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Music Future Signee Zeethewizard Dead At 25 After New Year’s Day Shooting Zeethewizard and four others were reportedly injured at the grand opening of a new strip club in his home state of Texas last week. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music DJ Khaled's Album Mode Is More Relaxing Than His Peers Wit his upcoming "Khaled Khaled" set to land in the near future, DJ Khaled makes "album mode" look like a day at the beach. By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2021
Music Curren$y & Harry Fraud Announce New Project "The Directors Cut" Fans can expect new music from Curren$y and Harry Fraud this Friday. By Dre D. September 14, 2020
Music SZA Admits She Still Owes Beyonce Money For Interpolating Her On "SOS" SZA described Beyonce as a "generous QUEEN" while revealing that she never paid her to interpolate her song, "Listen." By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music U-God Explains How RZA's Leadership Turned Wu-Tang Clan Into A "Dictatorship" U-God's excerpt from his upcoming book shares the politics behind Wu-Tang Clan's structure. By Aron A. March 20, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Unblocks Erica Banks On Twitter An otherwise innocuous quote tweet keyed fans into the fact that she was unblocked. By Lavender Alexandria February 13, 2024
Music Logic Challenges Vince Staples To A Playstation Duel In "Hot Ones" Logic is put to the ultimate test. By Mitch Findlay December 07, 2017
Music Kanye West Livestreams Sunday Service In Dayton In Honour Of Shooting Victims Beautiful morninnn. By Noah C August 25, 2019
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music The Weeknd & Jacquees Smoothly Slide Into Our "R&B Season" Playlist Vibe out to our R&B-focused playlist on Spotify. By Noah C February 23, 2020
Reviews J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard ’26" Proves Skill Outlasts Status With his four-track "Birthday Blizzard ’26," J. Cole brings back a format rap has been missing, and losing the top spot has only fueled his fire. By Aron A. February 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Questions Fan's Religious Beliefs Over “Hellstar” Pants Kanye West wasn't a fan of the person's outfit. By Cole Blake February 25, 2024