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Music Wiz Khalifa Chooses Biggie Over Tupac, Praises Both Rap Icons He says he's not saying "that one is better than the other," but he admires "how complex" Biggie's "bars are." By Erika Marie July 21, 2022
Pop Culture Drake And 21 Savage's "Her Loss" Debuts At No. 1 The OVO and Slaughter Gang team-up dethroned Taylor Swift's "Midnights" atop the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 13, 2022
Pop Culture Takeoff's Memorial: Chlöe Sings Beyoncé, Drake Gives A Speech, & More: Watch RIP Space Man Take. By Hayley Hynes November 11, 2022
Music DJ Akademiks: "[Saweetie] Was Dead Weight Holding [Quavo] Back" DJ Akademiks has nothing nice to say about Saweetie. By Alex Zidel March 26, 2021
Music Jay Electronica Gives Kanye West Some Major Love Jay Electronica reaches out to Kanye West with some kind words of encouragement, making it clear that he values his former collaborator. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2021
Music DeJ Loaf's "Go DeJ Go Vol. 1" Marks Her Return To The Rap Game DeJ Loaf is heading into 2019 with tons of momentum. By Alex Zidel December 27, 2018
Music Tyga Looks Like An Instant Meme With His New Pimp Hairstyle Tyga showed off his new look, which is probably for a music video. By Alex Zidel March 06, 2019
Music Benny The Butcher Says He's Facing Backlash For B.Dot's Top Rapper List Benny The Butcher stands between Conway and Drake on B.Dot's list of top 10 best rappers of 2021 so far. By Aron A. June 02, 2021
Politics Kodak Black & Lil Wayne Officially Pardoned By Trump: Report There have been rumors that this was going to occur, but new reports state that Trump has come through for the two rappers. By Erika Marie January 20, 2021
Music Chris Brown's "Wobble Up" Video Sparks Backlash From Artistic Community Chris Brown's "Wobble Up" isn't all sunshine and ass-beaches. By Mitch Findlay May 23, 2019
Music Megan Thee Stallion Knows She's "Striking A Nerve" With Gritty, Freaky Lyrics The college student says if the men can do it, so can the women. By Erika Marie March 18, 2019
Music Offset Wasn't Able To Get Kendrick Lamar On "Father Of 4" Offset wanted one name on his album but they couldn't figure it out. By Alex Zidel February 26, 2019