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Music Joey Bada$$ Unveils Artwork & Tracklist For 3-Song Bundle Joey Bada$$ is returning with new music this Friday. By Aron A. July 14, 2020
Music Freddie Gibbs Allegedly Disses J Cole Following Dreamville MC's New Song "cLOUDs" Freddie Gibbs allegedly took to his Instagram burner account to dismissively react to J Cole's new single, "cLOUDs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Pop Smoke New Album Release Date Announced A new Pop Smoke album will be released next month. By Alex Zidel June 23, 2021
Original Content Is Hip-Hop Dead? What happens when the world's biggest genre takes the slightest downturn? The answer is a repeated history whose cycle can still be broken. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2023
Music Kanye West Premieres New Song "Vultures" Ft. Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Durk, And Bump J The lyrics are also somewhat controversial. By Tallie Spencer November 18, 2023
Music Kanye West Pursues "Yandhi" Trademark Amid "Jesus Is King" Delay Rumors: Report Will "Yandhi" drop first? By Erika Marie September 26, 2019
Music Iggy Azalea Reflects On Bizarre & Lewd Business Meeting With Kanye West To the surprise of many fans, Kanye West actually said that everything Iggy Azalea said about this meeting is true. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Khaled Says No One Is Beating Him In A Verzuz Battle Khaled says he's been making hits for decades-- "Google it." By Lawrencia Grose May 14, 2022
Pop Culture Latto Throws It Back In Close-Up Twerking Video After Breaking Spotify Rap Record With "Seven" Jungkook Collab "Seven" is officially the biggest streaming debut for any rapper in global Spotify history. By Hayley Hynes July 15, 2023
Music Busta Rhymes Says He'd Give T.I. An "Uncivil Ass-Beating" In "Verzuz" Despite T.I. turning down the offer, Busta Rhymes insists that he'd give the King Of The South a run for his money on "Verzuz." By Aron A. November 01, 2020
Music Jay-Z's Billionaire Status Has Hip-Hop Celebrating Jay-Z is feeling the love from his peers. By Mitch Findlay June 04, 2019
Music Kanye West's Messiah Complex Wins Over On "Karaoke Night" All jokes aside, seeing Kanye West in good spirits is pretty life-affirming. By Devin Ch January 27, 2019