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Music Smino Announces "Hoopti" Tour Dates Smino is hitting the road. By Mitch Findlay January 16, 2019
Music Kali Uchis & Don Toliver Create A "Fantasy" On Our "R&B Season" Playlist Update The couple has been working together frequently as of late, sharing their "4 Me" collab on Toliver's "Love Sick" album last month. By Hayley Hynes March 05, 2023
Music Baby Keem Finally Reveals What He Thought Of Kendrick Lamar's Beef With Drake Everyone and their mother talked about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, but one of the latte's relatives, Baby Keem didn't. Until now. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Reunites The Hot Boys With Stellar Show At Lil Weezyana Festival Finally! By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 03, 2024
Original Content Rise & Grind: Smiley Explains "Buy Or Bye" Concept, Talks Drake Co-Sign, CLB, & More For this week's Rise & Grind, we caught up with Drake's favorite rapper, Smiley, to discuss "Buy Or Bye 2," performing at OVO Fest for his second-ever live show, and his recent health journey. By Aron A. November 16, 2021
Music Blueface Says Chris Brown & Him Are "All Love" After Brief Spat Blueface's mom also criticized Brown for dragging her son's name in his attack, saying that the L.A. rapper wanted to be like him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 17, 2023
Streetwear Tyler, The Creator Posts Heartfelt Tribute To Virgil Abloh "That hand of his opened doors," Tyler said. By Thomas Galindo November 30, 2021
Viral Lil Yachty Claims He's Carrying The Conversation In New Bobbi Althoff Interview Looks like we have a new master of the slightly awkward, dry, but nonetheless hilarious interview genre. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2023
Politics Nicki Minaj Reacts After Narrowly Missing Shooting At White House Dinner Nicki Minaj spoke out after the reported shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, for which authorities have a suspect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Politics Cyhi The Prynce Explains Why Kanye's Trump Support Was Misunderstood CyHi The Prynce defends Kanye West's support of Donald Trump, suggesting that Yeezy's reach extends beyond what's publically known. By Mitch Findlay March 09, 2021
Music DJ Envy Fires Back At Nicki Minaj’s Blackballing Allegations Back in 2023, Nicki Minaj accused DJ Envy of "blackballing" her over a dispute she had with DJ Self years earlier. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Rich The Kid Challenges A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie To A Hit Battle A lust for battle has stricken the cabin-fever addled rap game, and Rich The Kid is officially calling out names. By Mitch Findlay April 03, 2020