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Music Kendrick Lamar's "HUMBLE." Beat Was Originally Meant For Gucci Mane Mike WiLL Made-It reveals that the HUMBLE. beat was designed with Gucci in mind. By Mitch Findlay April 25, 2017
Music DJ Dahi Breaks Down His Work On Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." DJ Dahi played a pivotal role in shaping the sonic direction of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." By Mitch Findlay April 24, 2017
Music A$AP Rocky Remembers Losing His Brother In New Mercedes Ad Watch Rocky tell the story of how he got his first "real job" in a new commercial. By Trevor Smith March 06, 2017
Original Content 9 Empowering Lyrics That Celebrate Black History Celebrate Black History Month with Kendrick Lamar, Nas, J. Cole, & more. By Carl Lamarre February 19, 2017
Original Content A Brief History Of Ye & DJ Khaled's Collaborations DJ Khaled and Kanye West have only released a handful of official tracks together, but it’s evident that they have undeniable collaborative chemistry. By Joshua Robinson January 21, 2022
Music Jay-Z Reflects On Biggie’s Death On New Pusha T Track, “Neck & Wrist” Jay-Z discusses how life would've shaken out differently had Biggie never been murdered. By Cole Blake April 06, 2022
Pop Culture Nick Cannon Remixes “Ciara’s Prayer”: “These Women Need Me” The single appeared on Cannon's recent "The Explicit Tape: Raw & B" project. By Hayley Hynes June 06, 2022
Music JAY-Z's Mentor JAZ-O Dishes About Hov Shooting His Brother In an interview with Vlad, JAZ-O talked about giving JAY-Z the gun he used to shoot his brother. By Brianna Lawson January 25, 2022
Music Ari Fletcher Responds To Yung Miami Mentioning Moneybagg Yo On "Rap Freaks" It seems as if Yung Miami checked in before releasing the sex-driven single. By Erika Marie October 30, 2021
Music A$AP Rocky Shades Chris Brown Over Rihanna Assault On "D.M.B" The Harlem rapper appears to throw shade at Chris Brown on his latest single, "D.M.B." By Aron A. May 05, 2022
Music Will Smith & LL Cool J Discussed Appearing On "Verzuz" Together Smith says he would get "bodied" by his friend if it went down and called DJ Jazzy Jeff his "secret weapon." By Erika Marie November 19, 2021
Music DJ Mustard Jabs Drake Before GNX's Toronto Show Ordering Kendrick Lamar's New Ho King Dish Mustard and Drake's beef escaladed after Mustard showed support for Kendrick Lamar following the release of "Not Like Us." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025