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Music Eminem & Lil Wayne Brought Back "Ken Kaniff" During his Young Money Radio interview with Eminem, Lil Wayne made sure to inquire after the whereabouts of the notorious Ken Kaniff. By Mitch Findlay May 11, 2020
Music Grime MC Solo 45 Convicted Of Raping Four Women Solo 45, former member of Boy Better Know, was convicted of 30 charges including 21 counts of rape. By Aron A. March 11, 2020
Music Royce Da 5'9" Is Cooking Up More Beats For Eminem Royce Da 5'9" continues to cook up beats for Eminem, prompting further speculation that "Bad Meets Evil 2" is in the cards. By Mitch Findlay May 11, 2020
Music Kanye West's Lawsuit Against EMI Gets Ugly Again Kanye West and EMI were unable to reach a settlement. By Alex Zidel December 24, 2019
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates 8 Years Since Beating Murder Charge Eight years ago, Boosie's life changed as he was found not guilty of murder, a milestone he celebrates on social media today. By Mitch Findlay May 11, 2020
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE." Found Romance In Ambiguity Kendrick Lamar crafted one of the most personal and interpretable songs in recent memory with the appropriately titled "LOVE." By Mitch Findlay February 14, 2020
Music DaBaby's Arrest Will Be Investigated By Charlotte Police For Protocol Violations Will DaBaby's claims of police incompetence be proven? By Noah C December 24, 2019
Music Akon Gives Update On "Akon City": "We Started Construction" Akon City by 2030? By Mitch Findlay November 26, 2019
Original Content Fivio Foreign's Going Viral: On "800 B.C.", Drake & The Bad Boy Legacy INTERVIEW: Brooklyn's next-up, Fivio Foreign, is readying to launch his major label debut but he explains the importance is keeping everything he's doing organic. By Aron A. April 24, 2020
Music Baby Keem Lyrics Are Getting Fans Suspended From Twitter Twitter is missing the humor in a bar from Baby Keem's "Orange Soda" and suspending fans who quote it. By Noah C March 10, 2020
Music Lil Reese Teases ASMR-Influenced Collab With Murda Beatz Lil Reese is still in the booth recording even though he isn't able to use his voice for the next two months. By Aron A. November 26, 2019
Music Cardi B Is Pregnant With "5 Hits" Cardi B jokes that, while everybody around her seems to be getting pregnant, the only thing cooking inside of her are the hits on her new album. By Alex Zidel February 13, 2020