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Music Ronny J Starts His Own Record Label Called "Listen Up Forever" "Oh My God Ronny! " By Mitch Findlay March 21, 2018
Music Kanye West Returns To Tokyo Following His Unhinged Twitter Tirade Kanye West couldn't be stopped on Twitter over the last week or so but is back in his happy place where he feels most at peace. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Music 21 Savage "american dream" First-Week Sales Projections Are Here The Atlanta trap icon might have the biggest solo debut of his career, excluding his Metro Boomin and Drake collab projects. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2024
Music Swizz Beatz Clarifies Jay-Z & Lil Wayne Collab On "Hip Hop 50, Vol. 2" In reality, the legendary producer was just referring to a freestyle that Hov did while on tour, but people thought it would be a full feature. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2023
Music BIA Samples Nicki Minaj On New Album While Cardi B Beefs With Them & JT The feud-centric crossovers between Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, BIA, and JT are seemingly getting more notable and suggestive every week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music DaBaby Announces "Live Show Killa" Tour DaBaby is hitting the road on the "Live Show Killa" tour, presented by Rolling Loud. By Aron A. November 02, 2021
Music Hip Hop Listening On Spotify Increased By 74% In 2017 Spotify listeners loved their hip hop in 2017. By Matt F December 05, 2017
Music 50 Cent & John Legend's Creative "21 Questions" Performance Raises Eyebrows Fans are calling this the "Gospel version." By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2023
Music The Game Credits LeBron James For Inspiring Him To Rap Again: Watch The Game explains how LeBron made him want to get back in the studio. By Kyle Rooney December 09, 2019
Music Bushwick Bill Honored By Atlanta Station That Wove Lyrics Into Traffic Report "Givin' it to you straight from the heart of the streets, checking the 575 out of Cherokee and Cobb County." By Erika Marie June 11, 2019
Music Joe Budden Accused Of Hypocrisy After Revealing He Took Ozempic Joe Budden revealed his experience with Ozempic on his podcast, which made folks look back at Melyssa Ford's remarks on her usage of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Streetwear Drake & Young Fan Show Off Their Swag In Adorable Dancing Video: Watch Drizzy is having too much fun on his "It's All a Blur" tour. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2023