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Music Astroworld Victim Family Ask Judge To Amend Gag Order On Travis Scott The family of Ezra Blount asks the court to amend the gag order on Travis Scott after he announces Project HEAL. By Aron A. March 11, 2022
Pop Culture J.I.D Dishes On "The Forever Story" Album, Calls It "A Good Piece Of [His] Origin Story" The 31-year-old Atlanta native spoke with Complex about his first solo project since 2018's "DiCaprio 2." By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Music Bruno Mars Pranks Anderson .Paak By Wearing His Silk Sonic Wig During Vegas Show Mars grabbed one of .Paak's Ike Turner wigs and surprised him on stage during "Leave the Door Open." By Erika Marie May 31, 2022
Original Content Vince Staples Reflects On Learning From Mac Miller & ScHoolboy Q's Feedback In an excerpt from our upcoming digital cover story with Vince Staples, the Long Beach, CA native reflects on his friendship with Mac Miller and ScHoolboy Q’s feedback ahead of each album. By Aron A. April 13, 2022
Music Russ Reveals Star-Studded "Chomp 2" Tracklist Featuring Jay Electronica, Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss & More "Chomp 2" features one of the most impressive tracklists in recent history. By Taylor McCloud December 07, 2021
Music Famous Dex Released From Prison Famous Dex is out of prison, mere days after being sentenced to a full year behind bars. By Taylor McCloud September 13, 2021
Music Turk Discusses Male Affection, Says Men Play "Gay Games" With Each Other The Cash Money rapper talked Birdman kissing his friends and explained expressing "the love that you have for your homeboy" without being gay. By Erika Marie August 19, 2021
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Says She's No Longer Posting Her Son Onyx Following His Outfit Backlash Iggy Azalea refuses to share any more images of her son, Onyx, after firing back at haters about his outfit choice. By Kevin Quinitchett July 23, 2021
Music JAY-Z Gifts Memphis Bleek An Iced-Out Roc-A-Fella Chain Memphis Bleek receives an iced-out Roc-A-Fella chain from his longtime mentor JAY-Z, sparking nostalgia for their "Coming Of Age" chemistry. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2021
Numbers Gucci Mane Showered With 8 New Gold & Platinum Plaques The rapper earned gold and platinum certifications for a few singles and for his twelfth studio album "Evil Genius." By Madusa S. June 25, 2021
Music Kid Cudi Reacts To Pitchfork "MOTM1" Review: "Entire World Knows This Album Changed Hip Hop" Kid Cudi says Pitchfork doesn't need to re-score "MOTM1" because "the entire world knows [that] album was the one that changed hip-hop forever." By Alex Zidel October 06, 2021
Music Wack 100 Says Indian Red Boy Wasn't Killed Over Nipsey Hussle Disrespect Wack 100 weighs in after The Game apologizes for Indian Red Boy controversy. By Aron A. July 14, 2021