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Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti Join Forces On "00XO" Deluxe Edition For "Hurry Up Tomorrow" These preorders for The Weeknd's upcoming album include two bonus tracks. Does this mean Carti's finally dropping? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Eminem Returns With "Houdini": 5 Standout Bars Eminem has plenty of surprising bars on "Houdini," with a number of major standouts making the rounds on social media. By TeeJay Small June 04, 2024
Pop Culture DJ Khaled Explains How Dr. Dre-Produced "Use This Gospel" Remix Landed On "GOD DID" "You know Ye don’t love no idea, he said he loves the idea," Khaled told Zane Lowe of the big moment. By Hayley Hynes August 26, 2022
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015
Music Drake's Mom Delivers Inspiring Speech That Has Him Ready To Take On UMG And Kendrick Lamar Drake revealed why this is so during his "Drizzmas Giveaway." By Zachary Horvath December 27, 2024
Music 21 Savage Has Hip-Hop Fans Up In Arms Over His Ranking Of The Top 5 Atlanta Lyricists This list operates differently than other top five metrics, though. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2024
Music Drake Teams Up With 21 Savage Again And Raps About YSL RICO Case On Freshly Leaked Songs One of these songs is presumably a "Her Loss" leftover, but both Drake leaks have a "Push Ups"-esque beat for him to skate over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Reflects On Shooting His Shot With Nia Long After Jeannie Mai Divorce Jeezy famously remarked, "real men don't cheat," while speaking with Nia Long for an interview after his divorce in 2023. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Songs Logic's Most Streamed Songs Logic's top songs on streaming services are compiled, ranked and reviewed in our list for the Maryland rapper. By Paul Barnes March 17, 2023
Music Childish Gambino Accused Of Not Paying "Awaken, My Love!" Cover's Team Giannina Antonette Oteto has for years accused the multi-hyphenate artist of refusing legal contact for supposedly due payments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2023
Music Latto Borrows Classic Aaliyah Hook On Catchy New Song Snippet Latto has been overshadowed by other female rappers in recent months, but she's back with a new banger on deck. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Speaks On How He's Doing Following Tumultuous Divorce From Jeannie Mai Jeezy and Jeannie Mai were at each other's throats for months during the finalization of their split, but the MC seems to be healing. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025