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Music Conway The Machine Handcuffed & Detained After DJ Shay's Funeral Griselda rapper Conway The Machine was detained and handcuffed by police following the funeral of his friend and collaborator DJ Shay. By Mitch Findlay August 28, 2020
Original Content Aaliyah's "I Don't Wanna" Turns 20, And It's Still Her Most Slept-On Record To Date Two decades later, this sleeper hit by the "Princess of R&B" is still one of her coldest records. By Keenan Higgins January 11, 2020
Music Freddie Gibbs Trolls Backpackers By Claiming He Can Out-Rap MF DOOM Freddie Gibbs asserted himself as a better rapper than MF DOOM and the underground went into shambles. By Aron A. July 11, 2019
Music Drake Shows Off Rare Mercedes-Maybach Concept Cars In "Laugh Now Cry Later" Video Drake flaunted two rare Mercedes-Maybach concept cars in the "Laugh Now Cry Later" music video. By Cole Blake August 15, 2020
Music Rapper Lil Mosey Gets His Chains Snatched On Camera Lil Mosey has a puzzling encounter. By Milca P. January 05, 2019
Pop Culture Yung Miami Twerks To Sexyy Red: "That's That Booty Meat" Looks like it's about to be a City Girl holiday season for Caresha. By Hayley Hynes December 16, 2023
Music B. Dot Is Easily Disturbed, Apparently: Ab-Soul Sees Redemption Arc Amid Drake Fatigue Does the rap game have amnesia or are we just experiencing Drake fatigue at its highest level? By Aron A. July 12, 2024
Music YSL Woody Brushes Off Trolls Wishing He Was Dead After Alleged Affiliate Was Murdered Woody's testimony in the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial has put a massive target on his back, but it seems like he's not breaking a sweat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2024
Music Meek Mill Shouts Out Future, Sparks More Speculation On His Sexuality Meek Mill had worked with Future on his new EP, "Heathenism." By Cole Blake March 04, 2024
Pop Culture DDG Calls Out Gossip Blogs As Recent Comments About Halle Bailey Were Chopped Out Of Context Most fans have been siding with him amid this controversy. By Zachary Horvath December 13, 2024
Relationships Mase Shares Bold Amber Rose Theory, Notes Kanye West & Wiz Khalifa Made Their Best Music With Her Mase says artists tend to make the best music of their career while dating Amber Rose. By Cole Blake March 12, 2024
Music Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA's Collab Album Gets Release Date Fans of alternative or left-field hip-hop are eating good this month, with two singles apparently dropping very soon ahead of this new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023