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Music Bonnaroo Once Again Cancels Festival: "We Are Absolutely Heartbroken" They delayed the festival during the quarantine and were excited to bring it back, but organizers insist they didn't have any other choice but to cancel. By Erika Marie September 01, 2021
Music Flesh-N-Bone Laments Over Industry "Yes Men" Who Feed Artists "Poisons" The Bone Thugs-n-Harmony icon is reportedly working on a memoir & he recently spoke about people who negatively influence artists on the rise. By Erika Marie June 02, 2021
Music J.I.D. Praises Battle Rappers & Teases Goodie Mob Freestyles With Nardwuar J.I.D finds a kindred spirit in The Human Serviette. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2019
Music YG Announces "Just Re'd Up 3" & All The Important Details YG will be dropping his first album since '22. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2024
Music NYPD Responds To Filming Guests At Drake's Apollo Theater Show They were accused of attempting to use facial recognition software, but a spokesperson laid rumors to rest. By Erika Marie January 23, 2023
Music Future Teases "Type S**t" With Metro Boomin Again On IG, Features Still A Mystery There's a lot of hype building around this song in particular, although there's still some mystery around whether Travis and Carti are on it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2024
Music Kodak Black Wants A Verzuz Against 21 Savage Kodak Black posted a response video after 21 Savage declared that he's "smoke" him in a Verzuz battle. “[21] don’t want the smokes." By Lamar Banks November 11, 2022
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Music Jeremih Is Recovering From COVID-19 & Out Of ICU: Report Jeremih is reportedly out of the ICU and doing much better after being hospitalized for COVID-19. By Aron A. November 21, 2020
Music Meek Mill Announces New Weed Strain, Leaves Fans Confused "Of course I’m starting a weed strand to go along with the new album," Meek Mill says. By Caroline Fisher January 05, 2024
Politics Utah Law Enforcement Reacts To Donald Trump's NBA YoungBoy Pardon Donald Trump pardoned NBA YoungBoy's 2024 conviction in Utah over firearm and prescription drug fraud charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025