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Music Playboi Carti Is Ready To Risk It All With The Release Of "Narcissist" Playboi Carti tells his team to forgo sample clearances and drop "Narcissist" immediately. By Joshua Robinson September 15, 2021
Music Kids Aged 14 & 16 Were Among Those Killed At Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival: Report Children of the ages 14 and 16 were among those killed at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival. By Cole Blake November 06, 2021
Music ScHoolboy Q, A$AP Rocky & Others Speak On Kid Cudi’s Influence In New Amazon Prime Documentary “A Man Named Scott” arrived on the streamer earlier this weekend. By Hayley Hynes November 06, 2021
Music Jadakiss Hated The '90s Bad Boy Era Shiny Suits, Says Mase Loved Them He recalled The LOX not being fans of the Bad Boy Records style because it didn't match their vibe. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Music Lil Bibby Plans To Quit After Signing One More Artist Lil Bibby announced that he will quit after he signs one more artist. The announcement came after seeing a post that alluded to the release of 'Free Crack 4'. By Brianna Lawson February 01, 2022
Music Lakeyah Delivers On Solo XXL Freestyle Lakeyah holds her own as a XXL freshman in this acapella freestyle. By Joe Abrams July 02, 2021
Original Content How Bow Wow Paved The Way For Drake's Career We're examining the shared DNA between Drake and Bow Wow. By Robert Blair March 19, 2021
Music The Kid LAROI Shares The Last Gems Juice WRLD Gave Him The newcomer is opening up about the success of their collaboration and what his late friend and mentor taught him before his passing. By Madusa S. January 28, 2021
TV K. Michelle Announces Lifetime Series, Explains Why She Left "Love & Hip Hop" The singer spent six years with "LHHATL" & shared why she felt it was "time for something bigger [than] throwing drinks." By Erika Marie January 27, 2021
Music Questlove Explains Why Black Thought Was "Blackballed" By Fellow Emcees During an appearance on Talib Kweli's "The People's Party," Questlove reveals the harsh truth that Jay-Z once told him about Black Thought. By Mitch Findlay March 22, 2021
Music XXXTentacion's GF Jenesis Pens Letter To Late Rapper On Their Son Birthday The rapper was murdered two and a half years ago and never received the opportunity to meet his little boy, Gekyume. By Erika Marie January 27, 2021
Music Bow Wow Clarifies It's All Love Between Him & Soulja Boy He took a moment to remind those unfamiliar with his relationship with Soulja that their back and forth is all just fun and games. By Madusa S. June 09, 2021