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Music Russ Recounts Not Clearing An Old Sample Costing Him Up To A Milli Russ achieved fame in Atlanta with his debut single "What They Want." The song would land him a deal with Columbia Records. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 06, 2025
Music GloRilla Teams Up With Keyshia Cole For A Stunning Performance Of "Typa" At The BET Awards GloRilla also took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award at the ceremony on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans Clash Over Who Claimed Victory During The Battle's Unforgettable Peak It's been one year since we got back-to-back-to-back diss tracks from Drake and Kendrick Lamar in just a several hour-long span. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals Which Songs He's Bumping The Most From "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has been listening to "The Fall-Off" "religiously" since its release and after a month, he's listing his top three favorite songs. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Savagely Roasts Pierre Bourne With Viral Interview Diss 6ix9ine claimed in a viral DJ Vlad interview that he stole Pierre Bourne's "GUMMO" beat from Trippie Redd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Officially Welcome Their 3rd Child Together Rihanna and A$AP Rocky already share two sons, RZA and Riot, and have now welcomed a daughter named Rocki Irish. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music How To Watch "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" 50 Cent's upcoming documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," will detail the recent turbulent years of Diddy's life. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Pop Culture Mero Volunteers DJ Akademiks To "Absorb Some Rounds" In The Army Mero has been feuding with DJ Akademiks since he labeled him a "DEI hire" in a recent post on social media. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Cardi B & Star Brim’s Alleged Associates Arrested In “59 Brims” Gang Takedown Fourteen alleged members of the 5’9 Brims and the Bloodhound Brims were indicted in Brooklyn this week. By Caroline Fisher February 07, 2025
Music Gunna Rallies His Day Ones With Passionate Gym Speech Gunna announced a 5k run through Brooklyn in support of his non-profit organization and new album, The Last Wun. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music Lizzo Settles Lawsuit Over Her Song Joking About Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Ad Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Original Content Cypress Hill's Biggest Hits Pass the chronic and nod your head to the five biggest Cypress Hill hits from their illustrious career. All bangers. No filler. By Mike Fugere May 15, 2023