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Original Content Gucci Mane Co-Sign Or Contract? Analyzing The 1017 Label Track Record Although he's played a role in the careers of many of today's icons, we take a look at the varied fortunes of those who've actually signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 label, and why it might all be about to change. By Robert Blair March 03, 2021
Music Lil Baby Isn't Worried About Winning Grammys: "I Ain't Into It Like That" The rapper explained why winning awards is more exciting for his "people" & talked about his forthcoming joint project with Lil Durk. By Erika Marie March 15, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Opens Up About Having A Kid At 14 During Global Impact Award Acceptance Speech According to Weezy, his mother felt lonely in the house and said she couldn't live by herself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 03, 2023
Relationships JT Reveals That Lil Uzi Vert Pays All Her Bills, "That's Real City Girl Sh*t" JT said she doesn't even know what the first of the month is. By Lawrencia Grose August 14, 2022
Music "Old Town Road" Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube, Lil Nas X Celebrates Lil Nas X's career-defining "Old Town Road" has hit quite the milestone. By Rex Provost August 11, 2022
Pop Culture Photographer Sues Nas After Rapper Posts Photo Of Tupac On Instagram in 1993, Al Pereira took a photo of Nas and Tupac together, but the photographer is upset that Nas shared the copyrighted image without permission. By Erika Marie March 04, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj DMs Doja Cat A Sweet Congratulatory Message For Grammy Win Minaj made sure she showed love to Doja over the "Planet Her" rapper's first Grammy win. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Pop Culture Shenseea & Megan Thee Stallion's "Lick" Music Video Is Being Called The "Bootleg Version Of WAP" It seems that listeners are liking Thee Stallion's verse more than Shenseea's. By Hayley Hynes January 21, 2022
Music Wyclef Recalls Busta Going Crazy After Hearing Eminem For The First Time The Fugees icon jokingly shares the story of Busta trashing his tour bus after listening to Em's "My Name Is." By Erika Marie October 26, 2021
Music NLE Choppa Defends Coi Leray Against Body-Shaming Trolls NLE Choppa has Coi Leray's back. By Alex Zidel June 29, 2021
Music Birdman's Half-Brother Terrance "Gangsta" Williams Gave His First Public Statement Since His Prison Release Terrance "Gangsta" Williams gave his first public statement since being released from prison last month. By Brianna Lawson February 17, 2022
TV Just Blaze & Katty Customs Talk "Fresh Pair," The Evolution Of Sneaker Culture, & Creating One-Of-A-Kind Kicks For Hitmakers Katty & Just have joined forces for Uproxx's new show "Fresh Pair" where they sit down with artists, hear their stories, and create custom shoes. They caught up with us about the series, the marriage of Hip Hop and sneaker culture, and digging deep with music icons in intimate conversations. By Erika Marie October 14, 2022