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Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Lil Nas X’s Father Breaks Silence On Son's Arrest And Hospitalization Lil Nas X's father Robert Stafford recently asked fans to keep him in their prayers following his arrest and hospitalization. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Simple But Strong Take On Kendrick Lamar SZA's "luther" Music Video DJ Akademiks' commentary on the "luther" music video was also accompanied by jabs at Kendrick Lamar and SZA's public images. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Cardi B Shares Heartfelt Message About Devastating Nightclub Roof Collapse In Dominican Republic Cardi B recently asked her fans to pray for those affected by the collapse of the Jet Set nightclub roof in Santo Domingo. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music DJ Hed Checks Tommy Richman After He Tweets He's "Not A Hip-Hop Artist" And so, the culture vulture debate floodgates opened... And closed after some back-and-forth tweets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2024
Music Kim Porter's Alleged Memoir Author Breaks Silence As Amazon Removes The Book The author alleges to have "shocking" tapes that would shut down the music industry. By Cole Blake October 02, 2024
Music Drake Hints At Release Date For PARTYNEXTDOOR Collab Album We were told to be ready by fall. By Elias Andrews October 01, 2024
Music J Cole & Tee Grizzley Go "Blow For Blow" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Young Thug, Nigo, Meek Mill, The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Maxo Kream, and Tyler, The Creator also graced our "Fire Emoji" update this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Drake’s Tour Numbers Beating Kendrick Lamar’s Recently, a list of the top ten highest-grossing rap tours has gotten fans' attention. By Caroline Fisher September 27, 2024
Music Crazy Town Bandmate Shifty Shellshock's Official Cause Of Death Revealed The lead singer was just 49. By Zachary Horvath September 25, 2024
Music Tory Lanez Breaks His Silence After Prison Raid And Warns Of Impending Danger Prison guards recently raided Tory Lanez's cell. By Cole Blake September 10, 2024
Music Ray J Accuses Diddy’s Celebrity Friends Of Begging For His Silence Ray J alleges that he's been contacted by various high-profile people. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2024