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Music 50 Cent Taunts Benzino With Snitching Allegations After Boxing Match Challenge Earlier this month, Benzino challenged 50 Cent to a boxing match, guaranteeing that he'd "whoop" him easily. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025
Music Gunna Electrifies His Fanbase By Seemingly Teasing New Album's Release Date Gunna has already built up a lot of excitement for his next album, which will follow singles like "Classy Girl" and "GOT DAMN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Is Recovering Well Following Brutal Prison Stabbing Recently, Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times in the back, torso, head, and face by a fellow inmate, leaving him with two collapsed lungs. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claims Mexican Gang Was Responsible For Tory Lanez Stabbing Tory Lanez was stabbed in prison earlier today, and now, Wack 100 is claiming to have exclusive details about what went down. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Sports Jaleel White Explains Why LeBron James May Have Switched Up On Drake Drake seemingly took some shots at LeBron James for supporting Kendrick Lamar on his new song, "What Did I Miss?” By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Shockingly Announces Surprise Mixtape Coming Out This Month Metro Boomin previewed this upcoming mixtape with a slick new song featuring lyrical assistance from Roscoe Dash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Fat Joe Finally Breaks Silence On Disturbing Allegations In Terrance Dixon’s Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance Dixon, filed a $20 million lawsuit against him in New York, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Pop Culture Kanye West Records "CARNIVAL" Verse In Room Full Of Friends: Video Yeezy is always switching up his creative process. By Hayley Hynes March 19, 2024
Music Ladies First: Queen Naija Talks "After The Butterflies," Rough Patches, & Finding Joy In Herself EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Queen Naiija is back with her incredible new mixtape, "After the Butterflies." Queen sat down with us to talk about her putting her relationship in her music, becoming comfortable in her solitude, her fire collaborations, and why she's always been a "regular-degular-schmegular girl." By Erika Marie November 28, 2023
Music Rappers Like MF Doom: Earl Sweatshirt, Aesop Rock, Quasimoto & More Explore the profound influence of MF Doom on the hip-hop genre as we spotlight artists like Earl Sweatshirt, Aesop Rock, and more. By Jake Skudder June 22, 2023
Politics Why Are People Mad At Ice Cube? Ice Cube has recently been the subject of controversial headlines. By Wyatt Westlake August 09, 2023
Profiles Behind The Beat: Swiff D Interview: Swiff D shares insight into his production for Lil Wayne and Kevin Gates, and the incomparable genius of J Dilla. By Trevor Smith September 22, 2016