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Original Content Rise & Grind: DijahSB On Kid Cudi's Co-Sign, Non-Binary Representation In Rap & More Toronto's DijahSB joins us for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind" where they discuss Kid Cudi's co-sign, "Head Above The Waters," and more. By Aron A. August 30, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Drops "LiveLifeFast" Short Film Ahead Of Upcoming Sophomore Album Ricch previews his upcoming album a week before its scheduled release date. By Taylor McCloud December 10, 2021
Music Kanye West Co-Signs JPEGMAFIA's Praise Amid "Vultures" Collab Rumors JPEGMAFIA calls Ye his "favorite artist of all time." By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2024
Music DJ Paul Teases “Verzuz" Battle Between Three 6 Mafia & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Is the long awaited “Verzuz” battle between Three-6-Mafia and Bone Thugs finally on the way? By Kevin Goddard August 17, 2021
Politics T.I. & Bun B Discuss Use Of Rap Lyrics In Court With Ari Melber T.I. and Bun B spoke with Ari Melber about the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases at ComplexCon. By Cole Blake November 20, 2022
Music Black Thought Shares "Streams Of Thought" Release Date The long awaited Black Thought & 9th Wonder album is nearly upon us. By Mitch Findlay May 25, 2018
Music Finesse2tymes Claims To Be 50 Cent, Yo Gotti & Gucci Mane Hybrid, Fans Troll Him People seemed to care more about the quality implications of this instead of Finesse's style, which is clearly what he meant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 18, 2023
Music Drake To Headline Wireless Festival Three Nights In A Row With Special Guests It's a big weekend for Drake. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2025
Music D4vd Charged With First-Degree Murder In Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case: Everything We Know After seven months, D4vd was arrested for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Here’s everything you need to know about the charges. By Aron A. April 21, 2026
Music Jermaine Dupri Doesn't Think That A Verzuz Against Diddy Will Ever Come To Fruition Jermaine Dupri argues that since Diddy wouldn't be able to bring out some of the artists behind his biggest hits, he likely would not agree to do a Verzuz against him. By Joshua Robinson January 06, 2022
Music Memphis Non-Profit Claims Saucy Santana Scammed Them Saucy Santana came under fire from a Memphis non-profit claiming he skipped out on their show. By Lavender Alexandria June 19, 2023
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Breaks Apple's R&B/Soul First-Day Streaming Record Drake, alongside PartyNextDoor, make a new Apple Music record. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 15, 2025