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Music Smokepurpp Puts His Label On Blast: "F*ck You & Free Purpp" He threatened to air out his grievances on Instagram Live if his posts were taken down. By Erika Marie February 24, 2021
Pop Culture Mehcad Brooks Would Be "Honored" To Portray DMX In A Biopic The actor spoke about DMX's influence & stated that he "would be blessed" if he could tackle the role of the late rapper. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music Yung Mazi Lives On Through His Music Revisit some of Mazi's finest musical moments. By Mitch Findlay August 07, 2017
Music Alicia Keys Didn't Know Lil Mama Was On Stage During VMA Moment With Jay-Z In 2009, Hov and Keys were performing "Empire State of Mind" when Lil Mama surprised them both by crashing their set. By Erika Marie October 20, 2021
Pop Culture Cardi B Paid $10K Out Of Pocket For "Bodak Yellow" Music Video In 2017 In the years since, the visual has amassed over one billion views on YouTube, making it a certified Cardi B classic. By Hayley Hynes June 20, 2023
Pop Culture "Princess Diana" Remix Lands Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj At No. 4 On Billboard's Hot 100 Chart Congrats to the Queen of Rap and her fellow New Yorker! By Hayley Hynes April 25, 2023
Pop Culture NLE Choppa Explains Why He's The "Hottest Youngin Since Youngboy," Social Media Reacts NLE challenges you to name anyone his age with the same track record. By Lawrencia Grose April 05, 2022
Music Method Man & Havoc Have A New Album Coming Method Man reveals that he and Havoc have a new album coming, paying homage to both Ol Dirty Bastard and Prodigy. By Mitch Findlay July 02, 2020
Music Kid Cudi Celebrates Birthday With Kanye West, Pete Davidson, And Timothé Chalamet It's nice to have famous friends. By Alexander Cole January 31, 2019
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's "Hoodie SZN" Is Lowest-Selling Album To Ever Hit No. 1 A Boogie wit da Hoodie sold just 823 physical copies of his newest album. By Alex Zidel January 15, 2019
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Denies Performing Naked In Viral Video The sweaty cheeks were not Ski's. By Noah C November 25, 2019
Music Bushwick Bill Dead At 52: Hip-Hop Reacts & Remembers Bushwick Bill will not be forgotten. By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2019