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Original Content Ladies First: Tinashe On Major Label Limitations, Not Being Respected Creatively As A Woman & More We're launching our "Ladies First" series with a compelling interview with Tinashe. The alternative multi-genre singer opens up about the obstacles she's faced, the importance of keeping women on her team, advice she received from Madonna, and why artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Normani, and Chlöe x Halle deserve praise. By Erika Marie March 07, 2022
Music Fat Joe Reminisces On His Role In Ending East Vs. West Rap Beef Decades Ago The New York icon shares the tale of sitting down with Minister Farrakhan and other influential rappers during the height of the conflict. By Erika Marie December 24, 2021
Music Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel Reunite For First Time Since Prison Release Rowdy Rebel and Bobby Shmurda finally reunite. By Aron A. February 23, 2021
Music Keefe D Recalls Confronting Daz, Calls Him An "Off-Brand" Crip Keefe says he caught Daz in a dispensary. By Karlton Jahmal September 04, 2021
Music Just Blaze Unearths Kanye's Sampler Used On "Blueprint" & "Black Album" Just Blaze recently unearthed an old ASR-10 sampler that Kanye West used to create beats on "Blueprint," "Black Album," and more. By Mitch Findlay July 23, 2021
Pop Culture Vanilla Ice Calls 1990s The Greatest Decade, Says Computers & iPhone Destroyed Pop Culture The "Ice Ice Baby" star listed reasons why the '90s are outmatched & had a bit to say about the LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan sneaker sales. By Erika Marie July 13, 2021
Music Coi Leray Teases Metro Boomin Collab For "Across The Spider-Verse" Coi Leray has shared a clip of her upcoming song from the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" soundtrack. By Cole Blake May 17, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Touches On Legal Woes: "I'm Actively Facing 24 Years" "This is not no play-play situation," he told Akademiks of his ongoing case with Megan Thee Stallion. By Erika Marie October 04, 2022
Music Stefflon Don And Melli Add To List of Tory Lanez Support Letters Two more prominent voices add their support for the Canadian rapper. By Ben Mock August 19, 2023
Music Young Thug Shares Updated Version Of "Lil Baby" Off Of "So Much Fun" Young Thug is taking the Kanye approach with "So Much Fun." By Aron A. August 27, 2019
Music Charlamagne Questions How Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" Won A VMA There is no video out for "Hot Girl Summer" so how did it win last night? By Alex Zidel August 27, 2019
Music Nicki Minaj & A$AP Ferg Unreleased Track Previewed By DJ Clue Nicki Minaj & A$AP Ferg have worked together in the past, but DJ Clue shared a clip of a collaboration between the two that was allegedly scrapped. By Erika Marie May 12, 2020