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Music Akbar V Defends Nicki Minaj Tribute Song: “This Generation So F*cked Up” Akbar V has fired back at haters of her new song honoring Nicki Minaj. By Cole Blake August 15, 2023
Pop Culture Kanye West Addresses Drake Beef & Rumors He Had An Affair With Kim Kardashian Ye spoke about his feud with Drake, rumors that the rapper had an affair with his wife Kim Kardashian, and more on "Drink Champs." By Alex Zidel November 05, 2021
Music Bizzy Banks Calls Out CJ For Allegedly Jacking His Flow & Lingo Bizzy Banks accuses CJ of stealing his flow and lyrics. By Alex Zidel April 27, 2021
Numbers Lil Durk Passes Competition With Most Charting Songs This Year As of this moment, Lil Durk is officially the artist with the most charting songs in 2021. By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2021
Music Jeezy & Gucci Mane Announce Tour With Rick Ross, Boosie, 2 Chainz, & More Jeezy and Gucci Mane are hitting the road with Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, Lil' Kim, Trina, Boosie Badazz, and DJ Drama. By Alex Zidel September 08, 2021
Music Daz Dillinger Reacts To Eminem & Snoop Dogg's Tension Eminem's message to Snoop Dogg on "Zeus" promoted an enthusiastic response from DPG's own Daz Dillinger. By Mitch Findlay December 21, 2020
Politics Joe Rogan Stuns Kanye West With Tough Military Question Joe Rogan leaves Kanye West in stunned silence following a sobering question on a potential military conflict, prompting a thoughtful answer from the aspiring President. By Mitch Findlay October 26, 2020
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series: Revisited Listen to all four installments of Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Danny Schwartz March 24, 2017
Music Just Blaze Reflects On The Making Of Jay-Z's "Girls, Girls, Girls" Just Blaze recently recalled how Ghostface Killah influenced Jay-Z's hit track, "Girls, Girls, Girls." By Cole Blake September 25, 2022
Music Jermaine Dupri Doesn't Think That A Verzuz Against Diddy Will Ever Come To Fruition Jermaine Dupri argues that since Diddy wouldn't be able to bring out some of the artists behind his biggest hits, he likely would not agree to do a Verzuz against him. By Joshua Robinson January 06, 2022
Music Yung Bleu Wins Best New Hip-Hop Artist At iHeartRadio Music Awards Yung Bleu was nominated in this category alongside BIA, Coi Leray, Lil Tjay, and Pooh Shiesty. By Alex Zidel March 23, 2022