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Music Lil Tjay Shows He Still Gets Love By Linking Up With Huge Crowd Of Fans Lil Tjay has plenty of individual beefs and controversies that send hate his way online, but all that changes once he actually steps outside. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Promises He's About To Drop A "Classic" In New "Don't Be Dumb" Song Snippet Some fans are already tired of more ASAP Rocky snippets, but others are happy to extend the seven-year wait for the new album "Don't Be Dumb." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Rap Game's Freddy Krueger: Hip-Hop's Many References To The "Nightmare On Elm Street" Villain From The Fat Boys to Offset, there have been a number of famed hip-hop acts who've paid homage to Freddy Krueger. By Paul Barnes October 16, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Uzi Vert Accuses Kai Cenat Of Lying About His Height Lil Uzi Vert and Kai Cenat argued on Instagram Live. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Gunna Wants Out Of YSL, Has An Album Ready Akademiks hopped on Livestream and shared what's he's heard through the industry grapevine. By Erika Marie February 23, 2023
Songs Frank Ocean's Most Streamed Songs The visionary musician has brought endless talent to the world. By Laura Fuentes March 11, 2023
Numbers NBA YoungBoy Shows Off Plaque For Having 100 Platinum & Gold Singles The 22-year-old is the youngest rapper to receive such a huge accomplishment. By Lawrencia Grose May 14, 2022
Music Kodak Black Is Eligible To Be Nominated For Nine GRAMMY Awards Kodak Black is eligible to be nominated for several GRAMMY awards. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021
Original Content Diamond Certified Hip-Hop And R&B Songs: A Complete Guide These are hip-hop's most commercially successful singles of all time. By Robert Blair November 04, 2021
Music Summer Walker Promises To Expose London On Da Track On Her Next Album Summer Walker sheds some light on some of the subject matter that she'll be exploring on her follow-up to "Over It." By Joshua Robinson July 14, 2021
Original Content Why "Take Care" Is Drake's Best Album On the 10th anniversary of Drake's sophomore album "Take Care," we reflect on why it is among the most important albums in his discography. By Rose Lilah November 15, 2021