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Music Dot Da Genius Discusses How Kanye West Influenced Him As A Producer The producer is opening up about being inspired by Kanye West as well as working on "Man On The Moon: III" with Cudi. By Madusa S. January 08, 2021
Original Content KXNG Crooked Debates Verse Of The Year, Death Row's Legacy, & A Hypothetical 4-Way Slaughterhouse Verzuz Battle Kicking off our brand new "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series is a conversation with the legendary KXNG Crooked, who opens up about the pandemic's impact on the rap game, the verse of the year, and which Slaughterhouse member would win a four-man Verzuz battle. Expect a brand new interview with a different figure in the hip-hop and pop culture landscape the next twelve days leading up to Christmas. By Mitch Findlay December 13, 2020
Sneakers Lil Yachty Goes Live With Kodak Black & Trippie Redd, Compares Sneakers With Offset Lil Yachty and Offset showed off their sneaker collections after quick calls with Kodak Black and Trippie Redd. By Alex Zidel March 16, 2021
Numbers Anderson .Paak Reacts To Making Hot 100 For The First Time Anderson .Paak reflects on securing his first-ever placement in the Hot 100 for Silk Sonic's new single "Leave The Door Open." By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Music Casanova Takes Aim At Fake Friends Who Haven't Checked In Or Sent Money The incarcerated rapper had a message for those who are "supposedly my mans," but didn't give names. By Erika Marie March 15, 2021
Music Ashanti & Keyshia Cole's "Verzuz" Is Finally Happening Tonight But Fans Are Over It Fans are more than over the rescheduled "Verzuz" battle at this point. By Madusa S. January 21, 2021
Music Jim Jones Warns B. Dot's Top 10 He'll Outrap Them All Jim Jones believes he'd be the last man standing if B. Dot's Top 10 Rappers list had a high-stakes lyrical sparring session. By Mitch Findlay June 03, 2021
Numbers DaBaby's "Suge" Surpasses One Billion Streams DaBaby's breakout single "Suge" has officially hit a major milestone, passing one billion in total streams. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2020
Music Baby Keem Reveals The Title Of His Next Project The adored rapper teased the forthcoming project to fans. By Madusa S. May 01, 2021
Music Jacquees Shares Snippet Of His Remix To Jazmine Sullivan & Ari Lennox’s "On It" Jacquees is back with the remix magic. By Karlton Jahmal April 05, 2021
Music Teyana Taylor Cries After Elton John Pours On Love: "You're My Girl" The music legend stars in her "Lose Yourself" music video and even called her to check up on her during her pregnancy. By Erika Marie October 20, 2020
Music DMX Receives Outpouring Of Support And Prayers Many have been sending prayers to one of hip-hop's biggest legends. By Alexander Cole April 03, 2021