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Music Talib Kweli Denies Harassment, Colorism, Accusations After Twitter Ban He's been the subject of controversy after people have accused him of targeting and harassing a Black woman online, but he says he was defending himself against lies. By Erika Marie August 07, 2020
Music Yung Bleu Explains How Lil Wayne Impacted His Songwriting Bleu discusses how Lil Wayne's lyricism impacted his early songs and influenced his songwriting. By Aron A. October 20, 2021
Music Wu-Tang Clan Are Working On A New Album With Ghostface Killah At The Helm The Wu-Tang Clan are taking a new approach for their upcoming album. By Matthew Parizot May 26, 2018
Music 2 Chainz & Statik Selektah Preview New Fire From "Rap Or Go To The League" 2 Chainz and Statik Selektah are sitting on some heat. By Mitch Findlay March 20, 2018
Music Yung Berg Reportedly Arrested For A 9-Year Old Weed Warrant Yung Berg was reportedly arrested back in October for a 9-year old weed warrant. By Kevin Goddard December 24, 2017
Music Mark Ronson Settles Second "Uptown Funk" Lawsuit Two down, one to go. By Trevor Smith July 02, 2018
Music Kanye West Calls Ebro On Air In The Most Awkward Phone Call You'll Ever Hear This keeps getting weirder. By Alex Zidel April 24, 2018
Music Kanye West Attempts To Clarify His Comments On Slavery Kanye West attempts damage control on what is his most controversial statement to date. By Aron A. May 01, 2018
Music T-Pain Says He Originally Made “I’m ‘N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" As A Joke T-Pain admitted that his song, “I’m ‘N Luv (Wit a Stripper)," was made as a joke. By Cole Blake June 06, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Doesn't Think He'll Ever Win A Grammy Lil Uzi Vert says he doesn't think he'll ever win a Grammy Award. By Alex Zidel March 16, 2021
Music Vince Staples Says He's Not Responsible For Asian Crips Saying The N-Word Vince Staple finds himself thrown into a debate about whether Asians should be allowed to say the n-word. By Joshua Robinson June 03, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs Announces “The Album Of The Year” Tour Freddie Gibbs is going on tour this Fall. By Kevin Goddard September 24, 2019