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Music Twista Says Rap Has Gone Through "Decline Of Intelligent Input" Twista sat down with Hot 97 to talk about his new album "Lifetime," the Chicago rap scene, and how hip hop has changed over the years. By Erika Marie February 14, 2020
Music Drake Joins The Beatles To Make Billboard Chart History Drake is in rare territory. By Cole Blake May 11, 2024
Politics YG Says Kanye West Is Completely "Brazy" But He Still Loves Him We all do, YG. By Alex Zidel October 30, 2019
Music Turk Implies Lil Wayne Would've Gone To No Limit "Verzuz" If He Was There Although Turk has his issues with Cash Money, his recent claim about Lil Wayne and the No Limit "Verzuz" is not as shady as you might think. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Expresses Distrust For COVID-19 Vaccine With the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine already underway, NLE Choppa has come forward to warn his followers against it. By Mitch Findlay December 14, 2020
Music YG's 2019 SUV Murder Case Is On The Brink Of Being Solved By L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. The case involving a high-speed chase that resulted in a deadly police shootout involving an Escalade registered to YG will soon come to a close. By Keenan Higgins January 07, 2020
Music John Legend & Netflix Developing Reality Show "Rhythm & Flow" Let's see where this goes. By Milca P. September 11, 2017
Music Kid Cudi Shares A New Snippet, Asks For Fan Opinions Kid Cudi takes to social media to test the waters on a work in progress, previewing a new song he's been cooking up. By Mitch Findlay May 20, 2021
Music Kevin Gates Defends Eminem After Melle Mel's Criticism: "He In My Top 5" Kevin Gates says that he considers Eminem a top 5 rapper in the wake of Melle Mel's recent comments. By Cole Blake March 08, 2023
Music LiAngelo Ball Scores Impressive Billboard Debut For "Tweaker" Following Lucrative Record Deal Ball's legend continues to grow. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2025
Music Rick Ross & Dwyane Wade Collaborated On A Song Rick Ross & Dwyane Wade's "Season Ticket Holder" arrives this week with Udonis Haslem and Raphael Sadiq. By Aron A. February 18, 2020
Reviews Offset "Kiari" Review "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back. By Aron A. August 27, 2025