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Music Billboard Changes Policy For Merch Bundles Counting Toward Album Sales Billboard is addressing the widespread concern. By Noah C November 26, 2019
Music Young Scooter Tributes Pour In From Playboi Carti, Quavo, ATL Jacob, And Many Other Hip-Hop Stars These heartbreaking tributes from the hip-hop world follow Atlanta police's initial update on Young Scooter's passing, which is still vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Tries To Explain Why He'd Have 1,000 Bottles Of Baby Oil Diddy's lawyer has an idea. By Cole Blake September 25, 2024
Sports Odell Beckham Jr. Supports Drake Amid Kendrick Lamar Feud With Hilarious "Family Matters" Display Odell is vibing to Drizzy's diss. By Jamil David June 14, 2024
Music Akbar V Sends More Shots At Biggie Through New "Shot O Clock" Music Video Their beef is still fiery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Original Content Old Head Vs. New: Understanding Hip Hop's Generation Gap What is at the root of the schism between older artists and the next generation? By Luke Hinz April 03, 2018
Original Content Is Lil Pump Misunderstood Satire? Have we misunderstood what Lil Pump is all about, really? By Taylor Rubright March 21, 2019
Music Kodak Black Shoots His Shot With Reginae Carter In Unhinged Freestyle Kodak Black has not had the best history when it comes to flirting with women on his songs. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Pop Culture Kai Cenat Gets Heated After Being Called Out By Joe Budden, Adin Ross Backs Up His Fellow Streamer Cenat called Budden a one-hit wonder while Ross called the podcaster "mean". By Ben Mock February 08, 2024
Music The Dove Shack: Hip Hop's G-Funk California Crew The Dove Shack emerged at a critical moment in the '90s, pushing forward the G-Funk wave. By Demi Phillips November 10, 2023
Relationships Ashanti Flexes The Ring Nelly Gave Her, Reveals How He Proposed Ashanti says she was "completely" shocked by the proposal. By Cole Blake June 18, 2024
Music Doja Cat Sparks Album Excitement By Releasing New Song Titles A new Doja era is upon us. By Elias Andrews November 12, 2024