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Music Kanye West Collaborator, Consequence, Calls Out Drake Over Release Date Kanye West collaborator Consequence wants the release date of Drake's "Certified Lover Boy." By Cole Blake July 24, 2021
Music Lil Bibby Reveals He Was Unable To Clear Lil Wayne Sample For Juice WRLD "Fighting Demons" Album Lil Bibby said he was trying to clear the interview sample up until the last minute. By Taylor McCloud December 10, 2021
Music Pop Smoke’s Family Thankful For Travis Scott’s Dior Collab Pop Smoke's family is thankful Travis is keeping Pop's legacy live on. By Kevin Goddard June 27, 2021
Music Cardi B Slams People Cyberbullying Lil Kim: "It's Heartbreaking" The two New York rappers go way back and Cardi defended Kim against people who have been harshly criticizing the Rap legend online. By Erika Marie December 22, 2021
Music Kanye West's "Donda" Reaches 1-Billion Streams On Spotify Kanye West's "Donda" has reached one billion streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021
Music Rakim Salutes Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Hit-Boy, & J. Cole Hip-Hop pioneer Rakim reveals that he still checks for music from current rap acts, including Lil Baby, Kendrick Lamar, Hit-Boy, and J. Cole. By Joshua Robinson April 14, 2021
Music Southside Reportedly Arrested In Miami Acclaimed producer Southside was reportedly arrested in Miami, with charges of carrying a concealed weapon and driving with a suspended license. By Mitch Findlay March 15, 2021
Sports 2 Chainz & Lil Baby Will Face Jack Harlow & Quavo In Charity B-Ball Game 2 Chainz, Quavo, Jack Harlow, and Lil Baby are set to participate in a two-on-two basketball game to benefit historically Black colleges and universities. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2021
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine & Nine Trey's Takedown By FBI Explained On New "Infamous" Episode Episode 5 of the "Infamous" podcast explains how the robbery of Scum Lord Dizzy's backpack led to the downfall of Tekashi 6ix9ine. By Noah C February 25, 2020
Pop Culture 14-Year Old Inventor Of "Renegade" Dance Performs Live On Ellen The creator behind the viral "Renegade" dance, which took over TikTok, is finally getting her due recognition. By Ben Bijur February 22, 2020
Music Wiley Challenges Drake To Go Song-For-Song On IG Live Wiley will not be doing the "Toosie Slide" anytime soon. By Aron A. April 04, 2020
Music Boosie Badazz Disses Nicki Minaj Over 6ix9ine Collab: "She Might Not Have A Heart" Boosie Badazz is disappointed in Nicki Minaj for collaborating with Tekashi 6ix9ine, saying that she has a "lack of character" and questioning whether she has a heart. By Alex Zidel August 06, 2020