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TV Jack Harlow Finally Makes "Dave" Cameo Harlow and Lil Dicky ignited an on-screen beef at the Met Gala. By Ben Mock May 20, 2023
Music Doechii Switches Between Flows On XXL Freshman Freestyle Doechii showed off her versatility in her latest freestyle for the XXL Freshman list. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2022
Pop Culture SZA Named Woman Of The Year By 2023 Billboard Women In Music Awards "SZA has defied genres and continually released raw, powerful songs which have landed her music on the Billboard charts," Editorial Director Hannah Karp says of the TDE superstar. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2023
Pop Culture J. Cole Praises Ari Lennox's "age/sex/location," Compares It To Alicia Keys' Debut LP The Dreamville leader praised Lennox for being able to make him "feel 14 again" with her latest release. By Hayley Hynes September 09, 2022
Music Young Thug's "Punk" Estimated To Debut With 85k–95k Sales Initial estimates for Young Thug's album sales for "Punk" are here. By Cole Blake October 17, 2021
Music R. Kelly's Lawyer Makes Disrespectful Comments About The Late Aaliyah R. Kelly's lawyer says Aaliyah can't testify about being a victim in his sex crimes case because she's dead. By Kyesha Jennings August 18, 2021
Music Nardwuar Lists Playboi Carti Among Dream Interviews Nardwuar listed Playboi Carti as a dream interview subject. By Lavender Alexandria July 07, 2023
Original Content Chance The Rapper Projects: His Solo Work, Ranked Chance The Rapper is one of the most unique artists in Hip-Hop. Here's a look at his solo releases. By Josh Megson April 20, 2023
Music Lil Pump Apologizes For Eminem Diss, Sort Of Lil Pump walks back his recent cries of "Fuck Eminem," blaming it on a case of aggressive sleep-talking. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2021
Music Big Sean's Epic "Friday Night Cypher" Got People Talking Big Sean's absolutely stacked posse cut "Friday Night Cypher," which highlighted the city of Detroit, has left the masses floored. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2020
Music KXNG Crooked Names Rap's Best Storytellers KXNG Crooked highlights some of hip-hop's elite storytellers, a category that includes no shortage of legendary emcees. By Mitch Findlay August 05, 2020
Pop Culture Kendrick Lamar Leaks From "To Pimp A Butterfly" Album Make Rounds Online Kung-Fu Kenny is unfortunately no stranger to having his work fall victim to leaks. By Hayley Hynes December 11, 2022