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Original Content Yelawolf Reflects On His Final Hip-Hop Album, His Favorite Era Of MCs & His Distaste For TikTok Yelawolf opens up about why "Mile Zero" is among his most important projects, the next chapter of his career, and how TikTok has come to impact the way music is consumed. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Music Rod Wave Says He Feels Like He Sold His Soul: "This Sh*t Not Really Me" Rod Wave says he's not comfortable performing and plans to retire from music soon. By Alex Zidel January 19, 2022
Pop Culture NBA YoungBoy Surpasses Biggie Small's Billboard 200 Chart Record: Report Earlier this month, YB overtook both Young Thug and Cardi B's spots on the same list. By Hayley Hynes March 27, 2022
Music Looking Back, Nas Admits He'd Make Changes To His Albums Nas told i-D Magazine during a recent interview that he would make changes to two of his old albums. By Brianna Lawson December 16, 2021
Music Kanye West Uses Lauryn Hill's Career To Call Out The Entertainment Industry Kanye West spoke about the career of Lauryn Hill on Instagram over the weekend. By Cole Blake October 30, 2022
Music Quavo Recounts Convincing Pop Smoke To Wear A Suit Quavo recalls giving Pop Smoke fashion advice at Paris Fashion Week. By Aron A. June 15, 2021
Music DMX's Goddaughter Paige Hurd Pens Heartbreaking Tribute Actress Paige Hurd offers an emotional tribute to DMX. By Aron A. May 02, 2021
Music T-Pain Admits He's "Heartbroken" By Ozzy Osbourne's Death Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76, the rock star's family confirmed in a statement, earlier this week. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Akon Shuts Down Reports That “Akon City” Plans Have Been Scrapped Recently, it was reported that the Senegalese government abandoned Akon's proposal for a futuristic, crypto-powered city. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Disses A$AP Relli With A Direct Shot On Playboi Carti's "GOOD CREDIT" A$AP Relli has been in the news thanks to his testimony in the A$AP Rocky case and now he is getting dissed by the biggest rappers. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2025
Viral What's Up With Duke Dennis? Streamer Reacts To GloRilla's Flirtatious Bar On New Remix Given Duke Dennis' popularity and GloRilla's it-girl status, we imagine these two will link up soon after this Jorjiana collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Gillie Da Kid Defends Drake Against Kendrick Lamar: "You'll Be Cool, Next Year ... You'll Be Back" Gillie Da King shares his thoughts on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 12, 2025