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Music Polo G Holds It Down With 2020 XXL Freshman Freestyle Polo G's 2020 XXL Freshman Freestyle has arrived, putting his strong imagery and emotional delivery on display. By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Music Lil Durk Addresses Rumors That His "Rat" Lyric Was About 6ix9ine On Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later," Lil Durk rapped a line about a "rat" and many fans believed he was targeting 6ix9ine. By Erika Marie August 18, 2020
Tech J. Cole's New Songs Wouldn't Play On Spotify & People Were Big Mad J. Cole's new songs were not playing on Spotify for some users, resulting in outrage across social media. By Alex Zidel July 23, 2020
Music Toronto Rapper Houdini Shot Dead At 21 Rising Toronto rapper Houdini was shot and killed in his hometown. By Alex Zidel May 27, 2020
Music Dame Dash Defends Kanye West: "He's Having Fun" After reuniting in Wyoming, Dame Dash affirms that Kanye West is in a good place mentally, likening the legendary rapper to "Willy Wonka." By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2020
Music Ja Rules Speaks On His "Papa Cristo's" Commercial Ja Rule stands proudly by his new commercial for Papa Cristo's, maintaining that he's holding it down for local mom and pop shops. By Mitch Findlay June 22, 2020
Music Salt-N-Pepa Explain Why Label Edited Tupac Shakur Out Of "Whatta Man" Video Tupac's controversial reputation was cause for concern by the record label who axed the rapper from Salt-N-Pepa's "Whatta Man" video. By Erika Marie July 23, 2020
Music Kanye West Once Tried To Steal Eminem's Drum Sounds A 2004 interview highlights the time a young Kanye West sneakily lifted Eminem's drums from a D12 studio session. By Mitch Findlay March 23, 2020
Music Juicy J & DJ Paul Hit $uicideboy$ With $6.4M Lawsuit Over Uncleared Samples DJ Paul and Juicy J go after $uicideboy$ for millions for “illegally sampling and stealing" 35 songs from Three 6 Mafia's catalog. By Aron A. September 08, 2020
Music Raekwon Reflects On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2" 11 Year Anniversary Eleven years removed from its initial release, Raekwon took a moment to reflect on the legacy "Only Built By Cuban Linx 2" has since built. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020
Music Rihanna Opens Up About Rediscovering "Fun" In Making Music With her ninth studio album one of the year's most anticipated drops, Rihanna took a moment to open up about rediscovering the "fun" in making music. By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2020
Music Jack Harlow, Polo G, & Lil Keed Drop Off XXL Freshman Cypher Jack Harlow, Lil Keed, and Polo G connect for the first installment of the XXL Freshman cypher. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2020