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Music Lloyd Banks Proves He's Still The Punchline King Lloyd Banks reminds the masses that he could probably win a Verzuz battle off the strength of his legendary mixtape catalog alone. By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021
Music Rowdy Rebel On Pop Smoke's Death & Drill Movement Taking Off In His Absence Rowdy Rebel offers his thoughts on Pop Smoke and the New York drill movement that cropped up while he was in Riker's Island. By Rose Lilah December 22, 2020
Music Xscape & SWV Battle It Out In Exciting "Verzuz" Showdown SWV and Xscape went head-to-head on Saturday night's "Verzuz." By Cole Blake May 09, 2021
Music Styles P Gives Tough Reality Check Over "We Gon Make It" Misunderstanding When faced with accusations of a "We Gon Make It" contradiction, Styles P responds by delivering a hilariously harsh reality check. By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2020
Music Freeway Announces The Death Of His Son Philadelphia rapper Freeway has confirmed the tragic death of his son, penning a powerful message on his Instagram page. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2020
Pop Culture Rihanna's Label "Hasn't Heard Anything" About 'R9' The mogul's absence from the Grammys ceremony and nominations list is sparking new interest in her musical delay. By Madusa S. March 14, 2021
Music Chika Announces Retirement From Music, Says She's Suicidal Send your prayers and love to Chika, who announced she's retiring from music as she struggles with suicidal thoughts. By Alex Zidel April 12, 2021
Music Cardi B Shouts Out Lesser Known Black Artists For Their Grammy Nominations Cardi B gives a shout-out to underappreciated Black artists ahead of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. By Cole Blake March 13, 2021
Music Tory Lanez Remains Unfazed In "#PSA Episode 6" Tory Lanez comes through with the latest episode of his behind-the-scenes "#PSA" series, explaining why he'll never fall victim to cancel culture. By Mitch Findlay January 18, 2021
Music Meek Mill Cheers Lil Uzi Vert Up After Rapper Admits He "Just Cried" Meek Mill knew just what to say after Lil Uzi Vert admitted he spent some time crying this weekend. By Alex Zidel December 21, 2020
Numbers Highest Paid Artists Of 2020: Post Malone, Drake, Lil Baby, NBA Youngboy, & More Post Malone, Drake, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Lil Baby all made the Top 10. By Alex Zidel July 19, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation, Has Movie In The Works Bobby Shmurda's post-prison moves have been deliberate and well-calculated. By Joshua Robinson August 13, 2021