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Music Lizzo Sings Cardi B's Praises, Explains Why She Name Drops Drake On "Rumors" On the single, Lizzo playfully says she hasn't hooked up with the Toronto icon and explained why she chose to mention his name. By Erika Marie August 14, 2021
Music Slug From Atmosphere Opens Up About Receiving What May Have Been MF DOOM’s Last Verse MF DOOM passed away on Halloween of 2020. RIP. By Hayley Hynes October 09, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs & DJ Akademiks Continue Days-Long Twitter Beef Freddie Gibbs and DJ Akademiks will never get along, and have made it a tradition to jab at each other on Twitter. By Thomas Galindo November 03, 2021
Music Meek Mill Teases JAY-Z After Rap Legend Joins Instagram Meek Mill wants JAY-Z to post his first selfie on Instagram after launching his new account. By Alex Zidel November 03, 2021
Music Curren$y Outlines 6-Album Release Schedule Curren$y reveals release dates for his next six albums, including an Alchemist collab and "Pilot Talk 4." By Mitch Findlay September 10, 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 Reggie Warren Of Legendary New Jack Swing R&B Group Troop Passes Away At 52 The singer was reportedly admitted to the hospital in January and was released over the weekend to have his final moments at home. By Erika Marie March 15, 2021
Music Nipsey Hussle Revealed His Album Plan Post-Victory Lap To Dead Prez Stic of Dead Prez reveals that Nipsey Hussle wanted to remake their "Let's Get Free" album for his third and final project. By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Music Drakeo The Ruler Thinks He's "Too Big Of A Rapper To Be Signed To Another Rapper" He's not interested in record deals but revealed there have been other artists who have approached him. By Erika Marie December 24, 2020
Music Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud" During Inauguration Performance Draws Confusion Jenny from the Block sang "This Land is Your Land" & "America, The Beautiful," but she also took a moment to belt out a reference to her 1999 debut album. By Erika Marie January 20, 2021
Music J. Prince Addresses Rumor That Harry-O Co-Founded Rap-A-Lot: "That's A Lie" Prince explained where the rumor originated from and said that back in the day, he was in trouble with the DEA & IRS because of it. By Erika Marie January 30, 2021
Music DMX Official Cause Of Death Revealed DMX died of a cocaine-induced heart attack, according to sources at the Westchester County medical examiner’s office. By Alex Zidel July 08, 2021