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Politics Ice Cube Drags A Troll That Called Him Out For Republican Ties The West Coast legend is not going to be accepting anyone lying on his name. By Noah Grant May 25, 2023
Music Black Sheep Files $750Mil Lawsuit Against UMG Over Unpaid Royalties: Report The iconic Hip Hop duo claims Universal Music Group made a "sweetheart deal" with Spotify that robbed artists of royalities. By Erika Marie January 05, 2023
Music Offset Explains Dropping Out Of Kai Cenat Stream From Prison Offset says dropping out of Kai Cenat's recent stream had nothing to do with his negative response to "Set It Off." By Cole Blake December 12, 2023
Numbers Lil Nas X Does Something That No Other Artist Has Ever Done Lil Nas X extends his lead for the most certified song in music history with "Old Town Road," which is officially 15-times platinum. By Alex Zidel September 21, 2021
Original Content The Dawn Is Coming: The Weeknd's Evolution On the eve of his hotly anticipated new release, we reflect on the artistic and aesthetical progression of Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as The Weeknd. By Robert Blair January 06, 2022
Pop Culture Tory Lanez's Court Hearing In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case: DA Brings Up DJ Akademiks In the full transcript from Tory Lanez's court hearing regarding the Megan Thee Stallion shooting, the DA brings up DJ Akademiks once again. By Shirley Ju June 09, 2022
Music The Game Thanks Jay-Z For Clearing 7 Samples On "Drillmatic" The Game provides an update on "Drillmatic" after Jay-Z clears seven samples for the album. By Aron A. July 06, 2022
Music Young M.A Is 100% Unbothered By Kodak Black: "These N***as Is Funny" It's all about pancakes and D'Ussé for Young M.A. By Alex Zidel March 19, 2019
Music Kanye West Doesn't Drop "Donda 2" At Midnight & No One Is Surprised Kanye West's 11th studio album was nowhere to be found at midnight. By Aron A. February 22, 2022
Music Soulja Boy Says Kanye West Disrespected His Art, Calls "Yeezus" Trash Soulja Boy says "Yeezus" was trash and asks Kanye West to be more open to collaboration in the future. By Alex Zidel November 12, 2021
Music The DEA Agent That Targeted Scarface & J. Prince Convicted Of Falsifying Records The special agent accused of corruption has been found guilty. By Milca P. August 31, 2019
Music DaBaby Poses As One Of The Jabbawockeez For Grand Entrance At Rolling Loud DaBaby is now an honorary member of America's best dance crew. By Noah C December 16, 2019