video. By Erika Marie May 07, 2021
Sneakers Puma Avanti x Rihanna's Fenty Drops A New Sneaker Rihanna is dropping more sneakers. By Ben Atkinson November 03, 2023
Music Nonso Amadi On "When It Blooms," The Future Of Afrobeats & Burna Boy & Fela Kuti Influence Nonso Amadi discusses his return to music after a hiatus, his album "When It Blooms," and his commitment to using his platform for social change. By Aron A. November 02, 2023
Viral Jim Jones' Vampire Costume Gets Clowned Online: "Bent Black Force Energy" A lot of fans weren't feeling the aesthetic clashes in Capo's Halloween fit: is a bloodsucker supposed to wear black Air Force 1s? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2023
Music Tems Details "Scary" Ugandan Prison Stay "I thought I wasn’t gonna come out," Tems revealed. By Caroline Fisher November 02, 2023