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Music Lil Wayne Names The Jay-Z Album That Changed The Game During an interview with Lil Baby, Lil Wayne took a moment to single out a specific Jay-Z album for having a major impact on his artistic journey. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Lil Durk Gets Emotional With King Von Tribute On "The Voice" Lil Durk shares a message from King Von on "The Voice" stand out "Death Ain't Easy". By Bhaven Moorthy December 24, 2020
Music Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion Accused Of Glorifying Prostitution With "WAP" Grammy Performance The National Center on Sexual Exploitation claims the rappers "contributed to the sexual exploitation of women." By Erika Marie March 16, 2021
TV Pooh Shiesty Makes His TV Debut With Menacing Jimmy Fallon Performance Pooh Shiesty taps Lil Durk for a televised performance of "Back in Blood." By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2021
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Explains Why 50 Cent's "GRODT" Was One Of A Kind Royce Da 5'9" explains why even the "biggest" artists of today will never be able to capture what 50 Cent brought to the game with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020
Music Meek Mill Teases New Music On The Way With rumors of an upcoming album still circulating, Meek Mill flashes a glimpse at a few unreleased cuts, including the mysterious "Trenches." By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Westside Gunn Has Collab With A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin, & Playboi Carti Westside Gunn confirms that he's got a song with Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti in the vault. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2021
Music 50 Cent Marvels At Kevin Durant's Massive Coinbase Profit 50 Cent took a moment to show some love to Kevin Durant after the basketball star's Coinbase investment proved particularly lucrative. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Ready Ron Denies DMX's Claims He Exposed Rapper To Drugs Last year, DMX told Talib Kweli he'd never tried drugs until Ron allegedly secretly laced a blunt with crack cocaine when he was 14. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music Chris Brown Speaks: "I Don't Just Write Love Songs... I Am Love Songs" Chris Brown makes a strong statement on Instagram. By Alex Zidel June 03, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj & Rihanna Follow Each Other On Instagram Again, Fans Rejoice Fans of the megastars were relieved to see them become mutuals again. By Madusa S. May 11, 2021
Music 50 Cent Reveals Which Rappers Didn't Make The Cut For "BMF" Or "Power" A few high-profile names didn't end up making the cut for either one of 50 Cent's television shows. By Aron A. April 14, 2021