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Music DJ Quik Reveals His Mom Stopped Him From Riding With Suge Knight The Night Of Tupac's Death During an interview with Los Angeles Times, DJ Quik revealed that his mother stopped him from riding with Suge the night Tupac was killed. By Brianna Lawson March 17, 2022
Music Gillie Da Kid Claims Wiz Khalifa Felt Like He Was Tearing Down Another Black Man Over Gym Attire Jokes After making jokes about Wiz Khalifa's gym attire, Gillie Da Kid says Wiz Khalifa feels like he is tearing another Black man down. By Brianna Lawson April 10, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Fousheé Talks Lil Wayne Collabs, "Time Machine," & Claiming Her Credit On "Deep End" Fousheé, the voice behind the infamous "Deep End" vocal sample that has come to define a TikTok generation, breaks down her success thus far, including studio sessions with Lil Wayne and her brand new project, "time machine." By Rose Lilah June 07, 2021
Music Drake Reacts To Historical Billboard Hot 100 Debut Drake becomes the first artist to ever debut three songs in the top three positions on the Billboard Hot 100. By Aron A. March 15, 2021
Music Moneybagg Yo Is Pharrell's Favorite Rapper Pharrell Williams praises Moneybagg Yo, whom he declares to be his current favorite rapper out right now. By Mitch Findlay March 15, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Breaks Down The Making Of His "Industry Baby" Music Video Lil Nas X goes behind the scenes of his "Industry Baby" music video. By Cole Blake October 14, 2021
Numbers Most Streamed Artists Of 2021: Drake, Juice WRLD, NBA YoungBoy & More Hip-Hop artists make up 30 of the top 50 streamed artists of 2021. By Joshua Robinson July 23, 2021
Music Westside Gunn's "FLYGOD" Album Is Returning To Streaming Platforms Westside Gunn confirms that his acclaimed debut "FLYGOD," which originally dropped in 2016, will finally be returning to DSPs. By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music J. Prince Says An Artist Used His Name To Extort The Late DJ Screw He wasn't away of the scam and didn't name the artist in question, but did add that "he dead." By Erika Marie November 17, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Models For Givenchy Alongside Kendall Jenner And Bella Hadid Cash Carti shines while modeling Givenchy's latest Antigona bags. By Joshua Robinson January 29, 2021
Original Content Westside Gunn's Griselda & Eminem's Shady Records: A Complete History The partnership between Westside Gunn's Griselda and Eminem's Shady Records has been an interesting journey to witness. By Mitch Findlay October 27, 2020
Music Tyler, The Creator Says Lil Baby & 42 Dugg's "We Paid" Is The "Core Of Rap Music" Tyler, The Creator offers some major praise to Lil Baby and 42 Dugg. By Alex Zidel September 30, 2020