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Music Ab-Soul Reflects On How He Influenced The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Rap Battle Ab-Soul preceded Joey Bada$$ on their Red Bull cypher with Big Sean, which is what really ignited the Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, etc. beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Lil Wayne’s Handwritten Song Lyrics Go On Sale For $5 Million After Legal Battle Lil Wayne asked for his old lyric notebook back years ago. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2024
Music Wiz Khalifa Responds To Viral Smoke Video Wiz brushed off all the criticism in his very casual response. By Lavender Alexandria January 19, 2024
Viral Did Joe Budden Or Ja Rule Have The Better "It Up" Song? Fans Debate Threads lit up with arguments for either "Pump It Up" or "Livin' It Up," two massive early 2000s hits for East Coast hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Rumored Album Release Date Could Actually Be A Subtle Drake Diss Fans are hard at work dissecting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" music video. By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Sports Fat Joe Fires Back At Chris Broussard After Catching A Stray Over Jalen Brunson Fat Joe thinks this shot was unfair. By Cole Blake May 08, 2024
Music Webbie's DJ Reportedly Commits Murder-Suicide After Exposing Allegedly Poor Working Conditions T Gutta and his wife were reportedly found dead at their Georgia home this week. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2024
Pop Culture 10 Essentials For Anyone Going To Coachella 2023 If you plan on attending Coachella 2023, this is a list of all the essential items that you need to be sure to pack. By Jessica Lyons April 18, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Uzi Vert's "Pink Tape" First Week Sales Projections Are A Potential No. 1, Young Thug Album Moves 88K LUV's new project is on pace to be hip-hop's first No. 1 of 2023. By Hayley Hynes July 01, 2023
Viral Lil Yachty Invites Kai Cenat To Take The Stage At Rolling Loud Miami The whole AMP crew came out to perform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 22, 2023
Pop Culture Doja Cat "Balut" Backlash: Filipino Fans Displeased With Singer, She Doesn't Want Unsolicited Advice After dropping off the Griselda-inspired single, Doja revealed that it's named after a traditional Filipino street food, though she seems to have misunderstood how the dish is served. By Hayley Hynes September 19, 2023
Streetwear SZA Wears Pasties & A Corset To Beyonce's Concert In Los Angeles With GloRilla: Photo Not everyone was feeling the TDE artist's outfit of the night. By Hayley Hynes September 05, 2023