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Music DJ Akademiks: "I Almost Made Drake & XXXTentacion Be Friends" Sadly, Drake and XXXTentacion never had a chance to fully mend the fences. By Mitch Findlay July 16, 2018
Music Takashi Murakami Describes Kanye West & Kid Cudi's Artwork For "Kids See Ghost" The Japanese artist was surprised when Kanye tweeted out his art. By Alex Zidel April 26, 2018
Original Content Who Is Sheck Wes? 5 Things To Know About Travis Scott's New Artist Want to learn about the New York rapper that has Kanye and Travis Scott's attention? Here are five things to keep in mind. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 23, 2018
Music J.I.D & Ski Mask The Slump God Spit Fire In XXL Freshman Cypher J.I.D. goes in like a man possessed while Ski Mask cuts the beat like the late XXXTentacion. By Mitch Findlay July 09, 2018
Music NBA YoungBoy Surprises Fan With Phone Call While In Jail The superfan sent him a letter a little over a week ago & the rapper wanted to thank her for the support. By Erika Marie April 26, 2021
Numbers Lil Baby Has 90 All-Time Hot 100 Entries & He's About To Pass Eminem Lil Baby is one song away from tying Eminem with regards to their all-time Billboard Hot 100 entries. By Alex Zidel June 15, 2021
Music Curren$y Discusses Making His Own Strain & Stuffing Cones On "How To Roll" Spitta Andretti sparks up and reveals his favorite and least favorite strains during his appearance on "How To Roll." By Joshua Robinson June 25, 2021
Music T-Boz Calls Out L.A. Reid & Says He Abandoned TLC After Left Eye's Death T-Boz calls out L.A. Reid and says that the music industry turned on TLC after Left Eye's death. By Alex Zidel October 16, 2020
Original Content 10 Essential Frank Ocean Tracks Frank Ocean is without a doubt RnB's favorite enigmatic and often reclusive wunderkind and here are 10 of his most exquisite and essential tracks. By Devon Jefferson May 28, 2017
Original Content Top 15 Takeoff Verses Of 2017 A look at the best 2017 verses from the underrated Migos member. By Narsimha Chintaluri November 07, 2017
Music Diddy Writes Apologetic Letter To Judge For Causing "Hurt And Pain" To Others Diddy will receive his sentence from Judge Arun Subramanian for transportation to engage in prostitution tomorrow (Friday, October 3). By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Sir Jinx Demands Royalties From TI’s 2016 Dr. Dre Collab In New Lawsuit Sir Jinx alleges that he's not been adequately compensated for his 2016 collab with TI and Dr. Dre, "Dope." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025