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Music Will.i.am Argues Black Thought Is Better Than Jay-Z But Wants To See Them Battle Will.i.am also shared his picks for the five best rappers of all time, including Big Daddy Kane, Nas, and more. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist "Alfredo 2" Review Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career. By Aron A. July 29, 2025
Music Kodak Black Says “F*ck DJ Khaled” In New Song During a recent stream with N3on, Kodak Black seemingly confirmed that he has beef with DJ Khaled by previewing an upcoming track. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Don Toliver Confirms He’s Dropping A New Album In 2025 In his new "FAULT Magazine" cover story, Don Toliver says his new album is what he's looking forward to revealing the most this year. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Fans Theorize Drake Was Dissing Kendrick Lamar With Pinocchio Reference On "Iceman" Stream Drake has been in England since his historic headlining performance at Wireless Festival, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 25, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator's "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Dominates Top End Of Global Spotify Chart Tyler The Creator's new project also pulled in a strong number of total streams despite having an abbreviated rollout. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Nas Allegedly Disses Jim Jones On Alternate Version Of New Raekwon Collab Jim Jones recently went viral for some scorching hot takes about him being bigger than Nas, and it seems like Esco might've responded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Reacts To Donald Trump Pardoning NBA YoungBoy And Commuting Larry Hoover There has been some confusion around how Donald Trump actually assisted Larry Hoover, but Snoop Dogg is happy to see him getting help. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Clipse Unleash Striking Trailer For Upcoming Album “Let God Sort Em Out” Today, Clipse confirmed the release date for their eagerly anticipated first album in 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music SZA Abruptly Leaves Meet & Greet After Fan Throws Bracelet At Her SZA abruptly ended a meet and greet in Phoenix after having a bracelet thrown at her by a fan. She kept the bracelet, though. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Clipse Preview Their First New Single In Over 15 Years Ahead Of New Album Clipse are finally gearing up to drop their first album in over 15 years, and have enlisted the help of a familiar name on the production side. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae Knock Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Off The Hot 100 Throne Kendrick Lamar and SZA did something unprecedented for the hip-hop genre with "luther" and that cannot be ignored despite this news. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025