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Sports 6ix9ine Apparently Wants Smoke In The Ring With Gervonta Davis According to DJ Akademiks, controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is down to get in the ring with four-time world champion boxer Gervonta Davis. By Keenan Higgins December 11, 2020
Music Gunna Has Been Cooking Up Gunna hits the studio to preview an unreleased banger, fueling speculation that he'll be dropping off some new music soon. By Mitch Findlay November 10, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Is Back: Full-Body Tattoos & New Music Preview Tekashi 6ix9ine makes a comeback and previews his new song. By Alex Zidel February 04, 2021
Music Conway The Machine Blesses NPR Tiny Desk From Sweet Chick Conway The Machine brings fire to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, which he performed at Sweet Chick. By Alex Zidel September 23, 2020
Music Rare Photo of Tupac & Biggie From 1993 Was Overlooked By Photographer For Decades The veteran Hip-Hop photographer shares a rare picture of Tupac & Biggie in New York circa 1993, revealing that he overlooked the photo for two decades. By Joshua Robinson March 03, 2021
Music Robin Thicke Recalls Robbery That Inspired "Shooter" With Lil Wayne The singer witnessed a bank robbery when he was a teen & wrote a song about it for his debut album, & later, Weezy used it for "Tha Carter II." By Erika Marie March 03, 2021
Music "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill" Named Best Rap Album Ever By Rolling Stone As expected, the title caused a debate online as music fans argued over the publication's "Top Albums" list. By Erika Marie September 22, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Suggests His Most Wanted Verzuz Battle Kid Cudi took a moment to ponder a fantasy Verzuz battle, naming Dot Da Genius or possibly Kendrick Lamar as a competitor he'd like to see in action. By Mitch Findlay November 10, 2020
Music Kehlani Names Her Top 5 R&B Artists While On "The Fat Joe Show" Who do you think the songstress picked? By Erika Marie November 10, 2020
Music Lil Durk Pledges To Stop "Name Dropping The Dead" In Music After he releases the upcoming Deluxe Edition of "The Voice," Lil Durk pledges to refrain from name-dropping the dead in his music. By Mitch Findlay January 07, 2021
Music Lil Tjay Drops "Destined 2 Win" Album Documentary With "Destined 2 Win" set to drop tomorrow, Lil Tjay has delivered a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary about the album's creation. By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2021
Music Lil Durk Announces Release Date For OTF "Loyal Bros" Compilation Tape Lil Durk lines up OTF's "Loyal Bros" to follow the release of "The Voice (Deluxe)." By Aron A. March 02, 2021