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Music Kalan.FrFr Recalls Being "Nervous As F*ck" Meeting Jay Brown Kalan.FrFr recently detailed his first interaction with Jay Brown, admitting that he was "nervous as fuck" to meet the Roc Nation CEO. By Cole Blake September 05, 2022
Music $NOT Says "Racist Metalheads" Won't Leave Him Alone Over Limp Bizkit Tour Rapper $not says he's facing hate from "racist metalheads" after Mike Doling of metal band Snot called out Limp Bizkit for putting the rapper on their tour. By Aron A. March 23, 2022
Music Machine Gun Kelly Honored With His Own Day In Cleveland The city of Cleveland is honoring hometown rapper Machine Gun Kelly with his own holiday. By Cole Blake August 16, 2022
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Dawn Robinson Blasts Jermaine Dupri For Criticizing Her Living Conditions Dawn Robinson currently lives out of her car, and she did not appreciate the way producer Jermaine Dupri mocked her. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Kodak Black Shoots His Shot With Reginae Carter In Unhinged Freestyle Kodak Black has not had the best history when it comes to flirting with women on his songs. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams “Boring” Kanye West For Trying Too Hard To Be Controversial Kanye West has been making headlines lately for posting swastikas, praising Hitler, demanding Diddy's freedom, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Offers A Surprising Prediction About Diddy's Criminal Case's Outcome Diddy was recently hit with a new federal indictment that accuses the Bad Boy mogul of forced labor and employee assault. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent Pops Out For Surprise Yacht Party Performance With Flo Rida 50 Cent and Flo Rida rocked the stage at Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta's Mardi Gras yacht party in Texas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Claims Playboi Carti Is "Bout 2 Drop" Amidst Billboard Rollout This corroborates the (literal) signs. By Elias Andrews February 21, 2025
Music How Bob Marley & The Wailers “Get Up Stand Up” Became Hip-Hop’s Spiritual Predecessor These samples and interpolations of Bob Marley & The Wailers "Get Up Stand Up" capture the song's essence through hip-hop's lens. By Aron A. February 08, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Faces New Lawsuit Over 2023 After-Party Shooting Finesse2tymes' former driver is suing him. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2025