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Music Gucci Mane Explains Feeling Like a First-Time Father: "I Love It" The rapper says he and the mother of his 14-year-old were like "strangers" so Baby Ice makes him feel as if he's doing this for the first time. By Erika Marie June 01, 2021
Pop Culture Queen Naija Is Getting Roasted On Twitter For Literally No Reason Seemingly out of nowhere, Twitter is coming for Queen Naija. By Ellie Spina December 07, 2020
Music Charlamagne Tha God Criticizes Kanye West Over Label Dispute Charlamagne Tha God believes Kanye West's battle for artist ownership is far more self-serving than he's leading on. By Aron A. September 19, 2020
Music Frank Ocean Cancels Long-Awaited Vinyl Of Unreleased Music Frank Ocean canceled his long await vinyl release and is offering fans refunds. By Cole Blake December 05, 2020
Music Toronto Rapper Houdini Shot Dead At 21 Rising Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in his hometown. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Lil Wayne & Denise Bidot's Break-Up Following reports that Lil Wayne got "dumped" by ex-girlfriend Denise Bidot, 50 Cent took to Twitter to have a laugh at the narrative. By Mitch Findlay November 04, 2020
Music Swagger Rite Links With Roy Wood$ For New Single "Drugs & Love" Weston Road's own Swagger Rite links with fellow Canadian Roy Wood$ for a synth-driven, languid party track titled "Drugs & Love" off his upcoming EP, "The Detour." By Keenan Higgins December 21, 2020
Politics Juvenile Joined By Democratic Candidate For "Back That Azz Up" Performance Juvenile showed up at the South Carolina political rally for Democratic nominee hopeful Tom Steyer and performed "Back That Azz Up." By Erika Marie February 29, 2020
Music Busta Rhymes Reveals "ELE 2" Release Date & Album Cover Busta Rhymes shares the menacing album artwork and release date of his tenth studio album "Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God." By Mitch Findlay October 07, 2020
Music Hit-Boy Says He Wants To Produce Full Albums For Kendrick Lamar And Jay-Z Speaking on The Bootleg Kev Podcast, superproducer Hit-Boy says he's ready to produce some heat for the likes of hip-hop kings Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z after already linking with Nas for his impressive 13th studio album "King's Disease." By Keenan Higgins September 12, 2020
Music Westside Gunn & Conway Take Over Times Square Following the release of Conway's "From King To A God," Westside Gunn reflects on Griselda's epic Time's Square takeover. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2020
Music KXNG Crooked Reflects On The Wildest Rap Conspiracies KXNG Crooked kicks off his daily rap discourse with an eye-opening stroll through the hall of hip-hop conspiracies. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2020