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Music Watch Rich The Kid Freestyle Using Flash Cards Rich goes back and forth with Big Boy. By Trevor Smith February 10, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Goose For the latest edition of Behind The Beat, Goose explains his pop-minded approach to producing and how he complements the unique styles of both Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. By Angus Walker September 15, 2016
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Kanye West Invites Playboi Carti To Miami Listening Party With Ty Dolla Sign It's unclear what exactly this "VULTURES RAVE" is going to be, but odds are that it'll be for Ye and Ty's collab album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 10, 2023
Music Gayle King Explains What She Thought During R. Kelly's Interview Meltdown Gayle King wasn't ready for the interview to end. By Alex Zidel March 06, 2019
Viral Bobby V Goes Commando In Viral Performance, Fans Can't Help But Clown Him Looks like the R&B singer decided to perform with a little more breeze down below, but he couldn't stop folks from mocking him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Raw Vocals From Super Bowl Halftime Show Surface And They Are Impressive Now we have another metric to judge whether people really sang "Not Like Us" that loud at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show... By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Daz Dillinger Reportedly Arrested For Marijuana Possession Daz Dillinger will not be able to "f*ck Kanye up" from jail. By Alex Zidel September 26, 2018
Music Kendrick Lamar "6:16 In LA": Breaking Down His Lyrical Slaughter Of Drake's Character K.Dot's bars here specifically target Drake's dwindling loyalties, his misplaced priorities, and his thirst for clout. But are they enough? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky & Joey Bada$$ Link On "Game Of Thrones: For The Throne" Tracklist Joey Bada$$ and A$AP Rocky are comin' for the pantheon. By Mitch Findlay April 17, 2019
Music Jay-Z Receives Grammy Salute To Industry Icons Award Jay-Z addressed his previous boycott of the Grammys when he accepted the Salute To Industry Icons award. By Milca P. January 28, 2018
Music Sheff G Shares Heartfelt Message As He Prepares For Prison Earlier this year, Sheff G pleaded guilty to attempted murder, and his sentencing is scheduled for next week. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025