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Music U.K. Rapper Mist Hospitalized After Getting Shot During Armed Robbery: Report Prayers up for Mist. By Aron A. August 28, 2019
Music Spotify & UMG Land New Multi-Year Agreement With Potential For "Super-Premium" Subscription Tier The details are not entirely clear yet, but is something you'd be interested in? By Zachary Horvath January 27, 2025
Music Lizzo Sued For Sampling Funeral Performance On "Coconut Oil": Report The 2016 track allegedly sampled a church elder's gospel hymn performance during a privately-held funeral for a "mutual relative." By Erika Marie March 30, 2021
Music Chance The Rapper's Lawyers Are "Grossly Offended" By Ex-Manager's Lawsuit Chance The Rapper's lawyer said the $3M lawsuit filed by Pat Corcoran is "without merit." By Aron A. December 07, 2020
Original Content Boslen Is Aiming For The Stars: On New Project "GONZO," Vancouver's Rap Scene & More Vancouver artist Boslen details the creative process behind "GONZO," and explains why Canadian artists shouldn’t feel complacent right now. By Aron A. July 09, 2022
Music YG Brings Out Ty Dolla $ign For London Stop On "Stay Dangerous" Tour YG and Ty Dolla $ign bring their "Power" to the stage in London. By Devin Ch December 12, 2018
Music GloRilla Previews New Banger With Lil Durk, Shares Release Date Suit up because it's coming soon, and fans are already in comment sections with high praise. By Erika Marie March 14, 2023
Relationships DDG And Halle Bailey Create An Instagram For Their Newborn Son Halo Would you make an IG account for your newborn? By Zachary Horvath January 10, 2024
Music Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweets Result In New Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has posted several offensive tweets about Adolf Hitler, Nazis, and more over the past few weeks. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Gunna Announces Global "Wun World" Tour Gunna is taking his last record with YSL on a global trek starting as soon as November 17. It will extend into July 2026. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Dame Dash Has A Surprising Take On Drake's Legal Action Against UMG & Spotify Dame's previously supported Drizzy, but does that admiration go this far? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2024
Music Young Thug Calls For Pooh Shiesty To Be Released From Prison Young Thug knows how it feels. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2025