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Music A$AP Rocky Jokes About Being Confronted By Jay-Z Over Cristal, Ace Of Spades Bars Early in his career, Rocky dropped a line about the champagne brands, but he now says he didn't know at the time that Hov owned Ace. By Erika Marie May 11, 2022
Music DJ Drama Recalls Lil Wayne Declaring Himself The "Best Rapper Alive" DJ Drama recently reflected on Lil Wayne's “I’m the Best Rapper Alive” skit from "Dedication 2." By Cole Blake July 04, 2022
Music Hitmaka & DJ Mustard Feud Over Catalogs After "Joe Budden Podcast" Clip Resurfaces In the clip, Hitmaka seems sure that he can go toe-to-toe with Mustard on "Verzuz" and it sparked a back-and-forth. By Erika Marie December 30, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Provides Update On NBA YoungBoy DJ Akademiks shares a few updates about NBA YoungBoy after speaking with the rapper this week. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Freeway Asks Beanie Sigel If Kanye West "Cut The Check" Yet Beanie Sigel previously stated that Kanye doesn't owe him anything for coining the name "Yeezy." By Aron A. November 29, 2021
Music Nigo Reveals A-List Features On "I Know Nigo" Tracklist Fashion designer Nigo reveals the tracklist for his first solo album since 2005, featuring Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Pop Smoke, A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha-T, and more. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Fans Are Disappointed After Essence Fest Livestream Cuts Out Rapper's Performance The Rap icon stunned on the festival's stage as one of its headliners, and although there were promises the performance would air on Hulu, it didn't. By Erika Marie July 02, 2022
Music Lil Tjay Says He Started Bronx Drill, Fans Don't Agree Lil Tjay says without him, he doesn't think there would be a Bronx drill wave. By Alex Zidel January 27, 2022
Numbers Kanye West Is The Only Rapper To Chart On Billboard For 19 Consecutive Years Kanye West's longevity is irrefutable. By Taiyo Coates January 27, 2022
Music Tevin Campbell Confirms L.A. Reid Wanted Babyface To Give "Can We Talk" To Usher Babyface co-created the track and wanted Campbell, but Reid fought him for the song to go to Usher. Babyface won the battle and it became a hit. By Erika Marie July 01, 2022
Music Travis Scott To Perform At Billboard Music Awards: Report Travis Scott is reportedly going to perform at the Billboard Music Awards. By Cole Blake May 09, 2022
Music Joey Bada$$ Announces New Release Date For "2000" Joey Bada$$ announces a new release date for "2000" after pushing the album back due to sample clearance issues. By Aron A. July 01, 2022