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Original Content Kid Cudi's Timeless Influence Kid Cudi's ever-evolving discography has objectively shaped the current soundscape of hip-hop. By EJ Panaligan July 21, 2021
Music Lil Uzi Vert Tweets "I'm Ready To Die" & Fans Are Concerned Uzi later deleted the message and explained what he meant. By Erika Marie May 26, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Fredo Bang Reveals Lost Collab With King Von & Speaks On YNW Melly's A&R Skills Baton Rouge's Fredo Bang is preparing for the release of his forthcoming album, "Murder Made Me." He joins us for this week's "Rise & Grind" where he discusses his odd encounter with Kanye West, his first bars, and his relationship with YNW Melly. By Aron A. May 31, 2021
Music Boosie Badazz Shares Update On Shooting Injury: "They F*cked Me Up" In the second part of his latest Vlad interview, Boosie reveals that he isn't angry about his shooting last November. By Joshua Robinson May 26, 2021
Numbers WizKid & Tems Recieve Platinum Plaque For "Essence" WizKid and Tems have received a platinum plaque for their breakout hit "Essence." By Mitch Findlay October 05, 2021
Music Dame Dash Claims JAY-Z Illicitly Transferred "Reasonable Doubt" Rights Dame Dash once again takes the offensive position in his ongoing legal battle with JAY-Z, leveling another accusation at his former associate. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2021
Music DJ Khaled Adds Last Minute Cardi B Feature To "Khaled Khaled" DJ Khaled has officially updated the "Khaled Khaled" tracklist after receiving some last minute vocals from Cardi B. By Mitch Findlay April 29, 2021
Music Drake Claims His Giannis Antetokounmpo Line Was Inspired By This Tweet It all started with a tweet. By Karlton Jahmal September 07, 2021
Music 50 Cent Still Can't Believe He Lost "Best New Artist" At 2004 Grammy Awards 50 Cent reacts to his recent Emmy Award snub by invoking one of the biggest snubs in award show history. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2021
Music DaBaby Explains Why He Only Gave Boys $4 For Candy: "I Ain't Cuss 'Em Out" The rapper recently caught heat for not giving the boys more money, but DaBaby returned with an explanation. By Erika Marie July 13, 2021
Music Alicia Keys Didn't Know Lil Mama Was On Stage During VMA Moment With Jay-Z In 2009, Hov and Keys were performing "Empire State of Mind" when Lil Mama surprised them both by crashing their set. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Shares Tracklist For “Algorithm” Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Mary J. Blige, Dave East & More Snoop’s new project will hit streamers this Friday, November 19th. By Hayley Hynes November 14, 2021