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Original Content 2020 Was A Triumphant Year For Lyricists Rather than assembling a list of the year's best rappers, it feels appropriate to highlight the emcees who elevated twenty-twenty on a purely lyrical level. By Mitch Findlay December 27, 2020
Music Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Leaps To #1 On Billboard Hot 100 Lil Nas X earns his first number one, but will he be able to top it? By Aron A. April 08, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Believes J. Cole Is Telling The World That He's Better Than Drake & Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks is reading into Cole's recent comments. By Alexander Cole November 08, 2023
Music Teairra Mari Addresses "Lame Ass N***a" 50 Cent In Savage Diss Track Teairra Mari makes it clear that 50 Cent is never getting her money. By Alex Zidel April 08, 2019
Music 21 Savage Admits He Regrets 2016 Comments On Bankroll Fresh 21 Savage says he regrets his controversial comments on Bankroll Fresh from 2016. By Cole Blake November 12, 2022
Music Cardi B Is Headed To SNL She'll appear as the musical guest on April 7th. By Trevor Smith March 18, 2018
Music Country Artist Gavin Adcock Calls Out Beyonce Over "COWBOY CARTER" And Labels It As Inauthentic Country Music There has been a lot of chatter from people all over the music world about Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" and how controversial it really is. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Announces Release Date For New Music Video Before Taking IG Hiatus 6ix9ine announced that his new music video will drop this Friday, and that he'll be taking a break from Instagram until then. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music Nas Responds To Winning New York's Casino War Against Jay-Z Fans resurfaced Nas and Jay-Z's iconic hip-hop feud after the Community Advisory Committee ruled on their casino bids. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Pop Culture Future & Jay-Z Were Happy To See Each Other During Beyonce's Paris "RENAISSANCE" Performance Plenty of celebs have already been spotted at Bey's tour, and she hasn't even hit North America yet. By Hayley Hynes May 29, 2023
Music Chris Brown Issues Defiant Statement: "THIS B*TCH LYIN!" Chris Brown takes a stand. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2019
Music Diddy Accused Of Forcing Woman To Have Sex With Kim Porter In New Sexual Assault Lawsuit The new formal charges against Diddy include battery, sexual assault, infliction of emotional distress, and gender-motivated violence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2024