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Streetwear Young Thug Speaks On Gay Rumors And Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert's Style Young Thug said on "The Pivot" podcast that his gender-defying style choices paved the way for folks like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Says He Created "106 & Park" For Bow Wow The megaproducer is shedding light on how one of BET's most memorable shows was developed. By Erika Marie December 16, 2022
Music 600 Breezy Suggests God Let King Von Die To Save Him From O-Block RICO Case He believes "God called him home" because Von didn't deserve to spend his life in prison. By Erika Marie August 29, 2022
Music Cameraman Travis Scott Kicked Off Summer Jam Stage in 2015 Revisits Hilarious Story It wasn't funny to Jameer at the time, but he certainly sees the comedy in it now. By Erika Marie November 06, 2019
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim Hamad Clarifies New Dreamville Deal After JID & Bas' Sale Comments JID and Bas praised J. Cole for sharing a piece of Dreamville's UMG deal with its artists, and cofounder Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad explained it more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music The Game Says Earlier Versions Of “No Brakes” Weren't “Too Kind” Alternate versions of “No Brakes” were more confrontational before The Game reworked "The Documentary III." By Erika Marie August 24, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Targets The Haters And Mentions Colin Kaepernick In New Freestyle Night one of JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium run this weekend held many special guests, compelling performances, and some bars for the critics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Claims "First Person Shooter" Was Originally A Drake & Kendrick Lamar Collab In many fans' eyes, Drake and J. Cole's 2023 "For All The Dogs" collaboration is what sparked Kendrick Lamar's disses in 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music The 7 Best Sample Flips Of "12 Days Of Christmas" The popular Christmas tune has been sampled and interpolated a number of times. By Demi Phillips December 11, 2023
Music Mike Dean Reveals When Kanye's "G.O.O.D. Friday" Songs Will Be Streaming Mike Dean says there is a possibility that Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Friday songs will be on streaming services this summer. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2020
Music Young Thug Reveals Lil Baby Was Once Signed To YSL Records Young Thug says that Lil Baby was signed to YSL Records before he struck a deal with Quality Control. By Alex Zidel October 19, 2021
Music Who Is Still Supporting Diddy In Hip-Hop? The Diddy scandal has caused many folks in the culture to shift the blame away or speculate on systemic intervention. How are they different? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2025