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Numbers Ari Lennox & J. Cole's "Shea Butter Baby" Goes Platinum It's a big win for the Dreamville camp as Ari Lennox secures her first platinum plaque for the J. Cole-assisted "Shea Butter Baby." By Mitch Findlay February 15, 2021
Music Wowgr8 Clears The Air Over Alleged J. Cole Diss Following a few misinterpreted bars, Wowgr8 of EarthGang comes forward to clear the air about his perceived J. Cole "diss." By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Is Officially Starring In A Kid's Show Westside Gunn continues to branch out with his most surprising appearance to date, bringing his vocal talents to the kid's show "Scram." By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2020
Music Dave East Previews Some New Heat Dave East teases his upcoming album, taking to Instagram to preview a hard-hitting new banger. By Mitch Findlay June 01, 2021
Music Yo Gotti Gifts Moneybagg Yo A $250k Richard Mille To Celebrate Chart Success The CMG associates celebrated "A Gangsta's Pain" return to the top of the charts. By Madusa S. June 01, 2021
Music Swizz Beatz Believes Scott Storch & Mannie Fresh Deserve "Verzuz" Rematch The megaproducer said their early "Verzuz" pairing was "a little bit off." By Erika Marie November 20, 2020
Music Lil Baby Loses Major Award To Megan Thee Stallion; Fans Think He Was Robbed Megan Thee Stallion won "Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year" at the BET Hip-Hop Awards and Lil Baby's fans are arguing that he deserved the prize. By Alex Zidel October 28, 2020
Music "Saturday Night Live" Honors DMX With A Tribute Earl will be remembered forever. By Karlton Jahmal April 11, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Surprise Releases "Pink Friday" Super Deluxe Edition Nicki Minaj released a “Pink Friday” Super Deluxe to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her debut album. By Noor Lobad November 20, 2020
Music Young Buck Claims 50 Cent Blocked G-Unit From Vitamin Water Deal That Made Him $100M Young Buck is sharing more details about the G-Unit days. By Madusa S. December 29, 2020
Relationships 50 Cent & Adrien Broner Weigh In On Saweetie & Quavo Breakup Fif did a little clowning while Broner advised women not to follow in Saweetie's footsteps by getting rid of their men. By Erika Marie March 19, 2021
Music Lil Yase Passes Away At 25 Lil Yase was a pioneer in the San Francisco rap scene. By Alexander Cole November 28, 2020