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Original Content Wayno Crowns These Modern-Day Hip-Hop Albums As Classics & Dives Into His Come-Up Wayno, host of the new Amazon Music series "Connected," talks modern hip-hop classics, winning over new audiences, and his top-five rappers. By Mitch Findlay July 20, 2021
Music Lil Xan Posts Tribute To 6 Dogs: "Rest In Peace To A Real Legend" In response to the death of Atlanta rapper 6 Dogs, Lil Xan decided to send out a tribute to his fallen friend. By Keenan Higgins January 30, 2021
Pop Culture Diddy Offers To Pay For Black Rob's Funeral As His Cause Of Death Is Disclosed The rap mogul had already been in contact with Rob before his death to offer to pay for medical costs, but it was too late. By Madusa S. April 20, 2021
Music NAV's "Lately" Single Kicks Off This Weekend's "Fire Emoji" Update New tracks from Kevin Gates, Centra Cee, Shy Glizzy, and more made the playlist too. By Hayley Hynes February 11, 2023
Music Rihanna Called “Hypocrite” By Kaepernick Supporters After Halftime Show Announcement Critics accused the billionaire beauty of choosing sides in favor of the NFL. By Lamar Banks September 27, 2022
Music J.I.D Brushes Off Tory Lanez's Criticism About Music Being "Mid" In 2022 J.I.D. says 2022 is "one of the best years" for hip-hop after Tory Lanez criticized the quality of music dropping this year. By Aron A. August 16, 2022
Music Kaash Paige Announces Headlining Tour After Release Of "Soundtrack 2 My Life" Kaash Paige will be touring across North America following the release of her next album, "Soundtrack 2 My Life." By Cole Blake November 08, 2022
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Shares Track List To Upcoming Album 'Me vs Myself’ The 22-track project features appearances by Roddy Ricch, Tory Lanez and more. By Lamar Banks October 27, 2022
Music Akon Claims Plies Jacked "I Wanna Love You" From Trick Daddy He sent the track via email & it was intercepted by Plies, who dropped his version. The official release featured Snoop. By Erika Marie October 21, 2022
Music Freddie Gibbs Doesn't Take Rap Beefs Seriously He says "they can't really rap better than me" and believes there are "probably five guys" who measure up to his skills. By Erika Marie October 17, 2022
Music Playboi Carti Addresses A$AP Bari Sexual Assault Allegations Playboi Carti addresses the A$AP Bari controversy. By Mitch Findlay July 19, 2017
Pop Culture Ed Sheeran Reveals He Smoked Weed While In The Studio With The Game & Had To Go Home The English singer said he was “out” after taking a “tiny, tiny puff on something.” By Hayley Hynes March 18, 2022