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Music Joe Budden Calls DJ Akademiks To Explain Charlamagne Tha God Drama DJ Akademiks has been going hard at Charlamagne Tha God for alleged Roc Nation ties, which Joe Budden has questions about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Travis Scott Finally Releases Highly Sought After Playboi Carti Collab "Houdini" While Scott said these "Vault" tracks are from the DBR era, "Houdini (WHOUDINI)" is actually an "ASTROWORLD" throwaway. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2024
Music Where Is 21 Savage From? Explore 21 Savage's intriguing origins from London to Atlanta, and how his unique background influences his authentic hip-hop sound. By Jake Skudder October 25, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Says More Collabs With The Alchemist Are On The Way It's a surprising but welcome link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 19, 2023
Music Kanye West Levitates Out Of Atlanta Stadium During “Donda” Livestream In grand fashion, Kanye exited his listening event by levitating out the Mercedes Benz-Stadium in ATL. By Kevin Goddard August 06, 2021
Music Wifisfuneral Talks Living With XXXTentacion & Smashing The Same Girl He also calls X "one of the best artists of all time." By Keenan Higgins January 17, 2020
Music Doja Cat Gives Take On Those Who Say Megan Thee Stallion Lied About Shooting She was randomly asked about Meg's shooting scandal at the American Music Awards. By Erika Marie November 24, 2020
Music XXXTentacion's Half-Brother Allegedly Locked Out Of His Mausoleum XXXTentacion's half-brother Corey Pack claims he was locked out of the rapper's mausoleum by his family. By Alex Zidel April 13, 2021
Music J. Prince Details How DEA Targeted Him, Suge Knight & Irv Gotti Over Black-Owned Distribution Business J. Prince's appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast found the Rap-A-Lot Records' CEO detailing his history with law enforcement, and how he became a target after attempting to become independent of the music industry and major labels. By Rose Lilah December 23, 2020
Music Lil Tjay On How Music Kept Him Out Of Jail: "I Didn't Have Nothing To Live For" The rapper opened up about how being behind bars motivated him to be successful and stay out of trouble. By Madusa S. April 03, 2021
Streetwear Everyone Is Wondering How Kanye West Feels About Playboi Carti's New Merch Playboi Carti released a new merch collection ahead of "Whole Lotta Red" with upside-down crosses, satanic symbols, and other vampire references. By Alex Zidel December 22, 2020
Music Mack 10 Looks To Ice Cube For Westside Connection Reunion Mack 10 took a moment to address the desire for a new Westside Connection album, passing the ball to Ice Cube. By Mitch Findlay August 03, 2020