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Streetwear Jermaine Dupri Thinks Kris Kross Deserves Credit For Jersey-Wearing Rappers It's a common fashion trend in Hip Hop, but Dupri stated that "all of that came from Kris Kross." By Erika Marie November 17, 2021
Music Kanye West Will Not Be Charging $200 For "DONDA 2," Will Be Available On Stem Player App You will not need to buy a Yeezy Stem Player to listen to "Donda 2." By Taiyo Coates February 18, 2022
Numbers King Von Doubles NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby In First-Week Sales King Von sells two times the amount of NBA YoungBoy and DaBaby's new collaborative project this week. By Alex Zidel March 07, 2022
Numbers Drake, Pop Smoke, Doja Cat & More Moved The Most Album Units In 2021 Last year was a big one for several artists, including Drake, Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, The Weeknd, Adele, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, and Polo G. By Joshua Robinson January 07, 2022
Music Young Dolph's Gifted Lambo Gets Sold By Dallas Family The 2018 Lamborghini Aventador that Young Dolph gifted a fan is now being re-sold for nearly $500K. By Kevin Quinitchett July 24, 2021
Numbers Doja Cat Passes Drake To Become Rapper With Most Monthly Listeners On Spotify Doja Cat is officially the rapper with the most monthly listeners on Spotify with 63.6 million. By Alex Zidel October 14, 2021
Original Content Young Thug's YSL Records: From Blood Relatives To Life-Long Friends & More Learn more about each member of Young Thug's YSL Records through exclusive interviews with twelve of the artists on the label. By Alex Zidel August 20, 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 Alicia Keys Didn't Know Lil Mama Was On Stage During VMA Moment With Jay-Z In 2009, Hov and Keys were performing "Empire State of Mind" when Lil Mama surprised them both by crashing their set. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Pop Culture Juice WRLD's Mom Condemns His Enablers: "People Had Their Own Agendas" The rapper died of a drug overdose a little over two years ago, and now his mother is speaking out for her first sit-down interview. By Erika Marie January 12, 2022
Music Lil Uzi Vert's Insurance Company Thought He Was Trying To Kill Himself With Forehead Diamond Uzi is currently letting his piercing heal before rocking the diamond again. By Thomas Galindo December 14, 2021
Music Chaka Khan Is Still Upset With Kanye West's "Through The Wire" Sample When asked if she heard from West about her disapproval of the 2004 single, she said no and she's "not looking to hear from [him], either." By Erika Marie August 01, 2022