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Music Lloyd Banks Announces Album & New Single With Conway The Machine Lloyd Banks is ready to drop new music. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2022
Music Hitmaka Revisits Memories With DMX, Remembers When He Slept Outside Next To His Benz Hitmaka recalled X's keys were locked in the studio, and when X fell asleep, his team said, "You don't wake up the dog when he's sleeping." By Erika Marie August 18, 2022
Music Lil Kim Pens Sweet Message To PNB Rock: "I Was Truly A Fan" Queen Bee posted a photo of the slain rapper rocking a shirt with her iconic 1996 "Hard Core" album cover on the front. By hnhh September 15, 2022
Music Chief Keef Trends As Fans Debate Over The Most Influential Rapper When asked who the most influential rapper of the 2010s was, countless fans came to bat for Chief Keef. By Cole Blake May 25, 2022
Pop Culture Eddie Murphy Laughs Off Megan Thee Stallion Collab, Says He's Too Old The actor is known for his musical abilities, but he said he couldn't work with Meg because he'd be next to her with "[his] old ass playing [his] guitar." By Erika Marie March 01, 2021
Music Lil Durk & Metro Boomin Tease "No Auto Durk" Album Metro Boomin stirs up some hype with a new teaser for he and Lil Durk's upcoming "No Auto Durk" album. By Mitch Findlay February 09, 2021
Music Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Collaboration Rumors Debunked An alleged source close to Cardi B says there is no collaboration with Nicki Minaj. By Alex Zidel October 15, 2020
Music Kanye West Details His Plan To "Free All Artists By Any Means Necessary" Kanye West is intent on backing his words with tangible actions. By Dre D. September 23, 2020
Music Drake Fans Have Theories About "Scary Hours" Announcement Drake fans have theories about his new "Scary Hours" music, reacting excitedly to the news. By Alex Zidel March 04, 2021
Politics Ice Cube To Discuss CWBA With Joe Biden Ice Cube confirms that the Joe Biden administration has officially reached out to discuss the Contract With Black America. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021
Music MC Jin Spits Bars For Andrew Yang's NYC Mayoral Anthem MC Jin comes through and spits some bars for Andrew Yang's mayoral campaign, dropping off the new anthem "Yang For NY." By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2021
Music Run The Jewels Perform "RTJ4" To Urge Fans To Vote With Pharrell, 2 Chainz & More The concert, which was put on in collaboration with Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry's, is available to stream now. By Dre D. October 18, 2020