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Music Joe Budden Reveals Why Hip-Hop Will Never Die During a recent interview, Joe Budden weighed in on the narrative that the genre of hip-hop is on its way out. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Sued By Woman For Allegedly Assaulting And Impregnating Her The allegations date back to 2016. By Elias Andrews October 29, 2024
Music Lil Durk Was Allegedly Snitched On By OTF Member Who Wore A Wire Before Florida Arrest Lil Durk could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if found guilty. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Music Childish Gambino Sells "Cancel Cards" Depicting Drake, Diddy & R Kelly Childish Gambino's controversial merch referencing Drake, Diddy, and R. Kelly was sold at Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music SZA Didn't Expect "Snooze" To Be A Hit Song: "Wasn't My Favorite" It took a long time for Solana to come around on the single. By Elias Andrews April 26, 2024
Music Kanye West Divulges On Falling Out With Pusha T For those unaware, Pusha T had spoken out against Kanye West's antisemitic and right-wing-leaning behavior in late 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2024
Music Jay Worthy, L.A.’s Funk Pusher: On Working With DāM Funk On "Magic Hour," Kendrick Lamar & Bringing Kai Cenat To Compton With the spotlight back on Los Angeles, Jay Worthy and DāM Funk's "Magic Hour" feels like an excellent exploration of the roots of West Coast hip-hop. The Compton rapper talks about the state of West Coast hip-hop after "Not Like Us," Meet The Whoops and giving back to his community. By Aron A. August 01, 2024
Music Eminem's Daughter Reveals Her Emotional Reaction To His New Musical Tributes "Temporary" and "Somebody Save Me" are compelling and powerful family-centric cuts off of Eminem's new album this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2024
Music Drake Brings Out Machine Gun Kelly & Doe Boy For Cleveland Show Drake made sure his show had some major hometown rep. By Ben Mock February 25, 2024
Music Joe Budden Theorizes Why Infamous Def Jam Video Game Hasn't Been Remade Joe Budden hopes a new "Def Jam Vendetta" video game gets made. By Cole Blake February 21, 2024
Music B.G. Reflects On Prison Experience In New Music Video, "Really Understand" B.G. raps from a jail cell in his newest video. By Cole Blake February 18, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Talks To Ebro About Drake, Her Father's Passing, & Love From Hip Hop Does Nicki Minaj feel like the Hip Hop community loves her? The "Pink Friday 2" icon gets candid in her latest chat with Ebro Darden. By Erika Marie January 04, 2024