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Music Young Thug Back In Court As Trial Resumes Young Thug's trial has resumed after his co-defendant was stabbed last month. By Cole Blake January 02, 2024
Music Slaughterhouse: Where Are They Now? A look into the lives and projects of all four former Slaughterhouse rappers. By TeeJay Small December 22, 2023
Music Drake Gets Surprising Response From Wiley After He Posts Skepta Diss For those unaware, the two grime artists were previously co-members of the Boy Better Know collective, but had a falling out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2023
Music Lupe Fiasco & Kid Cudi Beef: Unpacking Their Feud Over the last ten years, two amazing artists who hold each other in high regard have clashed over fake love, exploitation, and fanbases. What happened to cause this rift? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 22, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Denies Plies Beef, Recalls 2006 Concert Shooting "They put Boosie and Plies against each other," Boosie claims. By Caroline Fisher January 18, 2024
Music Will Smith To Present At Grammy Awards After Oscars Controversy The comeback continues. By Elias Andrews January 31, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Honors Sinead O'Connor: Ice-T, Questlove, Bun B & Chuck D Mourn Loss The Irish musical icon's impact transcended not just genres, but the medium as a whole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2023
Music Post Malone Says He's Never Tried Hard Drugs Post Malone discussed fans' concerns about his health with Zane Lowe ahead of his new album. By Cole Blake July 26, 2023
Original Content Who Is Lil Wayne's Artist Allan Cubas? Lil Wayne abruptly stopped his show on Saturday night, becoming frustrated in the crowds' lack of interest in Allan Cubas. By Caleb Hardy May 16, 2023
Music Hip-Hop Turns 50 Today: Looking Back At DJ Kool Herc's Legendary Party Happy birthday to a genre that has given us all so much, to an art form that resonates as personally as it does universally. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2023
Music SZA Has Jay Electronica Blocked While the two haven't had any direct exchanges in the public eye, many assume it stems from a Twitter rant the New Orleans MC went on recently. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2023
Music Lil Yachty Says He Doesn't Have Sex: "Women Probably Think I'm Gay" Lil Yachty says that he doesn't care about sex anymore. By Cole Blake December 20, 2022