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Music The Weeknd Denies Stealing "Starboy" Beat From Somali-American Singer Take a listen and compare the tracks for yourself. By Erika Marie May 18, 2019
Music Eminem's "Music To Be Murdered By" Hits One Billion Spotify Streams Eminem's "Music To Be Murdered By" continues to rack up streams, pushing past one billion on Spotify. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Tells "Rolling Loud" Crowd He Is Dropping New Music "In 3 Days" Lil Uzi stops the DJ in their tracks to deliver a much-welcomed newsbreak in the Bay Area. By Devin Ch September 16, 2018
Music Snoop Dogg Fainted When He Saw Tupac On His Deathbed Snoop said Suge Knight told him Pac would be fine, but it was Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, who helped him find the strength to say goodbye to his friend. By Erika Marie May 26, 2022
Original Content Meet SiR: TDE's Not-So-Secret Weapon Interview: SiR talks growing up in Inglewood, working with Stevie Wonder, and signing to TDE. By Danny Schwartz March 28, 2017
Music 50 Cent Mocks Kanye West’s Wife Bianca Censori For Racy Outfit Earlier this month, 50 Cent also trolled Kanye West for showing up to support Diddy amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Kept Fans Waiting Until 3 A.M. For Club Performance Drake was scheduled to hit the stage at 2 a.m. By Aron A. September 17, 2018
Music J. Cole Recalls A "Super-Intense Conversation" He Once Had With XXXTentacion J. Cole speaks on politics, "K.O.D." and the Dreamville experience. By Alex Zidel September 27, 2018
Original Content Lil Wayne Beefs: Biggest Feuds Of His Career Lil Wayne is an artist that keeps to himself these days, but throughout his career, he's exchanged heated words with a few peers. By Josh Megson April 26, 2023
Music Machine Gun Kelly Doesn't Seem As Willing As Eminem To End Their Beef MGK reacts to the shoutouts on "Music To Be Murdered By". By Noah C January 19, 2020
Music Quando Rondo Worries Fans With Shocking Tweet: "Ima Probably End Up Dead" Quando Rondo tweets out a shocking message amid his feud with NLE Choppa. By Alex Zidel June 21, 2019
Music Drake's Lawyer Claims UMG Secretly Paid A "Popular Podcast" To Promote Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Drake continues to fight UMG in court over "Not Like Us," Kanye West is trying to provoke him and a whole lot of other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025