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Music Is Dr. Dre Clout Chasing Off Nipsey Hussle's Death? Dr. Dre is being accused of exploiting Nipsey Hussle's death. By hnhh May 21, 2019
Numbers Drake, Pop Smoke, Doja Cat & More Moved The Most Album Units In 2021 Last year was a big one for several artists, including Drake, Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, The Weeknd, Adele, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, and Polo G. By Joshua Robinson January 07, 2022
Music Busta Rhymes Sets His Sights On Jay-Z, Eminem, & Lil Wayne Busta Rhymes reveals some of his dream Verzuz battles, singling out Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z as the big three. By Mitch Findlay November 05, 2020
Music Jaden Smith On Tyler, The Creator's Win: "My Boyfriend Just Won A Grammy" Is Jaden next in line for a Grammy? By Alex Zidel January 27, 2020
Original Content Meet Phresher: From "Wait A Minute" To Recording With Eminem Brooklyn rapper Phresher is about to leave his mark on the game - wait a goddamn minute and get acquainted. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2018
Music Dave East Goes To War With Chicago Radio Host Kendra G Dave East has found himself taking some heat. By Mitch Findlay October 20, 2017
Music DJ Clark Kent Recalls Convincing Jay-Z To Switch From Hustling To Rap DJ Clark Kent, who played a pivotal role in shaping the early momentum of Roc-A-Fella Records, reflects on encouraging Jay-Z to take his craft more seriously. By Mitch Findlay March 09, 2021
Music Eminem Leaked Lyric Says He "Sides" With Chris Brown Over Rihanna Assault: Report The seven-second snippet is causing a stir. By Erika Marie November 05, 2019
Music Lil Uzi Vert Eclipses Three Billion Streams On Spotify For 2023 With everyone's "Spotify Wrapped" out now, we take a look at how well Lil Uzi did. By Zachary Horvath November 29, 2023
Music Metro Boomin's "Heroes & Villains" Finishes As 2023's Most Streamed Rap Album: Report Metro Boomin reportedly had the most popular rap album on Spotify in 2023. By Cole Blake December 30, 2023
Music Usher Rejected "Yeah!" Until L.A. Reid Threatened Him, Rico Love Claims Even though both the singer and the producer both thought the track was a little cringe, Reid saw a hit and would not take no for an answer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2024
Music Tha Dogg Pound Responds To Special Ed's Controversial N.W.A Take Tha Dogg Pound and Special Ed recently debated whether N.W.A. did more harm than good for hip-hop. By Cole Blake October 01, 2023