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Music Tyler The Creator Recalls How Nervous He Was To Record His Verse On Clipse's "POV" Tyler The Creator collaborated with three of his favorite artists of all time on Clipse's album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music LiAngelo Ball Teams Up With His Brothers Lonzo & LaMelo For "Tweaker" Music Video "Tweaker" is already the biggest hip-hop release of 2025. By Cole Blake January 30, 2025
Music Future Mourns The Loss Of A Friend In “Lost My Dog" Music Video Future is also making a sizable donation to D.A.R.E.’s anti-drug educational programs. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025
Music Joe Budden Takes Issue With Jay-Z's Hot Take On Rap Battles Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Recorded Conversation With Case Lawyer Without Permission A clip in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" shows Diddy heatedly talking to Marc Agnifilo about his then-surging federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Tech Drake To Bring URL Battle Rap To Live Stream App Caffeine Drake unites the largest battle rap institution, URL (Ultimate Rap League) with Caffeine, a burgeoning live-streaming app. By Noah C February 11, 2020
Music Ariana Grande Explains St. Louis Breakdown: "I'm Still Processing A Lot" Ariana Grande's got tears left to cry. By Chantilly Post July 08, 2019
Music Joell Ortiz Announces New "Mona Lisa" Album With Apollo Brown Joell Ortiz and Apollo Brown dropped a single today, along with news of an October release. By Devin Ch August 22, 2018
Music Waka Flocka Calls "Wack Rapper" Remarks "Reverse Psychology" Waka Flocka recently called himself a "wack rapper," but he did it so people could recognize that he is a force to be reckoned with. By Erika Marie March 11, 2020
Music Diddy's Attorney Claims The Mogul Will Be Released Early Diddy's attorneys have been persistent about getting their client out as soon as possible. But they also claim he will be a great in prison. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" Gets New Yorkers To Turn Up At Subway Station Cardi B's music gets the commuters going. By Matt F December 04, 2017
Music Metro Boomin, Future, & The Weeknd Build Up Anticipation With New Snippet Ahead Of "We Still Don't Trust You Even though The Weeknd's adlibs were great on "Young Metro," we all want a full verse or chorus on this sequel. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2024