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Music Nicki Minaj Nabs Her Second Diamond Certification For "Bang Bang" With Ariana Grande & Jessie J Nicki is one two away from the record. By Zachary Horvath May 25, 2024
Music Tooka’s Mother Wants Rappers To Stop Name-Dropping Her Late Son The mother of Tooka wants artists to stop using her late son's name in their music. By Cole Blake July 02, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Carnage Explains How Drake's "Sticky" Was Made In The Studio: Watch Carnage – who also works under the house alias Gordo – produced five songs on "Honestly, Nevermind." By Hayley Hynes July 01, 2022
Reviews Kodak Black "Back For Everything" Review Kodak Black's "Back For Everything" is a comprehensive look at one of this generation's most complex hip-hop figures. By Aron A. March 02, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Vs. Lupe Fiasco: Who Is The Better Lyricist? Lupe Fiasco's recent suggestion that Kendrick Lamar isn't in his league as a lyricist has opened the floor for an interesting conversation. By Mitch Findlay September 28, 2020
Music Vybz Kartel Faces "Life-Threatening" Illness Behind Bars: Report The attorney for the dancehall star says that he needs immediate surgery. By Aron A. June 02, 2023
Music JT Talks Nicki Minaj Helping Her With Freestyle The Barb encouraged the City Girl to release the never-before-heard track. By Lamar Banks November 10, 2022
Music Eminem Talks Dr. Dre & Rick Rubin's Roles In Shaping "Revival" Eminem reveals a little bit about "Revival's" production. By Mitch Findlay November 17, 2017
Music NC Rapper Bussdown Faces Life Sentence For a Murder He Rapped About The rapper is facing life in prison after rapping about shooting a man dead in 2017 on his track "Cookies." By hnhh May 30, 2019
Original Content What "Humble" Tells Us About Kendrick Lamar's New Album We look for clues about Kendrick Lamar's upcoming album in his new song "Humble." By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2017
Relationships Al B Sure Theorizes That Diddy’s Ex, Kim Porter, Was Murdered Al B Sure is calling for an investigation. By Cole Blake September 23, 2024
Music Ari Lennox Recalls Being Hospitalized After Getting Too High According to Ari Lennox, she was "disintegrating." By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2024