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Music The Horror Films That Built Hip-Hop’s Dark Side: Screams & 808s From 21 Savage, Dr. Dre & More From eerie piano loops to cinematic terror, here's how horror movie scores shaped the heartbeat of modern hip-hop. By Aron A. October 31, 2025 1484 Views
Music Busta Rhymes Honors D’Angelo With Emotional New Tribute Track “Magic” Busta Rhymes shares a beautiful tribute to D'Angelo with "Magic." By Tallie Spencer October 31, 2025 5.5K Views
Music Travis Scott Has Very High Praise For Tame Impala's New Album "Deadbeat" Travis Scott previously enlisted Kevin Parker to help craft "SKELETONS" off of his massive 2018 album "ASTROWORLD." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025 1.6K Views
Relationships Rod Wave Apologizes After His Ex And Current Girlfriend Get Into Nasty Verbal Scrap Rod Wave's mother of his two children was not having it after one of his current girlfriend's friends threw shade at his ex's looks. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025 3.6K Views
Music Diddy Secures Huge Legal Victory As Judge Dismisses Several Key Claims In Rodney Jones' Lawsuit The update on the Rodney Jones lawsuit comes as Diddy is still behind bars in Brooklyn while awaiting trial. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025 2.5K Views
Music FKA twigs Speaks On North West Collaboration Amid Kanye West & Playboi Carti Beef FKA twigs was sort of dragged into Kanye West's Twitter rant this week, but she seems unfazed by any potential threat. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025 2.4K Views
Music Dawn Robinson’s Ex-Husband Offers Her Hospitality Job After Learning She Lives In Her Car According to Dawn Robinson's ex-husband Andre Allen, leaving the music industry was one of the best decisions he's made. By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025 5.5K Views
Music Playboi Carti Clears Instagram After "Streets Ready" Billboard Sightings Playboi Carti has been teasing fans for years, but it does seem like the rapper is actually gearing up for the release of his album. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Eminem's “Smack You” Leak Leads To A Diss Track From Suge Knight's Son Eminem previously dissed Suge Knight on the leaked song, "Smack You," which appears to have been recorded in the 2000s. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025 8.0K Views
Music Wack 100 Eviscerates Drake After Adam22 Confronts Him About Their Alleged Phone Call Wack 100 rode for Kendrick Lamar in the Drake battle, whereas Adam22 took more of a neutral or even occasionally pro-OVO stance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025 5.2K Views
Music Summer Walker Admits To Boyfriend, Rico Recklezz, She Has No Problem Buying Fake Sh*t Summer Walker's love don't cost a thing to Rico Recklezz, which proves how genuine their bond has become since becoming an item. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025 5.6K Views
Music Cam'ron Retaliates With Subliminal Shots For Jim Jones Amid Their Beef But It's Met With Boos Whose got the leg up in this battle for you? By Zachary Horvath January 21, 2025 3.5K Views