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Sports J. Cole Tells The Heartwarming Story Behind LeBron James Carrying "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James went viral for carrying J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" on vinyl, but according to Cole, there is a heartwarming story behind that. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Young Thug & Quavo's Link-Up After Tour Tease Draws Harsh Reactions Following the jail call leaks, fans have speculated about are Young Thug's "rap buddies" are these days. It seems Quavo's one of the few. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Gets Revenge On Rory By Calling Him A "Racist" In response to Rory's recently resurfaced controversial tweets, DJ Vlad called him a hypocrite for comparing their whiteness in hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music The Horror Films That Built Hip-Hop’s Dark Side: Screams & 808s From 21 Savage, Dr. Dre & More From eerie piano loops to cinematic terror, here's how horror movie scores shaped the heartbeat of modern hip-hop. By Aron A. October 31, 2025
Music Tory Lanez To Sit Through Third Megan Thee Stallion Deposition Tory Lanez filed a Protective Order in late September to try and avoid any sort of involvement with Megan Thee Stallion's defamation suit. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Cam'ron On The Hunt To Interview Kanye West's Cousin Following Shocking Revelation Kanye West has not been too happy with Cam'ron since the former Dipset rapper has expressed his disappointment in him. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music J. Cole Says The "Universal Classic" In Hip-Hop Is Dead, But Is He Wrong? J. Cole was recently on "Lost In Vegas" where he offered up his thoughts on classic albums and where they stand in hip-hop. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Yung Lean Reveals Why He Had To Cut Ties With Kanye West During a recent interview, Yung Lean got candid about his former friendship with Kanye West, and his decision to distance himself from him. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar, Future & Metro Boomin Hit With Lawsuit For Unpaid "Like That" Royalties Rodney O is suing Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and the estate of Barry White for sampling his Joe Cooley collab "Everlasting Bass." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Teases New Kanye West Collaboration On “NDA” Just a few months ago, Trippie Redd fired back after Kanye West claimed to have "invented rage," but it looks like they're on better terms. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Gunna Addresses Haters In Resurfaced Gym Clip Amid Young Thug Drama Gunna recently met up with fans to work out at a gym. While there, he shared some wise advice about resiliency and how to block out haters. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music YouTube Explains Decision To Pull Streaming Data From Billboard Charts According to Lyor Cohen, Billboard's recent rule change "doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today." By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025